Better AI Stock: Applied Digital vs. Lumen Technologies

Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) and Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) represent two unique ways to invest in the growing artificial intelligence (AI) market. Applied Digital builds data centers for AI services and other high-performing computing (HPC) applications that require lots of computing power. Lumen, the telecom company once known as CenturyLink, has been helping tech giants like Microsoft upgrade their data centers to process more demanding AI applications.

Over the past 12 months, Applied Digital's stock rallied more than 80% as Lumen's stock surged over 190%. Let's see why these two AI-driven companies impressed the bulls -- and if investors should buy either of their high-flying stocks right now.

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