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‘Greetings, earthlings’: Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up
The Starcloud-1 satellite is launched into space from a SpaceX rocket on November 2, 2025. Courtesy: SpaceX | Starcloud Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud trained an artificial intelligence model from space for the first time, signaling a new era for orbital data centers that could alleviate Earth’s escalating digital infrastructure crisis. Last month, the Washington-based company launched […]
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Former GitLab CEO raises money for Kilo to compete in crowded AI coding market
Investors are betting there’s room for another startup using artificial intelligence to help software engineers write code faster. The difference with Kilo Code is it counts former GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij among its founders. On Wednesday, Kilo Code announced $8 million in seed funding, with backing from Breakers, Cota Capital, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital and […]
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The Fed meeting, pressure on Oracle, Target’s fashion-forward renovation and more in Morning Squawk
Television stations broadcast Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions […]
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Australia is trying to enforce the first teen social media ban. Governments worldwide are watching.
In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on the screens on February 9, 2025 in Bath, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A Fed rate cut might not be festive enough
An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Wednesday stateside, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower its benchmark interest rates by a quarter percentage point to a range […]
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CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang resigns over data breach
A general view shows the logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, at a building housing the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images The CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang has resigned, three weeks after the company became aware of a massive data […]
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Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion in India’s AI infra as Big Tech queues up for the Asian market
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appears at an event with tech CEOs and senior officials, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 22, 2023. Chris Kleponis | CNP | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would invest $17.5 billion in India’s cloud […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A ‘hawkish cut’ by the Fed could dull festivities
An eagle is seen framed though construction fence on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, the main offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images On Wednesday stateside, the U.S. Federal Reserve is […]
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Hinge founder leaves CEO role to launch AI-powered dating startup
Justin McLeod speaks during the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2025 on Sept. 18, 2025 in New York City. Eugene Gologursky | Getty Images Hinge founder Justin McLeod is stepping down as CEO of the dating app to launch a dating service powered by artificial intelligence. McLeod will be replaced by Jackie Jantos, the dating app’s […]
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OpenAI hires Slack CEO Denise Dresser to lead global revenue strategy
Slack CEO Denise Dresser during TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Oct. 29, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it’s tapped Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its chief revenue officer. Dresser will oversee the artificial intelligence startup’s global revenue strategy across both customer success and enterprise, OpenAI said in […]
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