What to Expect From Big Tech, Measuring the Digital Ad Slowdown & Forecasting the Cloud 7/26/22

Our anchors kick off today’s show with Walmart’s consumer demand warning and Bespoke Investment Group’s Paul Hickey joins to discuss what it means for the tech sector. Then, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin covers the digital advertising slowdown and how it will impact Alphabet. Next, The Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel and Jefferies Analyst Brent Thill join to share their thoughts on Big Tech ahead of this week’s huge earnings lineup. CNBC’s Kate Rooney also reports on the SEC’s investigation of Coinbase, which is sending shares to the downside today. Then, we have Former VMware COO Sanjay Poonen break down his outlook for Big Tech’s cloud businesses. Later, we cover two celebrities criticizing Instagram for becoming too much like TikTok.