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Former Google, Meta executives raise $100 million for high-capacity AI servers startup
Ofer Shacham is CEO of Majestic Labs. Tal Givony Three former Meta and Google silicon executives on Monday announced they’ve raised a total of $100 million to build technology they say will reduce cloud companies’ spend on data center buildouts. Called Majestic Labs, the startup’s co-founders are Ofer Shacham, Sha Rabii and Masumi Reynders, all […]
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New U.S. nuclear power boom begins with old, still-unsolved problem: What to do with radioactive waste
Castor containers for high-level radioactive waste. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Nuclear power is back, largely due to the skyrocketing demand for electricity, including big tech’s hundreds of artificial intelligence data centers across the country and the reshoring of manufacturing. But it returns with an old and still-unsolved problem: storing all of the […]
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Top Wall Street analysts favor these 3 tech stocks for their growth outlook
High valuations for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks were the focus of the market this week, with fears of a potential AI bubble capping investor sentiment. But the view on Wall Street is still that several tech stocks offer strong fundamentals and are delivering rapid, AI-induced growth, justifying their sky-high valuations. The recommendations of top Wall […]
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Underwater cables are a vital piece of the AI buildout and internet — investment is booming
Over 95% of international data and voice call traffic travels through nearly a million miles of underwater communication cables. These cables carry government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls and streaming around the world. The first commercial telecommunication subsea cable was used for telegraphs and was laid across the English Channel between Dover, England and […]
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Big Tech’s AI spending spree: Smart long-term bet or short-term risk?
In this Club Check-in, CNBC’s Paulina Likos and Zev Fima break down big tech’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree — debating whether these billion-dollar bets will drive long-term cost savings or weigh on near-term returns. Mega-cap tech companies are shelling out billions of dollars to build out AI infrastructure. The big question we’re asking is […]
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Google’s decade-long bet on custom chips is turning into company’s secret weapon in AI race
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nvidia has established itself as the undisputed leader in artificial intelligence chips, selling large quantities of silicon to most of the world’s biggest tech companies en route to a $4.5 trillion market cap. One of Nvidia’s key clients is Google, which has been loading up on the chipmaker’s […]
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AI valuation fears grip global investors as tech bubble concerns grow
This week’s equity market wobble, which saw a retreat in U.S. AI-related stocks amid ongoing concerns over stretched valuations, has thrust contagion concerns into the spotlight for European investors. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon warned this week of a “likely” 10-20% drawdown in equity markets at some point within the next two years, while the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: It’s a bad time to be a tech investor — or employee
An Amazon Web Services Inc. office in Herndon, Virginia, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images October’s job losses in the U.S. were nearly twice as high as a month earlier — the steepest for any October since 2003, data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas showed. The technology […]
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Southeast Asia’s largest bank CEO warns investors: ‘Buckle up, we’re in for a volatile ride’
Tan Su Shan is the CEO and director of DBS Group. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images With valuations in the U.S. stock market becoming increasingly stretched, the chief executive of Southeast Asia’s largest bank is warning investors to expect turbulence ahead. “We’ve seen a lot of volatility in the markets. It could be equities, […]
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The stocks set to win from soaring AI spend, according to analysts
Corporate investment into artificial intelligence totaled over $250 billion last year as companies raced to develop intelligence-fueled products and services. That spend kept pace this year and is only expected to increase further as Big Tech firms like Meta , Alphabet and Microsoft vie for the AI dominance and pour more cash into the technology. […]
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