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Market researcher IDC forecasts that global AI-related spending could hit $337 billion next year and jump to a whopping $749 billion by 2028. As a result, technology companies selling AI-related hardware and software should ideally witness healthy growth in their businesses next year.

Richards pointed out that the peak multiples for software stocks were significantly higher in late 2021, but current valuations are more attractive, especially as AI begins to play a critical role in driving growth.

The U.S. military is partnering with Palantir to bolster its intelligence-gathering and AI capabilities. The value of these increasingly vital services can be seen in Palantir's U.S. government revenue, which surged by 40% year over year to $320 million in the third quarter.

With that said, SentinelOne is a much smaller company. It had $770 million in trailing 12-month revenue, compared to $3.7 billion for CrowdStrike, and $8.3 billion for Palo Alto. In other words, it can deliver faster growth more easily because those gains are being measured against a smaller base number.

The nuclear industry and big tech companies think they can solve each other's problems, but critics are skeptical the marriage can last.

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution extends far beyond chatbots and automation to fundamentally restructure information processing, decision-making, and infrastructure dev

One of my main predictions for 2025 is that mergers and acquisitions will see a comeback amid an improving macroeconomic picture and the high likelihood that leadership at the FTC changes under the incoming administration.