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Disney seeks to stop YouTube from hiring veteran to oversee sports and media
Disney logo is seen on the store in Rome, Italy on May 10, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Walt Disney seeks to stop Alphabet’s YouTube, which announced Thursday that it has appointed long-time executive Justin Connolly as its global head of media and sports. Disney filed a lawsuit against YouTube in a state court in Los Angeles late Wednesday to stop the appointment, alleging breach of contract, […]
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This wholesaler is still ripe for gains even after a 30% move, global strategist says
Despite a weak day for stock in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings on Thursday, Freedom Capital Markets chief global strategist Jay Woods is sticking by the company after a better-than-expected first-quarter print. Woods discussed the wholesaler and his bullish views on Uber and Palo Alto Networks on CNBC’s ” Power Lunch ” on Thursday. BJ’s Wholesale […]
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Why OpenAI’s deal with iPhone designer Jony Ive should be a wake up call for Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) and Apple chief design officer Jony Ive (R) look at the new Mac Pro during the 2019 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 03, 2019 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Before Jony Ive left Apple in 2019, no major […]
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OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive’s AI devices startup for $6.4 billion
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman appears on screen during a talk with Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella at the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images OpenAI said on Wednesday that it’s buying Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io for […]
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Sergey Brin points to where Google Glasses failed — and what Android XR gets right
Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis and Google co-founder Sergey Brin sat for an interview at Google I/O. Jennifer Elias Google on Tuesday announced that it’s getting back into the smart glasses game, and co-founder Sergey Brin said that this time will be different. “I’ve learned a lot,” Brin said Tuesday at a fireside chat during the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tariff tumult rocking markets doesn’t mean artificial intelligence is out of the picture
A view of a Tesla Cybercab, also known as the Robotaxi, during the Silicon Valley Auto Show at Santa Clara Convention Center in California, U.S., on Feb. 22, 2025. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images One consequence of the tariff tumult caused by U.S. President Donald Trump over the past month is that investor […]
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Waymo says it reached 10 million robotaxi trips, doubling in five months
A Waymo self-driving car, seen with a driver, stops at a red light outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 31, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana told CNBC on Tuesday that the Alphabet-owned ride-hailing company has reached 10 million trips, doubling in the […]
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Warby Parker pops 15% on $150 million Google smart glasses partnership
The Warby Parker store in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Pat Greenhouse | Boston Globe | Getty Images Warby Parker shares surged more than 15% after Google announced a smart glasses partnership at its I/O developer conference. Google has committed up to $150 million to the project. The company has already put $75 million into […]
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Google launches $250 per month ‘VIP’ AI subscription service
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai during the Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is adding a new artificial intelligence subscription service that offers exclusive access to the company’s most “cutting edge” AI products. Called “Google AI Ultra,” the new plan includes […]
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Google launches Veo 3, an AI video generator that incorporates audio
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, speaks at the Google I/O developer conference. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Google on Tuesday announced Veo 3, an AI video generator that can also create and incorporate audio. The artificial intelligence tool competes with OpenAI’s Sora video generator, but its ability to also incorporate audio into […]
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