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Reddit, Inc. operates an entertainment, social networking, and news website where registered community members can submit content. The firm provides online news services where users can select and rank web content. It also offers a personalized filter on the day's story, using previous votes to determine what new things the user might like to read. The company was founded by Steven Ladd Huffman and Alexis Ohanian on June 23, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Reddit is trending following a blowout earnings report that shattered revenue and earnings expectations, driven by rapid ad monetization and AI-related growth. While the stock saw significant pre-market gains, the community remains divided between long-term bulls highlighting strong fundamental execution and skeptics who are bracing for a potential post-earnings pullback based on historical volatility.

TMC the metals co., Inc. is a deep-sea minerals exploration company focused on the collection and processing of polymetallic nodules found on the seafloor in international waters of the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean (CCZ). These nodules contain high grades of four metals (nickel, copper, cobalt, manganese) which can be used as (i) feedstock for battery cathode precursors (nickel, cobalt and manganese sulfates, or intermediate nickel-copper-cobalt matte) for electric vehicles (EV) and renewable energy storage markets, (ii) copper cathode for EV wiring, energy transmission and other applications and (iii) manganese silicate for manganese alloy production required for steel production. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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TMC is trending as investors react to the NOAA determination that the company's deep-seabed mining application is in full compliance, fueling community anticipation for accelerated permitting and long-term supply dominance. Investors are actively discussing the potential for a major deal with automotive manufacturers and tracking progress toward commercialization as a key catalyst for potential valuation re-rating.

Sandisk Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and provision of storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash technology. Its products include solid state drives, memory cards, and USB flash drives. The company was founded on February 5, 2024 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

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Sandisk Corp is seeing significant volatility as investors weigh a blockbuster earnings report and a massive share buyback against a "sell-the-news" reaction following a major year-to-date rally. While the community is actively debating the sustainability of the memory supercycle and debating whether current price levels represent an attractive entry point or an overextended bubble, sentiment remains sharply divided between bulls citing massive AI-driven demand and bears predicting a cyclical pullback.

Akanda Corp. is a cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution company, which engages in the provision of premium quality and ethically sourced medical cannabis products to patients. The company cultivates and processes natural cannabis at facilities in the Kingdom of Lesotho, Africa and intend to supply medicinal-grade cannabis biomass, cannabis flower, and cannabis concentrates to wholesalers. It also imports and sells medical cannabis-based products. The company was founded on July 16, 2021 and is headquartered in New Romney, the United Kingdom.

Akanda Corp

Akanda Corp is experiencing a violent short squeeze driven by its extremely low float and soaring borrow fees, with investors actively debating whether the momentum will sustain toward triple digits or collapse under the threat of future dilution. The community remains sharply divided, as bulls point to technical setup and forced short covering while bears continue to dismiss the stock as a low-revenue pump-and-dump scheme.

Cue Biopharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of immunotherapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases. Its products include CUE-400 series (autoimmune diseases), CUE-500 series (targeted cell depletion), and CUE-100 series (Oncology). The company was founded by Ronald D. Seidel III, Steven Almo, and Rodolfo Chaparro on December 31, 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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Cue Biopharma is trending due to a combination of clinical-stage momentum, a private placement financing announcement, and ongoing speculative chatter regarding a potential short squeeze. Investors are actively debating the company's long-term pivot toward autoimmune therapies and the impact of recent technical events, including a reverse stock split, on the stock's future liquidity and volatility.

Zeta Global Holdings Corp. operates as a marketing technology software company, which engages in the provision of enterprises with consumer intelligence and marketing automation software. It enables its customers to target, connect and engage consumers through software that delivers marketing across all addressable channels, including email, social media, web chat, connected TV and video among others. The company was founded by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley on May 9, 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Zeta Global is currently generating significant investor interest following strong earnings performance and the launch of its Athena AI platform, which has led to community discussions surrounding its potential for a short squeeze and long-term scaling. While investors remain divided over high stock-based compensation and market volatility, bulls are actively accumulating shares and advocating for a hold strategy, citing the company's consistent revenue growth and expanding enterprise adoption as key catalysts for future appreciation.

Rivian Automotive, Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of category-defining electric vehicles and accessories. It operates through following segments: Automotive, Software and Services. The company was founded by Robert J. Scaringe in June 2009 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

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Rivian is facing intense scrutiny as shareholders debate the optics of a massive executive compensation package for CEO RJ Scaringe, even as the company works to ramp up R2 production. While the community remains divided over the firm's long-term path to profitability, investors are heavily focused on upcoming earnings and the potential for a significant shift in the stock's momentum.

Apple, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories, and other varieties of related services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan, and Rest of Asia Pacific. The Americas segment includes North and South America. The Europe segment consists of European countries, as well as India, the Middle East, and Africa. The Greater China segment comprises China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The Rest of Asia Pacific segment includes Australia and Asian countries. Its products and services include iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, AppleCare, iCloud, digital content stores, streaming, and licensing services. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Ronald Gerald Wayne, and Stephen G. Wozniak in April 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

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Apple is drawing intense trader attention as a strong earnings beat, a massive share buyback authorization, and a dividend hike fuel optimism despite a modest post-market reaction. The community is actively debating the company's long-term leadership transition and whether these results can sustain momentum toward the 300 level.

Roblox Corp. engages in the provision of online gaming services. Its platform consists of Roblox Client, Roblox Studio, and Roblox Cloud. Roblox Client is an application that allows users to explore 3D digital worlds. Roblox Studio is the toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences and other content accessed with Roblox Client. Roblox Cloud includes the services and infrastructure that power the human co-experience platforms. The company was founded by Erik Cassel and David B. Baszucki in March 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

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Micron Technology, Inc. engages in the provision of innovative memory and storage solutions. It operates through the following segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit (CNBU), Mobile Business Unit (MBU), Embedded Business Unit (EBU), and Storage Business Unit (SBU). The CNBU segment includes memory products and solutions sold into client, cloud server, enterprise, graphics, and networking markets. The MBU segment is involved in memory and storage products sold into smartphone and other mobile-device markets. The EBU segment focuses on memory and storage products sold into automotive, industrial, and consumer Markets. The SBU segment consists of SSDs and component-level solutions sold into enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets. The company was founded by Ward D. Parkinson, Joseph Leon Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman on October 5, 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>According to Fink, military procurement programs in the U.S. and Europe are increasingly driven by strategic planning rather than active wars.</li><li>He told Stocktwits that drone applications are expanding beyond defense into areas such as disaster response, firefighting, and border security.</li><li>He also noted that the definition of a “drone” is expanding well beyond aerial vehicles, with systems now spanning land, sea, and underwater environments.</li></ul>Swarmer (SWMR) CEO Alex Fink told Stocktwits that demand for drone software is unlikely to peter down even if the U.S.-Iran war or the Russia-Ukraine conflict gets resolved.“There are quite a few hot zones around the world,” Fink told Stocktwits in an&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueYeP1axb8">exclusive interview</a> with Michele Steele, noting that some are less visible but still active. “Unfortunately, but that means that the demand for this, I don't believe, is going away anytime soon.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SWMR/">SWMR’s stock</a> rose over 2.5% in pre-market trade on Thursday morning, even as the broader market trended lower after President Donald&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-falls-below-67-after-oil-spikes-trump-iran-warning-rattles-risk-assets/cZ7xFXXRI8G">Trump’s speech</a>, where he vowed to hit Iran “extremely hard” in the coming weeks. Retail sentiment around the company remained in ‘bearish’ territory on Stocktwits over the past day.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_04_02_075824_png_d6462757e1.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-02 075824.png" width="1273" height="163"><figcaption>SWMR retail sentiment and message volume on April 2 as of 7:30 a.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>The drone software maker, founded in 2023 with early backing from a fund created by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, had its first combat deployment in Ukraine by April 2024. Since then, Fink has claimed that Swarmer has flown more than 100,000 missions across multiple hardware types.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Drone Demand Extends Beyond Active Conflict Zones</h2>Fink said that drone demand is increasingly being driven by long-term military planning rather than short-term battlefield needs. “Even as the conflict might end in a particular region, countries that have observed it still need to stock up,” he said.The Swarmer CEO stated new procurement programs in Europe and the U.S., including initiatives focused on drone dominance, are being developed independently of specific conflicts.&nbsp;He also noted that the range of drone applications continues to expand beyond combat. Fink pointed to potential use cases in disaster response, firefighting, and border security, though he noted that current demand is heavily concentrated in defense. “Obviously, we don't have the capacity right now to look at all of these because there's overwhelming demand from one particular sector,” Fink told Stocktwits.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">What Counts As A ‘Drone’ Is Changing</h2>Fink stated that the definition of a “drone” is expanding well beyond aerial vehicles, with systems now spanning land, sea, and underwater environments. “All of these, from our perspective, are drones because you can control them remotely and you can make them interoperable with other types of drones, even if they're not what people imagine a drone to be,” Fink said.&nbsp;Swarmer’s stock has more than quadrupled since its Nasdaq debut in mid-March but has fallen nearly 30% from its record high of over $65.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/the-man-who-predicted-the-iran-strikes-says-markets-fall-another-18-percent/cZ7H8hMRIFc">EXCLUSIVE: The Man Who Predicted The Oil Shock, Iran Strikes Says Markets Could Fall Another 18%</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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EXCLUSIVE: Swarmer CEO Says Drone Demand Will Outlast US-Iran War, Other Global Conflicts

Swarmer CEO Alex Fink told Stocktwits that countries will continue to build drone inventories after conflicts, supporting long-term demand.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>In an interview with Stocktwits, Swarmer CEO Alex Fink said that the company is more like Microsoft, while competitors Anduril and Shield AI are building vertically integrated systems that mimic Apple’s approach to the PC market.</li><li>Fink believes the market could end up divided between these two models, but said he cannot predict to what extent.</li><li>He added that lower-cost drones, particularly in Ukraine, are enabling Swarmer to scale deployments and gather more operational data, giving a competitive edge.</li></ul>Swarmer (SWMR) CEO Alex Fink believes the emerging drone software market is shaping up like the personal computer wars of the 1980s, with competing business models that could define the industry’s long-term structure.“We are definitely choosing the Microsoft model,” Fink told Stocktwits in an&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueYeP1axb8">exclusive interview</a> with Michele Steele. He compared Swarmer’s approach to Microsoft, which built software that could run across a wide range of hardware. In contrast, he said companies like Anduril Industries and Shield AI resemble Apple, with vertically integrated systems that combine hardware, software, and autonomy into a single stack.<blockquote>“I think the market could end up being divided in some way between these two models. I cannot predict to what extent.” – Alex Fink, CEO, Swarmer&nbsp;</blockquote><h2 class="st-heading-2">Two Competing Models Emerge In Drone Software</h2>Fink outlined two broad categories of competitors. On one side are vendor-agnostic software firms, like Swarmer, that aim to operate across multiple drone platforms. Many of these companies remain relatively unknown and are still in early development stages, often limited to testing environments within the U.S.“We think we are ahead,” Fink said, pointing to Swarmer’s traction in real-world deployments, particularly overseas.On the other side are larger, well-capitalized players building vertically integrated systems. These companies control hardware, operating systems, and autonomy layers, offering a tightly coupled product but limiting flexibility across different platforms.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Cost And Scale Drive Adoption In Conflict Zones</h2>Fink said cost remains a critical differentiator, especially in active conflict zones like Ukraine. Vertically integrated systems, often built in the U.S., tend to be more expensive, which can limit large-scale deployment in cost-sensitive environments. “We can run with most of them,” he told Stocktwits, adding that this flexibility allows Swarmer to scale faster and gather more operational data.&nbsp;By contrast, Swarmer’s software is designed to run on lower-cost drones, including those manufactured locally in Ukraine. The country alone has more than 500 drone manufacturers, according to Fink, creating a highly fragmented hardware landscape. “That said, they are getting some traction,” he stated.He added that publicly listed giants like Lockheed Martin and RTX (RTX) are ‘<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/swarmer-ceo-says-lockheed-martin-rtx-unlikely-to-win-drone-software-race/cZER8Z4RINT">unlikely</a>’ to win the drone software race for the same reason.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SWMR/">SWMR’s stock</a> rose nearly 9% in midday trade on Monday, while retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the company trended in ‘bearish’ territory and chatter remained at ‘extremely low’ levels over the past day.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_03_30_133619_png_1b464c24ae.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-03-30 133619.png" width="1281" height="154"><figcaption>SWMR retail sentiment and message volume on March 30 as of 1:30 p.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>Swarmer currently has a market capitalization of under $500 million and a contracted backlog of $16.3 million.&nbsp;Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/swarmer-ceo-says-lockheed-martin-rtx-unlikely-to-win-drone-software-race/cZER8Z4RINT">EXCLUSIVE: Swarmer CEO Says Lockheed Martin, RTX ‘Unlikely’ To Win Drone Software Race</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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EXCLUSIVE: Swarmer CEO Compares Drone Software Battle To Microsoft-Apple PC Wars 

Swarmer CEO Alex Fink told Stocktwits that the company is more like Microsoft with a vendor-agnostic approach that allows its software to run across multiple drone hardware platforms.

EXCLUSIVE: Swarmer CEO Compares Drone Software Battle To Microsoft-Apple PC Wars

Swarmer CEO Alex Fink told Stocktwits that the company is more like Microsoft with a vendor-agnostic approach that allows its software to run across multiple drone hardware platforms.


<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>CEO Alex Fink told Stocktwits that the “flywheel of success” lay in data collection and AI model improvement, making it the company's key competitive advantage over others.&nbsp;</li><li>He also identified Swarmer’s vendor-agnostic model, designed to work across multiple hardware platforms, as a competitive edge.&nbsp;</li><li>Swarmer currently has a market capitalization of under $500 million and a contracted backlog of $16.3 million.</li></ul>Drone software company Swarmer (SWMR) CEO Alex Fink stated on Thursday that large defense companies are “unlikely” to match the same drone software stack being developed by smaller, specialized players like itself."I think it's somewhat unlikely,” Fink told Stocktwits in an&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueYeP1axb8">exclusive interview</a> with Michele Steele, when asked if the legacy defense giants like Lockheed Martin (LMT) and RTX (RTX) could simply build their own version of Swarmer’s autonomous drone swarming software. The company&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/swarmer-ipo-stock-surge-drone-war-demand-ceo/cZ3eHwKRIX6">went public</a> last week, and SWMR’s stock has more than quadrupled since then.&nbsp;“In general, this is a paradigm shift. Large companies are historically not very good at creating paradigm-shifting technologies,” Fink said. “They're good at iterating on what they already have. Paradigm-shifting technologies tend to come from upstarts.”&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SWMR/">SWMR’s stock</a> was up over 4.5% in pre-market trade on Monday, while retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the company trended in ‘bearish’ territory and chatter remained at ‘extremely low’ levels over the past day.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_03_30_082417_png_2441e4d321.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-03-30 082417.png" width="1263" height="149"><figcaption>SWMR retail sentiment and message volume on March 30 as of 8:30 a.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>Swarmer currently has a market capitalization of under $500 million and a contracted backlog of $16.3 million. By comparison, Lockheed Martin is valued at roughly $143 billion, while RTX has a market capitalization of nearly $261 billion.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/RTX">RTX’s stock</a> edged 0.3% higher in pre-market trade, and&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/LMT">LMT’s stock</a> moved 0.4% higher.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">What Is Swarmer’s Competitive Advantage?</h2>Fink said Swarmer’s long-term advantage lies in its ability to collect and refine data tied to real-world deployments, particularly as artificial intelligence becomes a core component of modern defense systems.According to him, this creates a self-reinforcing cycle. Systems that perform well in the field generate more data, which in turn improves performance and increases the likelihood of further deployment.“You deploy in real combat, you gather more data. There's a flywheel of success here where the people who are ahead early on typically stay ahead as long as they keep pushing,” he said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Fink Says Interoperability Strategy Challenges Industry Norms</h2>Fink also pointed to interoperability as another key differentiator. He stated that Swarmer’s software is designed to work across a wide range of hardware systems rather than being tied to a single vendor.“If we're able to support many different types of hardware and unify them into groups that can work with each other without having to do anything because we did all the work, then I think that gives us certain protection,” he said.&nbsp;Fink added that the approach contrasts with traditional defense models, in which companies often build vertically integrated systems that lock customers into their own ecosystems or into approved partners.“We are betting on this vendor-agnostic interoperable model. We'll see how that works out,” he added.<h2 class="st-heading-2">What Does Swarmer Do?</h2>Swarmer doesn't&nbsp;manufacture drones, but&nbsp;makes the software that lets one operator control dozens or hundreds of them simultaneously. The company was incorporated in May 2023, received early backing from a fund created by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and had its first combat deployment in Ukraine by April 2024. Since then, it claims to have flown more than 100,000 missions on multiple hardware types.Despite that momentum, established defense contractors retain structural advantages. The U.S. military has historically favored vendors with established compliance frameworks, security clearances, and balance sheets that can survive a five-year program delay.&nbsp;Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/robinhood-ventures-eyes-openai-other-highly-valued-companies-for-fund/cZdLBqORI4E">Exclusive: Robinhood Ventures Eyes OpenAI, Other 'Highly Valued' Companies For New Fund</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

EXCLUSIVE: Swarmer CEO Says Legacy Defense 'Unlikely' To Match Upstarts In Drone Software Race

Swarmer CEO Alex Fink told Stocktwits that legacy defense companies are unlikely to out-innovate upstarts in autonomous drone software for two reasons.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>One Stop Systems reported a net profit for the second quarter in a row, while Q4 sales jumped 70%.</li><li>The company divested its industrial hardware distribution and integration business, Bressner Technology, in the quarter.</li><li>Retail sentiment for OSS on Stocktwits turned ‘bullish.’</li></ul>One Stop Systems (OSS) extended its rally on Wednesday, climbing 5% after posting a profit and record margins, underscoring that its pivot toward the defense market is paying off. OSS shares gained 0.4% in overnight trading.One Stop Systems, which specializes in rugged GPU servers and flash storage systems built for battlefield environments, has recently come onto investors’ radar as the U.S. conflict with Iran and heightened military activity in regions such as Venezuela drive renewed interest in defense-linked suppliers.The company’s hardware is used in combat vehicles, naval systems, and sensor-processing platforms.“We are seeing robust demand across our defense and commercial markets... Our defense and national security opportunities continue to grow as our ruggedized AI compute platforms gain traction across additional military programs and autonomous systems." CEO Mike Knowles said in a statement.<h2 class="st-heading-2">OSS Reports Second Profitable Quarter</h2>One Stop Systems’ fourth-quarter revenue surged 70% to $12 million, according to results published on Wednesday. It posted a net profit of $2 million, compared to a net loss of $3.4 million in the year-ago quarter, while gross margins increased to a record 49.6% from 2.5%.In the quarter, the company sold off its industrial hardware distribution and integration business, Bressner Technology.&nbsp;“We believe these results capped off a transformative year and enabled the opportunistic $22.4 million sale of Bressner in December, which helped to streamline our business, strengthen our balance sheet, and allow us to focus on higher-margin, higher-growth opportunities within our core-rugged Enterprise-Class compute markets,” Knowles said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Retail View On OSS</h2>On Stocktwits, retail sentiment for&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/OSS">OSS</a> shifted to ‘bullish’ from ‘neutral,’ with an over 230% rise in 24-hour message volume.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_03_19_at_12_44_07_PM_png_cd55bd955a.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-03-19 at 12.44.07 PM.png" width="631" height="84"><figcaption>OSS sentiment and message volume as of March 19 | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>Some users, however, expressed concern that the stock is susceptible to manipulation from large investors given its&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.stocktwits.com/scotchyboy/message/647871838">low float</a>. Meanwhile, Alliance Global raised its price target on the stock to $13 from $9, and kept a ‘Buy’ rating.&nbsp;Last month, One Stop Systems&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/oss-stock-surges-today-what-is-fueling-the-rally/cZRk2BHR4DI">bagged</a> $10.5 worth of contracts from the U.S. Navy and a major U.S.-based defense contractor, and drove shares higher. The stock is up 57% year to date.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/figma-shares-plunge-after-google-revamps-ai-design-tool-stitch/cZ3aJvqRIWZ">Figma Shares Plunge After Google Revamps AI Design Tool Stitch</a>

In this photo illustration, the One Stop Systems (OSS) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Defense ETFs to Rally as Geopolitical Tensions Show No Signs of Cooling

Defense ETFs gain appeal as geopolitical tensions and rising global military spending boost the sector's outlook and reinforce a long-term rearmament trend.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Karp said new technology enables militaries to operate with greater precision, speed, and coordination across domains.</li><li>He noted that Palantir’s products can convert existing systems into modernized networks.&nbsp;</li><li>The Palantir CEO also underscored the United States’ central role in advancing AI technology.</li></ul>Palantir Technologies Inc. CEO Alex Karp highlighted the transformative role of the company's AI platforms in modern warfare, particularly in the United States' war against Iran in the Middle East.&nbsp;During an interview with CNBC on Thursday, he emphasized that technology improvements allow military forces to operate with unprecedented precision, speed, and coordination across multiple domains.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Enhanced Targeting And Coordination</h2>Karp explained that tools like Palantir’s (PLTR) Project Maven form an important part of these capabilities.<blockquote>“The fact that you can now target more precisely, quickly, and accurately, and organize the total power of our fleet and resources and bring it to bear against adversaries has shifted the way war is fought, and I have read that Palantir’s project maven is the core backbone of that.”-Alex Karp, CEO, Palantir</blockquote><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/PLTR">Palantir stock</a> traded 1% higher by Thursday mid-morning. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the stock flipped to ‘bullish’ from ‘neutral’ territory the previous day. Message volume shifted to ‘high’ from ‘normal’ levels in 24 hours.&nbsp;He added that if Palantir’s products help carry out more precise operations with clear objectives, the company’s defense opportunity could grow beyond replacing old software to supporting missions that were previously considered too risky.“The most important thing is our adversaries and enemies are witnessing an ability to fight that they don’t have,” added Karp.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Palantir Helps Build a Connected Infrastructure&nbsp;</h2>Karp pointed out that Palantir’s platforms can coordinate complex infrastructure in commercial and government settings, linking hospitals, aircraft, engines, and missile systems. The AI-driven approach transforms existing systems into integrated, modernized networks capable of rapid response and efficient resource management.He underscored the United States’ central role in advancing AI technology, emphasizing that American innovation is shaping both defense and commercial sectors. “America is the center of the AI revolution,” he said, highlighting the growing global influence of Palantir’s platforms in strategic operations.PLTR stock gained over 84% in the last 12 months.&nbsp;Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/sls-stock-in-spotlight-first-aml-patient-enrolled-in-phase-2-leukemia-trial/cZduE6RRI9L">SLS Stock In Spotlight: First AML Patient Enrolled In Phase 2 Leukemia Trial</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Palantir Co-founder and CEO Alex Karp speaks onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Highlights Faster, More Precise Warfare Enabled By AI Platforms Against Iran

Karp explained that tools like Palantir’s Project Maven form an important part of a more advanced defense capabilities.

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