Month: April 2026
Former Google DeepMind researcher’s AI startup raises record $1.1 billion seed funding to pursue superintelligence
A former top researcher at Google AI division DeepMind announced Monday a record $1.1 billion seed round for his months-old startup Ineffable Intelligence. The startup is pursuing superintelligence and was founded in late 2025 by UCL professor and former lead of DeepMind’s reinforcement learning team David Silver. The seed round is the largest ever in […]
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Cole Allen set for court arraignment in WHCD gunfire case
US President Trump posted to social media a photo of law enforcement detaining a suspect following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., United States, on the night of April 25, 2026. The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen, was taken into custody immediately following the disturbance at the […]
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Prediction markets prepare to invade one of crypto’s biggest and riskiest trades
There’s a landgrab underway in the U.S. for perpetual futures, one of the biggest and riskiest parts of the crypto trading world — and prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket reportedly want a piece of it. Perpetual futures, better known by users as “perps,” are futures contracts without expiration dates that have seen explosive growth since […]
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Amazon’s bet on satellites is expensive and faces fierce competition. It also just might work
Amazon is making a big move to advance its ambitions in outer space — one that is pricey and pits it against a formidable incumbent. It could also end up a huge winner for the e-commerce and cloud giant. The Seattle-based company said this month it plans to acquire satellite operator Globalstar for $90 per […]
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OpenAI shakes up partnership with Microsoft, capping revenue share
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman speaks during the 2026 Infrastructure Summit of government officials, corporate executives, and labor leaders, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters OpenAI and Microsoft on Monday announced a revamped partnership agreement that will allow the artificial intelligence company to serve customers across any cloud provider. As […]
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Spotify teams up with Peloton to launch global fitness content hub
Spotify is increasing its push beyond music and podcasts as the company on Monday announced a new fitness category partnership with Peloton Interactive. The deal will make more than 1,400 Peloton classes available to Spotify Premium subscribers across most of its global markets, embedding fitness content directly into Spotify’s existing audio and video ecosystem, according […]
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Oil giant Shell to buy Canada’s ARC Resources for $16.4 billion in push to boost output
The Shell gas station logo is displayed on February 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil major Shell on Monday said it agreed a deal to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources in an output-boosting deal valued at $16.4 billion. The transaction will add roughly 370,000 […]
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The energy crisis will boost nuclear power, the IEA told CNBC. Here’s how investors can benefit
The nuclear power theme can be accessed in several ways: mining and refining stocks, as well as through the spot uranium price via ETFs and holding companies. Source
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WHCD shooting, DOJ ends Powell probe, Musk vs. Altman and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. We have a big week ahead of us: In addition to earnings reports from key automakers and five of the “Magnificent Seven,” the Federal Reserve will make its next monetary policy decision and the trial between Elon Musk and Sam […]
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This bank CEO let his AI clone handle an earnings call — now he’s signing an OpenAI deal
Key Points Customers Bank has signed a multiyear partnership with OpenAI, with engineers set to be embedded at the bank to help automate lending and onboarding, CNBC has learned exclusively. The bank is targeting an improvement in its efficiency ratio from about 49% to the low 40s and higher returns starting in 2027, while codeveloping […]
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