Tesla Tops Trading Volume with Robotaxi Launch, Metas Threads Surges to 4 Billion Users

1. Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA)
Tesla gained mildly by 0.53%, with the trading volume of 27.29B. Tesla will open its Austin Robotaxi service to the public in September following state approvals. Engineers from the now-terminated Dojo AI project have been reassigned to focus on autonomous driving and humanoid robotics initiatives.

2. Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA)
Nvidia gained mildly by 0.60%, with the trading volume of 26.50B. Nvidia has revealed new AI models designed for robotics, including the Cosmos Reason. Nvidia and AMD agreed to share 15% of Chinese AI chip revenue with the US government to gain export licenses. The White House indicated this agreement might extend to other chip companies.

3. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
Apple gained mildly by 1.09%, with the trading volume of 12.77B. Apple plans to launch 15 new products this year, including iPhone 17, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro. Apple denies Elon Musk's claims of favoring OpenAI in their App Store. Shenzhen's third Apple Store opens Saturday.

4. Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META)
Meta Platforms gained solidly by 3.15%, with the trading volume of 11.47B. Meta's Threads achieves 4 billion monthly active users amid rapid growth; launches Quest Runtime Optimizer for Unity developers; dominates 73% of global smart glasses market amidst AI expansions. Internal stock transactions occurred on August 11.

5. Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR)
Palantir Technologies gained mildly by 2.35%, with the trading volume of 10.21B. Palantir Technologies' rapid growth in 2025, with a nearly 150% rise this year and 2000% increase since 2020's IPO, raises concerns over high valuation, making it a top S&P 500 component.

6. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)
Microsoft gained mildly by 1.43%, with the trading volume of 9.86B. Microsoft announced policies to tackle the longstanding "bundle garbage" issue in the Xbox Store. The company released mssql-python, a highly efficient SQL Server Python driver, and is aggressively recruiting Meta’s AI talent with competitive salary offers. It also expanded Universal Print Anywhere for Microsoft 365 users.

7. Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD)
Advanced Micro Devices gained mildly by 1.55%, with the trading volume of 9.05B. NVIDIA and AMD agreed to give up 15% of their revenue from sales in China for export permission of AI chips. President Donald Trump may allow NVIDIA and AMD to sell downgraded versions of their AI chips to China. The agreement has been criticized as setting a dangerous precedent.

8. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN)
Amazon.Com gained mildly by 0.08%, with the trading volume of 8.25B. Amazon plans significant cloud capital expenditure increase by 2025 amid the global surge, invests $367 million in IonQ for quantum computing, and expands the Kuiper project with 24 satellite launches.

9. Bitmine Immersion Technologies (Unknown code: BMNR)
Bitmine Immersion Technologies gained solidly by 5.87%, with the trading volume of 8.11B. Bitmine announced it will issue up to $200 billion in stock through an at-the-market equity program to raise funds for purchasing more Ethereum, as spot Ethereum ETF inflows accelerate.

10. Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL)
Alphabet gained mildly by 1.16%, with the trading volume of 6.17B. Google and Perplexity are in the news due to the latter's speculative $345 billion offer to acquire Google Chrome. Meanwhile, Brookfield and Google have reached a record-breaking global hydroelectricity agreement, and Google has announced new security certifications for Android components and launched Pixel 10 Pro Fold teaser.