Technology

IBM tops third-quarter estimates and lifts guidance, but stock drops
Chairman, President and CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters IBM reported third-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates and lifted its guidance, citing ongoing artificial intelligence tailwinds. Still, the stock dropped 5% in extended trading. Here’s how […]
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Amazon’s switch to robots over human warehouse employees will save it up to $4 billion a year, Morgan Stanley says
Amazon’s robotics ambitions can lead to multibillion-dollar cost cuts for the company, according to Morgan Stanley. Amazon plans to replace 600,000 jobs with robots in the coming years and, ultimately, is working towards its goal of automating 75% of its operations, The New York Times reported on Monday citing several internal strategy documents. The e-commerce […]
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Country music star Martina McBride’s warning on ‘terrifying’ AI deepfake scam threat to artists and fans
In May, country singer Martina McBride appeared before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law at a hearing to speak out against AI-generated deepfakes. Last week, she expanded on her testimony at the CNBC AI Summit in Nashville. McBride, along with Recording Industry Association of America chief policy officer Morna Willens, spoke […]
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Trump White House East Wing ballroom project got $22M boost from YouTube legal settlement
Demolition of a section of the East Wing of the White House, during construction on the new ballroom extension of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Aaron Schartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech giant Alphabet is contributing $22 million to help build the White House ballroom under a […]
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Airbnb CEO Chesky says ChatGPT isn’t ‘quite robust enough’ to integrate into travel app
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said he wants to integrate ChatGPT artificial intelligence capabilities into the travel platform but the software isn’t ready. “The [software development kit] wasn’t quite robust enough for the things we want to do,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday. Chesky said the company would “probably” want to integrate ChatGPT eventually. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Netflix holds its own even as other media companies rethink their strategy
Cast and filmmakers hop on the KPop Demon Hunters-Sing Along Experience at Paris Theater on August 23, 2025 in New York City, U.S. Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Netflix’s business leaders and investors probably aren’t enjoying a soda pop after the release of its third-quarter results. While the company’s revenue met […]
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