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IonQ’s revenue quadruples to $173.8M as it lifts its 2026 forecast to $515M

IonQ now expects revenue of $505M to $515M this year. The quantum computing company raised the outlook on Thursday as third-quarter revenue more than quadrupled to $173.8M. Its earlier forecast was $450M to $460M, and it had revenue of $130M in 2025, Bloomberg reported.

‘The progress is real’: Deloitte report claims some firms are finally seeing return on AI investment — but still lack insight into what actually works

AI is finally helping adopters boost revenue, but revenue growth still falls short of productivity and other metrics.

Cloudflare posts its fastest growth in nearly 4 years and lifts its outlook

Cloudflare’s third-quarter revenue rose 39% from a year earlier to $782.5M, taking its annualised revenue past $3bn. The company reported the results on Thursday and raised its forecasts for the full year. Co-founder and chief executive Matthew Prince called it “Cloudflare’s best quarter ever”.

Alphabet discloses $548M stake in chipmaker Qualcomm

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, owned nearly 3 million shares in chipmaker Qualcomm at the end of September, a stake worth $547.9m, Reuters reported on Friday. The figures come from a regulatory filing that lists Alphabet’s holdings in other companies.

Apple confirms $7.5 billion bond sale following strong investor demand

Following yesterday’s report that Apple was preparing to raise approximately $7 billion through a bond offering, the company has now finalized terms with the SEC, confirming a slightly larger amount. Here are the details. more…

CesiumAstro raises $730M at over $4.5bn to build a 737-satellite network

CesiumAstro has raised $730M in a Series D round that values it at more than $4.5bn. The Austin-based maker of satellites and space communications systems announced the round on Thursday.

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