We begin with major movements in cloud infrastructure and AI.

Tech Channel. We begin with major movements in cloud infrastructure and AI. Data giant Snowflake Inc. saw its shares surge after announcing a massive six-billion-dollar commitment to Amazon Web Services' cloud infrastructure. This landmark deal includes Snowflake's adoption of AWS's custom artificial intelligence chips, signaling a significant push into advanced AI capabilities for the cloud data platform. The announcement coincides with Snowflake reporting stellar first-quarter earnings, easily surpassing Wall Street's expectations and reinforcing its market position.