Snap beat on both revenue and earnings per share, marking one of its best earning reports to date. In after hours, Snap shares rocketed up after user growth was also reported as an increase.
Revenue came in at 285.7 million compared to estimates of 253.2 million. Earnings per share came in at $0.13 compared to a significantly lower $-0.16.
In this quarter, Snap added 8.9 million active users to reach a total of 187 million. And when it came to operating expenses, Snap lost $350 million compared to the $440 million they lost last quarter.
President Donald Trump is talking up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers and the electricity generation needed for the further development of the fast-evolving AI in Texas, according to the White House. The initial investment is expected to be $100 billion and could reach five times that sum. While Trump has seized on similar announcements to show that his presidency is boosting the economy, there were already expectations of a massive buildout of data centers and electricity plants needed for the development of AI.
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