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Microsoft adds higher-priced Office tier with Copilot as it tries to juice sales with AI
FILE PHOTO: Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft’s commercial business, appears during an interview in San Francisco on Jan. 27, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft is adding artificial intelligence to its Office productivity suite and charging 65% more for the upgraded offering, as the company tries to lure enterprise users to its […]
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Nvidia backs AI data center startup Nscale as it hits $14.6 billion valuation
AI data center startup Nscale has raised $2 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday, as the AI infrastructure boom continues. The Series C featured Nvidia and was led by Aker ASA and 8090 Industries. It also featured Astra Capital Management, Citadel, Dell, Jane Street, Lenovo, Linden Advisors, Nokia, and Point72. […]
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Dow futures tick higher, but index heads for worst week since October on oil surge: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on March 5, 2026 in New York City. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Dow futures inched up Thursday night after U.S. equities extended their sell-off this week amid the war in Iran and spiking oil prices. […]
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Microsoft says its customers can still access Anthropic products after supply chain risk designation
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft AI Tour event in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 25, 2026 Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft said Thursday that it will keep startup Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology embedded in its products for clients, excluding the U.S. Department of War. Earlier on Thursday, the federal […]
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Morgan Stanley’s top tech banker: It’s ‘wartime, not peacetime’ for software
This year’s Morgan Stanley Tech, Media and Telecom conference lineup was stacked: Dario Amodei and Sam Altman (both in the middle of the Pentagon drama) Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, and dozens of enterprise software CEOs trying to convince investors they’ll survive the AI reckoning. I spent a day on the ground covering it, and then […]
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OpenAI’s Altman takes jabs at Anthropic, says government should be more powerful than companies
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took subtle swipes at rival Anthropic on Thursday and said he thinks it’s “bad for society” if companies start abandoning their commitment to the democratic process because “some people don’t like the person or people currently in charge.” “The government is supposed to be more powerful than private companies,” Altman said […]
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Broadcom earnings, AI’s PR problem, Musk takes the stand and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. If you’re concerned about automation impacting your job, I’m sorry to say this story Xiaomi’s humanoid robot “interns” probably won’t ease those worries. Stock futures are lower this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a winning day. Here […]
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Family offices double down on AI investments as startup fundraising breaks record in February
Laurene Powell Jobs attends the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 24, 2024 in New York City. John Nacion | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tremors spread globally as Middle East conflict rages on
In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, aircraft are staged for flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026 at sea. U.S. Navy | Getty Images What you need to know today A vote to force […]
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CNBC Daily Open: China sets lowest growth target in decades
A plume of smoke rises after a strike on Tehran on March 4, 2026. Atta Kenare | AFP | Getty Images What you need to know today China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest target on record going back to the early 1990s — according […]
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