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Meta, Alphabet shares near 52-week highs

The stock values of Meta and Alphabet are on pace for their best sessions of the year Wednesday, helping the Nasdaq Composite lead the broader U.S. stock averages.

Amazon dials up AI race with $4B investment

Amazon is pushing deeper into artificial intelligence with its $4 billion investment in San Francisco-based AI start-up Anthropic, a company specializing in generative AI safety and research capabilities.