It’s helping both of their stocks. Tesla plans to launch a self-driving robotaxi service at the end of 2025. Alphabet’s self-driving robotaxi company Waymo already operates in four cities—Phoenix, Los Angeles,

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo announced on Wednesday it plans to expand testing of its autonomous driving technology in over 10 new cities in 2025.

Elon Musk said there is a path for Tesla to become worth more than the next five most valuable companies combined. That’s Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon.com, and Alphabet. Their market values total roughly $15 trillion.

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.

Tesla (TSLA-0.72%) has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market over the last five years but also remains a battleground among investors. CEO Elon Musk has long been a lightning rod for controversy,

Tesla emphasised its confidence in the future of artificial intelligence and full self-driving (FSD) technology, despite reporting a more than 70 per cent drop in net profit last quarter and revenue falling short of analysts' expectations.

Tesla investors will look for more details on the automaker's lower-priced model when it reports quarterly results on Wednesday.

Microsoft alone is projecting $80 billion of infrastructure spend for data centers in 2025; meanwhile, OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank are leading the newly announced Stargate initiative under President Trump — a project aiming to invest $500 billion into AI frameworks over the coming years.

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Tesla shares rose about 3% before the bell on Thursday as plans to roll out cheaper electric vehicles and paid autonomous car services by the automaker that missed Wall expectations for fourth quarter lifted investor sentiment.

Latest earnings for four Magnificent Seven stocks are announced this week. Tesla shares fall then rebound after earnings miss