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Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ alongside China, Russia after Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comments
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google‘s maps division on Monday reclassified the U.S. as a “sensitive country,” a designation it reserves for states with strict governments and border disputes, CNBC has learned. The new classification for the U.S. came after President Donald Trump said his administration would make name changes on official maps […]
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Google employees petition for ‘job security’ ahead of expected cuts
The Google logo is displayed during the Made By Google event at Google headquarters on August 13, 2024 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Google employees have begun circulating an internal petition titled “job security” ahead of expected cost cuts this year, CNBC has learned. The petition has been signed by more […]
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Microsoft’s underperformance has investors looking to cloud for growth
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Microsoft is in the middle of the artificial intelligence boom, but it’s been a while since investors have seen the rewards. The software giant’s stock price is up less […]
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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps after government updates
The Gulf of Mexico as seen on Google Maps. Source: Google Maps Google said Monday it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” after the government updates its “official government sources.” The company also said it will start using Mount McKinley, which is currently called Denali. Last week, President Donald […]
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Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest one-day loss in U.S. history
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds a Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPU (L) and a RTX 5000 laptop as he delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia lost close to $600 billion in market cap […]
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Nvidia calls China’s DeepSeek R1 model ‘an excellent AI advancement’
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Nvidia is still working on the certification process for Samsung Electronics Co.’s high-bandwidth memory chips, a final required step before the Korean company can begin supplying a component essential to training AI platforms. Annabelle […]
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China’s DeepSeek AI dethrones ChatGPT on App Store: Here’s what you should know
On Monday, Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek took over rival OpenAI’s coveted spot as the most-downloaded free app in the U.S. on Apple‘s App Store, dethroning ChatGPT for DeepSeek’s AI Assistant. Global tech stocks sold-off and were on pace to wipe out billions in market cap. Tech leaders, analysts, investors and developers say that the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Chasing the bull market? Maybe pay attention to gold
An employee removes a silver bar for sale from the shelf at a Costco in Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. Clark Hodgin | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need […]
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Perplexity AI revises Tiktok merger proposal that could give the U.S. government a 50% stake
Photo illustration of TikTok app logo on a smartphone screen displayed with the American flag. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Perplexity AI on Sunday revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance. The proposal, which would create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok U.S., would now also allow for the […]
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Meta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube Shorts
Instagram added a new short-form video feature to the image-focused platform in a direct challenge to TikTok. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Meta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on other short-form video apps, including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, CNBC has learned. With the TikTok app not currently available for download […]
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