Technology
Wall Street and the problem of “way too many publicly traded fintechs”
In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. A decade ago, the idea that an investment industry customer preferred to never speak with a human being seemed questionable. But it was among the soundbites from the robo-advisory firm Wealthfront, which came to market […]
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New CNN boss has a message for staffers: Cool it with the ‘Breaking News’ banner
Executive producer Chris Licht of the television show Our Cartoon President speaks onstage during the CBS/Showtime portion of the 2018 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 6, 2018 in Pasadena, California. Frederick M. Brown | Getty Images New CNN chief Chris Licht has a message for his employees: […]
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The energy in nuclear waste could power the U.S. for 100 years, but the technology was never commercialized
EBR-II at the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory. Photo courtesy Idaho National Laboratory There is enough energy in the nuclear waste in the United States to power the entire country for 100 years, and doing so could help solve the thorny and politically fraught problem of managing spent nuclear waste. That’s according to […]
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Amazon to shut down Kindle store in China
Amazon Kindle Getty Images Amazon will shut its Kindle ebook store in China next year, marking the latest retreat by a U.S. tech giant in the market. Kindle users in China will no longer be able to purchase new books after the ebook shop closes on June 30, 2023, Amazon announced on its Weibo account […]
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Tiger Global drops 14% in May during the tech sell-off, pushing hedge fund’s 2022 losses to over 50%
Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Management suffered huge losses in May amid a tech-driven sell-off, making the hedge fund’s tough 2022 even worse. The growth-focused flagship fund at Tiger Global tumbled 14.3% in May, bringing its 2022 losses to over 50%, a source familiar with the return told CNBC’s David Faber. “Our recent public fund performance […]
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Do Kwon is unlikely to face prison time for $60 billion UST crypto wipeout — fines and lawsuits are more likely
Do Kwon, co-founder and chief executive officer of Terraform Labs, leaves the company’s office in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Woohae Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Do Kwon, the 30-year-old South Korean founder of a $60 billion stablecoin project that imploded last month, has a knack for convincing people to buy […]
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Amazon is ‘obstructing’ probe into deadly warehouse collapse, House committee says
The site of a roof collapse at an Amazon.com distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois. Drone Base | Reuters Members of the House Oversight Committee are alleging that Amazon is “obstructing” the panel’s investigation into a deadly warehouse collapse at one of the company’s facilities in Illinois. In a Wednesday letter addressed to Amazon CEO Andy […]
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Microsoft lowers fourth-quarter guidance, citing unfavorable foreign exchange rates
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft shares slid more than 3% on Thursday after the company lowered its fiscal fourth-quarter guidance, citing unfavorable foreign exchange rate movement. In […]
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Piper Sandler downgrades Pinterest and Snap, says digital ad sector won’t bounce back soon
Two beaten-down internet stocks could be in for an extended struggle with the digital advertising market in flux, according to Piper Sandler. Analyst Thomas Champion downgraded Snap and Pinterest to neutral from overweight, saying that advertising-dependent stocks are not great rebound candidates for investors. “After a strong two-year stretch, digital ad spend looks to be […]
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Solana suffered its second outage in a month, sending price plunging
The logo of cryptocurrency platform Solana. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via | Getty Images Solana, one of the largest cryptocurrencies after bitcoin and ether, fell more than 12% on Wednesday as its blockchain suffered its second outage in the last month. Validators in the network were not processing new blocks for several hours. Applications built […]
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