Month: December 2025
‘Advice was so good,’ says CEO who used ChatGPT to pitch new ideas to AI versions of business icons
Joanna Stober, Midi Health CEO and co-founder, has never had an opportunity to run her business plans past legendary venture capital investor John Doerr, chairman at Kleiner Perkins. But that didn’t stop her from tapping Doerr, in an AI version, for advice on growing her startup, a virtual clinic offering midlife health care for women. […]
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Former cyber spy raises $60 million to fight AI threats
Ben Seri (CTO), Sanaz Yashar (CEO), Snir Havdala (CPO) of Zafran Security. Courtesy: Eric Sultan | Zafran Zafran Security, a cybersecurity startup created by an Iranian-born spy whose story helped inspire the hit Apple TV series “Tehran,” has raised $60 million, the company said Tuesday. Sanaz Yashar, the former spy and CEO of Zafran, told […]
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Apartment rents drop further, with vacancies at record high
A “For Rent” sign in front of an apartment building on St. Paul Street in Brookline, MA, on September 12, 2025. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real […]
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Digital Asset Treasuries are crypto’s latest hype — and maybe its next bubble
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The term Digital Asset Treasury companies, known as DATs or DATCOs, has emerged as one of the biggest buzzwords in the digital currency industry this year, providing investors with a novel way to play crypto — but with new risks. A DAT is effectively a publicly-listed entity that holds […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MongoDB, Strategy, Signet Jewelers, Credo and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: MongoDB — Shares of the developer data platform soared 24% following strong third-quarter results. Adjusted earnings were $1.32 per share on revenue of $628 million, compared to earnings of 80 cents per share on $592 million in revenue expected by analysts polled by LSEG. […]
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Apple’s AI leadership, Costco’s tariff lawsuit, Cyber Monday Shopify outage and more in Morning Squawk
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 17, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading […]
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Michael and Susan Dell to donate $6.25 billion to fund ‘Trump accounts’ for 25 million U.S. kids
Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, speaking at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 27, 2024. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Michael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they have committed $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for some 25 million American children. The couple’s donation will […]
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Nvidia-backed $4 billion AI startup announces major London expansion
Nvidia-backed video generation startup Luma AI is joining a growing wave of U.S. tech companies launching operations in the U.K., with major plans for a London expansion revealed on Tuesday. The Palo Alto-headquartered startup will look to hire around 200 employees — making up around 40% of its workforce — at its new London base […]
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YouTube’s new AI deepfake tracking tool is alarming experts and creators
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images A YouTube tool that uses creators’ biometrics to help them remove AI-generated videos that exploit their likeness also allows Google to train its AI models on that sensitive data, experts told CNBC. In response to concern from intellectual property experts, YouTube told CNBC that Google has never used […]
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Euro zone inflation up a notch to 2.2% in November, flash data shows
A Christmas market in Cottbus, Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Euro zone inflation stood at 2.2% in November, marking a slight rise from the previous month, flash data from data agency Eurostat showed Tuesday. The latest consumer price index reading is just a shade above the European Central Bank’s 2% target. […]
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