Shares of (NYSE: TWLO) popped as much as 22.3% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The digital verification, customer engagement, and application programming interface (API) company's CEO spoke at an investor conference this week and reaffirmed long-term financial guidance. Popular technology stocks like Twilio are also generally rising this week, spurred by the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. 

As of the market close on Thursday, May 25, shares of Twilio are up 15.4% this week but are still down 41% over the past 12 months.

A few days ago, Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson spoke at the J.P. Morgan global technology conference. Lawson reiterated that the company is moderating its corporate spending and aims to achieve profitable growth over the next few years. Lately this has been a big issue for Twilio, which has posted an operating loss every year for the last five, losing $933.5 million over the last 12 months alone.

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