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Meta will adopt hundreds of thousands of AWS Graviton chips in latest AI infrastructure grab
Around 3.6 billion people use Meta’s applications every day, and the social networking company will be operating 32 data centers to handle the load with the completion of a new one in Oklahoma. But that’s not enough. Amazon’s cloud unit said Friday that Meta has agreed to use Amazon’s general-purpose Graviton chips in a deal […]
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AI data center backlash threatens Pennsylvania GOP incumbents in 2026 election
A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14, 2025. Ted Shaffrey | AP The AI-driven data center boom in Pennsylvania — which includes a $20 billion investment from Amazon — is leading to political angst in districts in […]
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People will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s, says space tech CEO
A view of Earth, partially hidden by the Moon, photographed through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT (22:41 GMT) April 6, 2026, just three minutes before the Orion spacecraft and its crew went behind the Moon and lost contact with Earth for 40 minutes before emerging on the other side during the Artemis […]
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Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, equaling about 8,000 jobs, as it continues […]
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Texas Instruments’ stock jumps 18%, heads for best day since 2000 as AI demand soars
Haviv Ilan, president and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments (TI), speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of Texas Instruments’ (TI) new semiconductor wafer plant in Sherman, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. Desiree Rios | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Instruments headed for its best day on Wall Street since […]
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Software stocks plunge on ServiceNow, IBM results as AI fears escalate
Signage outside the ServiceNow headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Software stocks plummeted on Thursday as disappointing results from ServiceNow and IBM added to fears that artificial intelligence tools and services will disrupt their businesses. Shares of ServiceNow sank 17% Thursday, on […]
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Microsoft plans first voluntary employee buyout in company’s 51-year history
A view of a Microsoft office in Shanghai, China, on April 8, 2025. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Microsoft will offer voluntary buyouts to a small percentage of its workforce, a first for the 51-year-old software giant, as the tech industry grapples with major changes sparked by the artificial intelligence boom. The one-time […]
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Microsoft expands AI footprint in Australia with $18 billion investment
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – APRIL 23: Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella speaks on stage during the Microsoft AI Tour at TikTok Entertainment Centre on April 23, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. Nadella, making his first visit to Australia since 2019, addressed business leaders, developers, and government representatives at the Microsoft AI Tour in Sydney on […]
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Ceasefire extension, Best Buy’s new CEO, Amazon’s GLP-1 push and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. With all the volatility in the oil market, I found it helpful to look at this timeline for a reminder of all that’s happened over the last eight weeks. Stock futures are higher this morning. All three major indexes closed […]
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Google unveils chips for AI training and inference in latest shot at Nvidia
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images After years of producing chips that can both train artificial intelligence models and handle inference work, Google is separating those […]
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