Apple could be forced to detail more of its AI activity, after a proposal asks shareholders to expose whether Apple is truly working ethically in the field when training Apple Intelligence.

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) kicked off tech earnings with a stellar report and the S&P 500 closed at a fresh closing high on Thursday, driven by expectations of a strong reporting season. Five of the Magnificient seven stocks are scheduled to disclose their quarterly scorecards in the upcoming week,

Calif., disclosed several new stock trades involving Big Tech names like Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon that occurred in the last month.

In a rare move, analysts at Jefferies downgraded one of the largest companies in the world, Apple ( AAPL -0.39%), to underperform. Wall Street analysts are known for being bullish, so underperform and sell ratings tend to make up only a small percentage of overall analyst ratings.

Apple may face new shareholder scrutiny over its AI practices following a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Apple could benefit from China's DeepSeek, which appears to deliver cheaper AI models. Its competitors have already spent big on their own efforts.

With the dominant iPhone franchise, Apple has grown into one of the largest companies in the world in the last two decades. Over its fiscal 2024 (ended Sep.28), the company reported $391 billion in revenue, with over half of these sales coming from the iPhone segment. Ten years ago, the company was generating under $200 billion in revenue.

Alphabet shares closed above $200 value for the first time on Friday. While the Google parent faces regulatory hurdles and increased competition, analysts are generally optimistic about the company's opportunities in artificial intelligence.

Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), known for its Google subsidiary, are up an impressive 34% in the past year and currently trading just a few points from their all-time high. Despite facing heightened regulatory scrutiny and questions about whether its core search business is losing its relevancy in the age of artificial intelligence (AI),

Microsoft's disappointing Azure numbers are "neutral to modestly negative" for rivals Amazon.com and Alphabet, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Brad Erickson. Alphabet stock rose 1% while Amazon's was marginally lower.

The country’s Competition and Markets Authority is investigating mobile ecosystems controlled by Apple and Alphabet’s Google to work out if they need to obey a strict new law governing digital competition.

The line between dividend stocks and non-dividend tech stocks is now blurrier than ever, as 71% of the Magnificent 7 now pay dividends.