Technology
Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica says it more than tripled Meta AI glasses sales in 2025
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images EssilorLuxottica‘s more than tripled its Meta artificial intelligence glasses sales last year, the Ray-Ban maker said on Wednesday in its fourth-quarter results. The French-Italian eyewear brand […]
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Tech investor Orlando Bravo says most software companies don’t have enough profit
Thoma Bravo co-founder Orlando Bravo on Wednesday said software stocks are “oversold” and the sector is being pulled down by a lack of profits. “Most of these 300 publicly traded software companies, they don’t have enough profits,” he told CNBC’s “Money Movers.” “They trade as a multiple of revenue, and that’s very, very dangerous.” Thoma […]
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Meta launches AI algorithm personalization feature for Threads
In this photo illustration, the Threads logo is displayed on a cell phone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 4, 2024. Mauro Pimentel | AFP | Getty Images Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called “Dear Algo” that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms. Threads users will be able to tell the […]
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Lyft CEO Risher says consumer is showing ‘no softness’ as stock slides 15% after earnings
Lyft CEO David Risher defended the company’s fourth-quarter results Wednesday, telling CNBC that consumer demand remains strong. “We have record profits, generated over a billion dollars in cash, and that’s a result of our customer-obsessed strategy, which just keeps working and growing the company,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “So, love what we’re seeing, and […]
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Cloudflare pops 10% as AI agent wave led by viral Moltbot boosts security demand
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cloudflare‘s stock rallied 10% Wednesday after the company beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates and issued upbeat guidance as artificial intelligence adoption fuels demand for its networking and security tools. In an earnings call with analysts Tuesday, CEO Matthew Prince said the rise of AI and agentic tools that […]
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Shopify stock drops despite revenue beat, $2 billion buyback
An employee works at Shopify’s headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario in Canada. Chris Wattie | Reuters Shopify on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter results that beat on the top line and gave strong guidance to start the year. The stock slid more than 3%. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings […]
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Apptronik raises $520 million to beat Chinese humanoids, Tesla Optimus to market
Apptronik has raised $520 million in funding at a $5 billion valuation as the startup aims to commercialize its humanoid Apollo robots, potentially beating Chinese competitors and Tesla’s Optimus to the market. The new funding, announced on Wednesday, brings Apptronik’s series A funding round to $935 million. B Capital, chaired by Howard Morgan, co-led the […]
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January’s jobs report, Ford earnings, Epstein fallout and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning, and happy jobs Wednesday. We may have had to wait five extra days for January’s nonfarm payrolls report, but at least we’ve had the Winter Olympics to pass the time. Norway currently leads with six gold medals, while the U.S. […]
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Uber Eats launches AI cart assistant for grocery delivery
An Uber Eats bag in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber Eats is bringing artificial intelligence to your next grocery shopping list. The ride-hailing company said on Wednesday that its food delivery platform is debuting a new AI assistant that lets […]
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Europe’s answer to OpenAI announces billion-dollar AI infrastructure push in Sweden
French AI startup Mistral said on Wednesday it will invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.43 billion) into digital infrastructure in Sweden, including AI data centers. The announcement comes as Europe scrambles to build out the infrastructure needed to power rapidly developing AI tools, as it seeks to build tech sovereignty amid rising geopolitical tensions. The funds […]
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