qz

2026-07-30

Robinhood posted record quarterly revenue as prediction markets surged and beat Wall Street

Event contracts revenue rose more than 10x year-over-year to $156 million, helping drive a 32% gain in total net revenues [...]

qz

2026-07-30

Ferrari is raising its 2026 revenue forecast to €7.6 billion after beating second-quarter estimates

The Italian automaker posted adjusted earnings per share of €2.62 and revenue of €1.94 billion in the second quarter [...]

qz

2026-07-30

Mastercard's sales surged on payment network growth and digital services demand

The credit-card company posted $9.28 billion in revenue and per-share profit of $4.97 in the second quarter [...]

qz

2026-07-30

Cigna is raising its annual profit forecast on specialty drug strength

The health company now expects full-year adjusted earnings of at least $30.45 per share, up 10 cents from its prior outlook [...]

Destination

2026-07-30

Why All Companies Need a Knowledge Graph in the AI Era

AI has fundamentally accelerated software development, yet it has barely changed how software organizations operate. That mismatch is quietly becoming the biggest constraint on enterprise AI. For years, engineering teams needed more resources to keep up with demand. Today, small teams use AI to generate code, test, and accelerate the path from idea to implementation. Developers are clearly shippin [...]

venturebeat

2026-07-30

Companies are finally seeing AI ROI — and now they know how much more value it can deliver

Presented by SAPEnterprise AI has moved from experiment to execution, and that shift is beginning to show real returns. The SAP Value of AI Report 2026, produced with Oxford Economics and based on a survey of 2,600 business leaders across 13 countries, found that AI now supports nearly one-third of all tasks in the average organization, rising to 30% from 25% last year. ROI expectations for agenti [...]

Destination

2026-07-30

Language models can't spark scientific revolutions, but world models might

Can language models spark a scientific revolution? In a position paper titled "LLMs can't jump," Google Deepmind's Tom Zahavy argues they can't. They're missing the cognitive mechanism needed to create something truly new.<br /> The article Language models can't spark scientific revolutions, but world models might appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

Destination

2026-07-30

Why access to power will determine the winners and losers in the AI race

As AI demand surges, electricity availability becomes a critical factor shaping data center growth worldwide. [...]

qz

2026-07-30

Norwegian Cruise Line beat its own profit forecast but demand stays soft

The cruise company topped its own adjusted EPS guidance of $0.38 with $0.48, but softer demand and rising fuel costs are weighing on the year ahead [...]