SoundHound AI (SOUN) fell 5% to $5.14 in early trading, hitting fresh lows and down 48% so far this year. C3.ai (AI) climbed 4% to $11.98 after Northland Capital upgraded it to Outperform and raised its price target to $16, citing a new tool that lets customers build agentic applications using natural language. UiPath (PATH) slipped 2% to $13.26, the iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF (IGV) dipped 0.8%, and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was virtually unchanged. SoundHound completed its stock-funded acquisition of LivePerson in early September, enlarging its share count while it still reports losses. It held $202.8 million in cash at the end of Q2 2026, and its revenue rose 45% year over year in Q2 2026.
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