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Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb believes Trump’s chances are increasing and he’s betting accordingly
Third Point’s Daniel Loeb believes the odds are rising that former President Donald Trump will win the U.S. presidency this November over Vice President Kamala Harris, and the influential hedge fund manager is increasing positions that would benefit under a Republican administration and Congress. “We believe that the likelihood of a Republican victory in the […]
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Stanley Druckenmiller says he’s ‘licking my wounds’ from selling Nvidia too soon
Stanley Druckenmiller at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha on Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller said on Wednesday that his decision to sell out of Nvidia this year was a “big mistake.” “I’ve made so many mistakes in my investment career — one of them was I sold all my Nvidia probably […]
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Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors
Amazon Web Services is investing more than $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington state. AWS, Amazon‘s subsidiary in cloud computing, has a massive and increasing need for clean energy as it expands its services into generative AI. It’s also a part of Amazon’s path to net-zero carbon emissions. AWS […]
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Generative AI startups get 40% of all VC investment in cloud amid ChatGPT buzz
Style-photography | Istock | Getty Images Generative artificial intelligence startups are getting 40% of all the venture capital funding that flows into cloud companies, according to venture investors Accel. In its latest annual Euroscape report, which looks at key cloud and AI trends, Accel said that venture funding for cloud startups based in the U.S., […]
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Why Big Tech is turning to nuclear to power its energy-intensive AI ambitions
The OpenAI app icon displayed along with other AI applications on a smartphone. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto via Getty Images Technology giants are turning to nuclear energy to power the energy-intensive data centers needed to train and run the massive artificial intelligence models behind today’s generative AI applications. Microsoft and Google are among the firms […]
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Why Big Tech is turning to nuclear to power its energy-intensive AI ambitions
The OpenAI app icon displayed along with other AI applications on a smartphone. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto via Getty Images Technology giants are turning to nuclear energy to power the energy-intensive data centers needed to train and run the massive artificial intelligence models behind today’s generative AI applications. Microsoft and Google are among the firms […]
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Google inks deal with nuclear company as data center power demand surges
People take photos in front of a giant Google logo at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on Aug 13, 2024 where the “Made by Google” media event was held today. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google said Monday that it will purchase power from small modular reactor developer Kairos Power, […]
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Nvidia heads for record close as AI chipmaker’s market cap tops $3.4 trillion
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia shares headed for a record close on Monday as Wall Street gears up for earnings season and updates from all of the chipmaker’s top customers […]
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to slash regulatory red tape in bid to boost investment
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech on stage during the International Investment Summit, held at The Guildhall, in central London, on October 14, 2024. Jonathan Brady | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed to slash regulatory red tape to boost anemic investment in the country. “We’ve […]
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Stripe, Wise founders want a ‘tech renaissance’ in Europe to help region rival Silicon Valley
Patrick Collison, CEO and co-founder of Stripe, speaking at 2022’s Italian Tech Week in Turin, Italy. Giuliano Berti | Bloomberg | Getty Images Founders of some of Europe’s largest technology unicorns on Monday backed an open letter calling for a “tech renaissance” fueled by the creation of a single pan-European entity to promote startups and innovation in […]
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