Robert Hof

Robert Hof is editor in chief of SiliconANGLE. Email: robhof@siliconangle.com

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Meta stock soars on improvement in Facebook profit and user growth

APPS By ROBERT HOF4 YEARS AGO

It couldn’t get much worse for Meta Platforms Inc. than when it lost $230 billion in market value in February after reporting its first-ever drop in daily users, and today the Facebook parent actually managed to show surprising improvement, sending its stock …

Google parent Alphabet’s results come up short despite cloud strength

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF4 YEARS AGO

A slowdown in spending on advertising amid the Russian war on Ukraine and an uncertain economy took a toll on Google parent Alphabet Inc. today as it reported first-quarter results that disappointed investors. The one highlight for the quarter was Google Cloud, …

Cisco reportedly made $20B+ bid to acquire Splunk, but talks not active

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF5 YEARS AGO

Cisco Systems Inc. has reportedly made a takeover offer for Splunk Inc. worth more than $20 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday, however, that the companies “aren’t currently in active talks,” according to “people familiar with the matter.” Bloomberg characterized …

Amazon shares soar on cloud and ad growth plus coming Prime fee hike

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF5 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. beat back investor worries about higher costs and slowing growth today, as its shares soared on better-than-expected fourth-quarter profits thanks to surging cloud and advertising revenue. The retail and cloud computing giant reported fourth-quarter operating profit fell by nearly half …

Alphabet stock soars as strong ad and cloud sales spur big earnings beat

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF5 YEARS AGO

Alphabet Inc. easily beat forecasts for fourth-quarter profit and revenue thanks to strong advertising and cloud computing sales, sending its shares up almost 9% in extended trading. The Google LLC parent reported a fourth-quarter profit of $20.4 billion, or $30.69 a share, …

Amazon misses earnings forecast on higher costs despite strong AWS cloud results

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF5 YEARS AGO

As it spends big on hiring and expanding its supply chain ahead of the holiday season, Amazon.com Inc. today reported lower-than-expected third-quarter profit and revenue — and not even better-than-expected results from its Amazon Web Services Inc. cloud unit could make up …

Google ads and cloud computing keep Alphabet humming

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF5 YEARS AGO

Updated: A continued surge in advertising and Google Cloud again boosted Alphabet Inc. as the tech giant reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue and profit today, but its shares sagged on slight misses in cloud and YouTube forecasts. The Google LLC parent reported a …

Facebook beats profit forecast but misses on revenue, blaming Apple

APPS By ROBERT HOF5 YEARS AGO

Updated: Facebook Inc. initially shrugged off unprecedented challenges and criticism today despite reporting slower-than-expected revenue growth with profit that topped analysts’ estimate. Facebook also announced plans to break off its Facebook Reality Labs unit into a separately reporting unit, and said heavy …

GitLab files to go public as both revenue and losses surge

APPS By ROBERT HOF5 YEARS AGO

GitLab Inc., which provides a cloud service to enable software developers to share code and collaborate on projects, today announced plans to go public with an initial offering of stock. The San Francisco-based company, which counts among its competitors Microsoft Corp.-owned GitHub and …

Box reports higher revenue growth as it faces investor showdown

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF5 YEARS AGO

As Box Inc. battles an activist investor’s demands for changes to the company, its earnings report today may provide a bit of ammunition for the content management firm to keep control ahead of its Sept. 9 annual meeting when investors will essentially …

Robert Hof

Latest from Robert Hof

Meta stock soars on improvement in Facebook profit and user growth

Cisco reportedly made $20B+ bid to acquire Splunk, but talks not active

GitLab files to go public as both revenue and losses surge

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