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OpenAI preps for IPO by end of year, tells employees ChatGPT must be ‘productivity tool’
Fidji Simo, CEO of Instacart Inc., speaks during an interview in San Francisco, March 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI is focusing employee and investor attention on its enterprise business as the artificial intelligence startup gears up to go public, potentially by the end of the year, CNBC has learned. […]
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Orlando Bravo says some software names hit by AI deserve a valuation cut
Thoma Bravo co-founder Orlando Bravo on Tuesday said that artificial intelligence will disrupt software companies faster, and some of the hits to valuation are “very warranted.” “There are many, many software companies in the public markets that will be disrupted from AI,” he told CNBC’s Leslie Picker at Thoma Bravo’s investor meeting in Miami. “Those […]
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Tim Cook squashes retirement rumors, says he ‘can’t imagine life without Apple’
Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he departs after a business leaders reception with the U.S. president on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook used a “Good Morning America” appearance on Monday to shut down […]
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Microsoft shakes up Copilot AI leadership team, freeing up Suleyman to build new models
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman speaks during an event highlighting Microsoft Copilot, the company’s AI tool, on April 4, 2025 in Redmond, Washington. The company also celebrated its 50th anniversary. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft said Tuesday that it’s bringing together the engineering groups for its commercial and consumer Copilot […]
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Nvidia’s $1T projection, Trump’s Cuba threats, 1-hour Amazon deliveries and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. Soon, your garage won’t be the only gym with a Peloton Bike. The fitness company is ramping up its commercial business, announcing yesterday new Bike and Tread products designed for busy gyms. Stock futures are little changed this morning after […]
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Alibaba launches agentic AI tool for businesses with Slack, Teams integration plans
A general view of the Alibaba headquarters is at West Bund in Shanghai, China, on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese technology giant Alibaba on Tuesday released a new agentic artificial intelligence tool, Wukong, for enterprise customers, as the company restructures and faces rising […]
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Amazon rolls out 1-hour, 3-hour delivery as ultrafast shipping trend grows in the U.S.
A worker delivers Amazon packages in San Francisco, California, on Feb. 2, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon said Tuesday it’s starting one-hour and three-hour deliveries in parts of the U.S., as the company continues to look for ways to satisfy impatient consumers. The company said three-hour delivery is available in […]
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Gecko Robotics brings its AI to U.S. Navy ship repair in latest next-gen defense tech deal
Gecko Robotics founders Jake Loosararian and Orion Correa. Courtesy: Gecko Gecko Robotics, a Pittsburgh-based robotics startup, on Tuesday announced a $71 million deal with the U.S. Navy to cut down ship repair time as the government races to reindustrialize America’s aging defense systems. The company said its robots — capable of flying, swimming, and climbing […]
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Oil relief sparks a stock rally, but Cramer says Nvidia’s AI boom is the real story
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday welcomed the drop in oil prices that sent stocks higher, but said the real action for investors is unfolding at Nvidia’s GTC artificial intelligence showcase this week. Nvidia shares participated in a broad stock market rally that was fueled by President Donald Trump “allowing Iranian oil to get through the […]
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Nvidia announces Vera Rubin Space-1 chip system for orbital AI data centers
Nvidia announced the launch of computing platforms for orbital data centers on Monday during its GTC 2026 conference, a highly anticipated next step for artificial intelligence in space. “Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived,” said CEO Jensen Huang. “As we deploy satellite constellations and explore deeper into space, intelligence must live wherever data is […]
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