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Software and data stocks plunge over fears that new developments in AI will supplant software; ADBE closed down 7.31%, CRM 6.85%, and Thomson Reuters 15.83% (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Software and data stocks plunge over fears that new developments in AI will supplant software; ADBE closed down 7.31%, CRM 6.85%, and Thomson Reuters 15.83%  —  From Legalzoom.com and Expedia to Ares and Apollo, shares of companies that sell or invest in software fell sharply on Tuesday

OpenAI names Dylan Scandinaro, who worked on AGI safety at Anthropic, as the company's head of preparedness (Alicia Tang/Bloomberg)

Alicia Tang / Bloomberg:
OpenAI names Dylan Scandinaro, who worked on AGI safety at Anthropic, as the company's head of preparedness  —  In December, OpenAI made headlines when it posted a job listing for a “head of preparedness” with an eye-watering base pay range of as much as $555,000 a year.

US v. Google: the DOJ and a group of states will appeal the September 2025 ruling in the Search antitrust case in which Google dodged a forced sale of Chrome (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
US v. Google: the DOJ and a group of states will appeal the September 2025 ruling in the Search antitrust case in which Google dodged a forced sale of Chrome  —  A group of states led by Colorado will appeal a federal judge's ruling that imposed only modest limits on Alphabet Inc.'s Google contracts related …

Super Micro reports Q2 net sales up 123% to $12.7B, vs. $10.43B est., and expects Q3 net sales above estimates; SMCI jumps 5%+ after hours (Luke Kawa/Sherwood News)

Luke Kawa / Sherwood News:
Super Micro reports Q2 net sales up 123% to $12.7B, vs. $10.43B est., and expects Q3 net sales above estimates; SMCI jumps 5%+ after hours  —  The AI server company just released its fiscal Q2 results.  —  Super Micro ComputerSMCI $31.26 (0.20%) just released its fiscal Q2 results:

EA reports Q3 net bookings up 38% YoY to $3.05B, vs. $2.86B est., driven by strong sales of Battlefield 6, and net income of $88M, down from $293M a year ago (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
EA reports Q3 net bookings up 38% YoY to $3.05B, vs. $2.86B est., driven by strong sales of Battlefield 6, and net income of $88M, down from $293M a year ago  —  Electronic Arts (EA.O) beat expectations for third-quarter bookings on Tuesday, buoyed by strong sales of its new “Battlefield” …