Software stocks popped on Thursday after Snowflake said it plans to spend $6 billion on compute from Amazon and topped earnings estimates on artificial intelligence momentum. Shares of the software maker surged 35% and headed for its best day ever. The company is expanding its use of Amazon's in-house chips for AI. Along with the announcement, Snowflake topped Wall Street's fiscal first quarter adjusted earnings per share and revenue expectations. Finance chief Brian Robins told analysts on