D-Wave Quantum said Wednesday it will acquire Quantum Circuits in a $550 million deal, split between $250 million cash and $300 million in QBTS stock. The move adds error-corrected, gate-model capabilities to D-Wave’s annealing portfolio and marks its first acquisition since listing in August 2022. Shares have risen sharply over the past year.

On January 9, 2026, Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) jumped 13.28% to $170.59 in premarket trading after Meta agreed to 20-year power purchase agreements. The contracts total 2,609 MW of nuclear capacity across three PJM-region plants, with deliveries starting in late 2026 and additional uprate capacity phased in through 2034.

Paramount Skydance Corporation's PSKY shares climbed 2.69% in premarket trading on January 9, 2026, after the company restated its $30 per share all-cash proposal for Warner Bros. Discovery. The move intensified the bidding contest with Netflix, as Paramount argued its offer delivers higher value and greater certainty, while WBD's board has so far rejected the approach.

Applied Digital shares climbed 6.73% in premarket trading on January 8, 2026, after the company reported fiscal Q2 2026 revenue of $126.59 million, up 98.2% year over year and well above forecasts. The AI data center operator also posted stronger-than-expected earnings and highlighted major hyperscaler lease deals in North Dakota, alongside a planned spin-off of its Cloud business into ChronoScale.

Nvidia, which crossed a $5 trillion market capitalization before easing back to $4.57 trillion, has seen its annual share-price gains slow from 238.87% in 2023 to 38.88% in 2025. At CES 2026, the company unveiled upgrades in gaming, automotive and data center platforms, including the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale AI cluster. These developments suggest Nvidia is shifting from rapid expansion to consolidating structural control over key parts of the AI ecosystem.

On January 6, 2026, Trane Technologies fell 7.59% to $361.30 after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the Vera Rubin platform maintains prior-generation cooling needs despite higher power. The comments sparked concerns over traditional HVAC demand in data centers, weighing on Johnson Controls and Carrier, while liquid-cooling specialists nVent Electric and Vertiv were viewed as potential beneficiaries.

On January 5, 2026, Microchip Technology said fiscal third‑quarter revenue is now expected to be about $1.185 billion, above its prior $1.109–$1.149 billion range. At 7:17:56 AM EST on January 6, the stock traded at $69.80 premarket, up $2.74 or 4.09% from a $67.06 close that had already gained 3.12% during regular hours.

On January 6, 2026, Vistra Corp.'s stock gained 4.63% in premarket trading to $170.56 after it disclosed a roughly $4 billion agreement to buy Cogentrix Energy. The deal adds about 5,500 megawatts of modern natural gas capacity and is structured with cash, stock, assumed debt, and expected tax benefits, with closing targeted for mid-to-late 2026.

Coinbase shares climbed as much as 4.5% in premarket trading on January 5, 2026 after Goldman Sachs raised its rating to Buy and lifted the price target to $303 from $294. The call followed CEO Brian Armstrong's 2026 roadmap to expand into multi‑asset trading and onchain services, while Bitcoin hovered near $91,440.