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Behind Anthropic’s stunning growth is a sibling team that may hold the key to generative AI
SAN FRANCISCO — Daniela Amodei has an energy that’s hard to place — warm, unhurried, immediately present. She swept into a sunlit room on the ground floor of Anthropic’s headquarters in December, sat down, and immediately apologized for her mug. “Is my, like, gigantic novelty mug going to be distracting if I have it?” she […]
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AI memory is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices
Eugene Mymrin | Moment | Getty Images All computing devices require a part called memory, or RAM, for short-term data storage, but this year, there won’t be enough of these essential components to meet worldwide demand. That’s because companies like Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Google need so much RAM for their artificial intelligence chips, […]
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Oracle announces departure of two oldest directors, narrowing board to 12
George Conrades, then chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies, listens during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in Washington on April 13, 2004. Jay Mallin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle said Friday that two longtime directors, both octogenarians, have resigned from the board. George Conrades, former CEO of content network distribution company […]
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Grok and X should be suspended from Apple, Google app stores, Democratic senators say
Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Three Democratic senators are calling on Apple and Google to suspend the X and Grok apps […]
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Humanoid robots take over CES in Las Vegas as tech industry touts future of AI
It’s the week Sin City turned sci-fi. Humanoid robots shadowboxed, danced and pretended to run small shops. Singapore-based Sharpa displayed a robotic hand playing table tennis and dealing blackjack hands. Across Las Vegas, technology companies used the annual CES trade show to reveal their visions of the future and to loudly proclaim that physical artificial […]
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Meta signs nuclear energy deals to power Prometheus AI supercluster
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters Meta on Friday announced agreements with three nuclear power providers, including one […]
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Stock futures are little changed ahead of jobs report, potential tariff ruling: Live updates
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 7, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were near flat Thursday night ahead of a key jobs report and a potential U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tariffs. Futures tied to the Dow Jones […]
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This 2025 laggard is off to a strong start in 2026 — why the rally may not last
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. 1. The Nasdaq tumbled Thursday as investors moved away from tech stocks. Meanwhile, the Dow advanced, and the S & P 500 was little changed. Investors shouldn’t make any sudden […]
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CrowdStrike buys identity security startup SGNL for $740 million in latest deal push
Founder and CEO of CrowdStrike George Kurtz speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, on Oct. 28, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images CrowdStrike announced Thursday that it is buying identity management startup SGNL in a deal valued at nearly $740 million as the […]
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Google is unleashing Gemini AI features on Gmail. Users will have to opt out
NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Google is adding more Gemini features to Gmail, providing upgrades like artificial intelligence-generated summaries of email threads, the company said Thursday. The company said its latest updates will be rolled out in phases, and some features will be turned on by default in inboxes, meaning users who don’t want […]
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