Artificial intelligence
This week in AI: Brushing off new bubble warnings, Google’s AI comeback and Nvidia’s China threat
This week, volatility took hold of the AI trade as bubble fears continued to rise and Nvidia‘s blowout earnings failed to steady the market. “Unless you’re the most optimistic person on the planet … you know you’re in a bubble, right?” Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management, told CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa. “There is no […]
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In a one-sided relationship with an AI chatbot? Here’s 2025’s Word of the Year
Cambridge Dictionary named “parasocial” as Word of the Year for 2025. Francesco Carta Fotografo | Moment | Getty Images AI chatbots, Taylor Swift, and social media influencers all played a part in deciding Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year, 2025: “parasocial.” Parasocial — revealed by the global dictionary on Tuesday as its word of the […]
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How Alibaba quietly became a leader in AI
From a Hangzhou startup to a global tech powerhouse, uncover the strategies that turned Alibaba into a multi-billion-dollar empire. Alibaba is transforming itself from an e-commerce giant into a global AI powerhouse. The Chinese tech giant has pledged tens of billions of dollars in investment in AI and cloud infrastructure, fueling the development of its own Qwen language models, the Quark […]
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Is Jack Ma back? Inside the rise, fall and return of China’s tech mogul
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma is widely regarded as one of China’s most prominent business figures, but his journey hasn’t been without setbacks. Jack Ma is regarded as one of China’s most prominent business figures. His rise from a modest background to co-founding one of China’s earliest e-commerce companies brought both Alibaba and Ma global recognition. The journey has not been without setbacks, however. Ma’s sudden retreat from public view […]
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff sells a piece of his ownership stake to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz
Mercedes’ British driver George Russell races during the first practice session for the Las Vegas Formula One Grand Prix on November 16, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff is bringing in new team ownership, selling a portion of his holdings […]
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The business behind Alibaba: How China’s tech titan makes billions
From a Hangzhou startup to a global tech powerhouse, uncover the strategies that turned Alibaba into a multi-billion-dollar empire. Alibaba’s 2014 IPO was the largest in tech history, raising $25 billion on its first day. Since its founding in 1999 in Hangzhou, China, the company has grown from a small business-to-business marketplace to a global […]
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‘Slow down, hyperscalers’: For the first time in 20 years, investors say companies are overinvesting, Bank of America says
Global stocks are embroiled in a downturn as concerns over an AI bubble continue to mount — and for the first time in two decades, fund managers are flagging concerns about companies “overinvesting.” That’s according to the latest iteration of Bank of America ‘s Global Fund Managers Survey. The poll of 172 fund managers, who […]
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This stock dominates one critical corner of the AI supply chain. Goldman Sachs sees further gains to come
ASML ‘s monopoly over one critical part of the artificial intelligence supply chain could see it more than double its own 2030 revenue expectations, according to Goldman Sachs. Demand for extreme ultraviolet radiation, or EUV, which is a niche but critical part of AI infrastructure, is set to intensify as the AI race continues at pace. EUV is like a powerful laser printer that etches minuscule designs onto […]
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CNBC Daily Open: We could still close the year with a rally despite AI slump
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.84% Monday stateside as technology stocks were under pressure, with Apple, Meta and Oracle retreating more than 1% each. Artificial intelligence lynchpin Nvidia performed worse, losing almost 2%. CEO Jensen Huang in October said the chipmaker had “half a trillion dollars” of business on the books for 2025 and 2026. When […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI still under pressure — but some analysts see a year-end rally
People pose for pictures at the Wall Street Bull in New York’s Financial District on June 24, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.84% Monday stateside as technology stocks were under pressure, with Apple, Meta and Oracle retreating more than 1% each. Artificial intelligence lynchpin Nvidia performed […]
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