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Adobe sits in the middle of the AI disruption debate, but the view here is that rivals will struggle to unseat it as the default toolset for creative and marketing work anytime soon. The key question is whether the market is overreacting to new AI tools and missing how sticky Adobe’s products and customer habits remain.Read more

Horizon Quantum Holdings (HQ) presents a compelling, if high-risk, thesis for a 2x valuation over the next two years. While the company is currently in a "trough" characterized by negative earnings and the volatility typical of a recent SPAC debut, its structural position as a hardware-agnostic software layer could prove indispensable as the quantum industry matures.Read more
A little-known safety layer called QNX sits behind many of the “smart” systems going into cars and industrial machines, and it may be the missing piece that makes real-world automation safe enough to scale. Big chipmakers are teaming up with it, but the key question is whether that tech edge turns into real sales.Read more

Oracle’s push to build more AI-ready cloud capacity is starting to squeeze the very cash engine that made it so dependable for years. The upside hinges on whether customers keep filling those new data centers fast enough to justify the spending—and whether a few big clients end up holding too much power over Oracle’s growth.Read more
Okta now reaches profitability, but the bigger question is whether its CEO can turn that milestone into steady, lasting profit as customer loyalty slips. The story hinges on new pricing, added services, and even a possible tie-up with CrowdStrike to unlock the next phase.Read more
Snowflake is trying to turn its data platform into an easy on-ramp for business use of AI by bringing Anthropic’s Claude models directly into where companies already store their data. The big question is whether this new push can keep Snowflake ahead as Databricks ramps up competition in cloud data warehousing.Read more
EPAM’s boom in tech spending is fading, and customers are pushing back on what they’re willing to pay. At the same time, turmoil in its traditional talent hubs and a lack of its own AI infrastructure could leave it looking more like a replaceable staffing partner than a premium tech leader.Read more
ServiceNow looks like it’s entering a faster-growth chapter as demand for its AI tools and cloud software picks up again across the sector. It’s also pushing deeper into heavily regulated industries and expanding into security-related products, which could open new ways to grow.Read more
A new push from Washington to speed up approvals for big data-centre builds could land right in IREN’s lap, since it’s already lining up large sites in Texas powered by renewable energy. The big question is whether it can execute fast enough to justify today’s high expectations as it shifts from bitcoin mining toward selling computing power for AI.Read more