Wall Street has perceived the company to have an almost unbreachable defense against competition with its offerings of high-tech chips. The company’s rapid growth and windfall profit have helped push other technology firms and the Nasdaq Composite Index to record after record,

Technology stocks were rocked to their core Monday after claims made by a Chinese start-up threatened to upend the existing artificial intelligence (AI) paradigm.

Investors were feeling a little more relaxed on Tuesday, with stock futures rebounding after the rapid rise of Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek triggered a broad and deep selloff the previous session.