Artificial intelligence
Heineken to slash up to 6,000 jobs in AI ‘productivity savings’ amid slump in beer sales
An employee checks a Heineken beer bottle on a packaging conveyor at the Heineken NV brewery in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands. Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dutch brewer Heineken is planning to lay off up to up to 7% of its workforce, as it looks to boost efficiency through productivity savings from AI, following weak […]
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Anthropic executive takes a thinly-veiled swipe at OpenAI over spending and ads
Anthropic is focused on growing its business rather than making “flashy headlines,” its commercial chief told CNBC in a thinly-veiled swipe at rival OpenAI as the public war of words between the AI giants continues. Anthropic aired ads at Sunday’s Super Bowl taking a dig at OpenAI’s decision to begin testing ads on ChatGPT. OpenAI […]
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Bitcoin plunge: Bitwise CIO cites ‘the four-year cycle’ as No. 1 reason for losses
ETF Edge Bitcoin plunge: Bitwise CIO cites ‘the four-year cycle’ as No. 1 reason for losses Published Tue, Feb 10 20262:58 PM ESTUpdated 6 Min Ago Blair Bao WATCH LIVE Source
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The AI threat wrecked software stocks. Now financial stocks look next with LPL down 11%
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 10, 2026. NYSE Shares of financial services firms tanked Tuesday after the launch of a new tax planning tool powered by artificial intelligence that promises to do the work “within minutes.” LPL Financial tumbled nearly 11%, while Charles Schwab and Raymond James Financial both dropped […]
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China’s Alibaba launches AI model to power robots as tech giants talk up ‘physical AI’
A man walks past the Alibaba logo displayed at its booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, China July 16, 2025. Florence Lo | Reuters Alibaba on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence model designed to power robotics, as more tech giants push into the fast-growing field. The model, called RynnBrain, is designed […]
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Under the hood of the AI economy with Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi
Databricks just raised $7 billion in equity and debt at a $134 billion valuation. If your eyes glazed over, I don’t blame you. This is the company’s umpteenth mega-round, and at some point, another private company raising another pile of money stops being news. But here’s why this one matters. As Databricks inches closer to […]
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How exposed are software stocks to AI tools? We put vibe-coding to the test
Software, legal services and video games stocks have been selling off in recent weeks on fears that new AI features and tools could wipe them out. But how real is that threat? We decided to find out. CNBC’s Deidre Bosa and I used Anthropic’s AI coding tool “Claude Code” with the goal of creating a […]
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Qualcomm stock sinks 10% as company issues dire warning on memory shortage
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon delivers a keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Qualcomm shares plunged 10% after the chipmaker issued disappointing guidance as skyrocketing demand for artificial intelligence data centers eats away at memory chip supply for consumer electronics. On an earnings call with analysts, Qualcomm CEO […]
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Google parent Alphabet shares are down premarket after its earnings beat. Here’s what’s happening
Alphabet’s shares were down in premarket trading on Thursday after the company beat Wall Street’s expectations on earnings and revenue, with AI spending projected to increase hugely this year. The Google parent shed 4.9% in premarket as of 7:50 a.m. ET, after closing nearly 2% lower on Wednesday. After the bell, Alphabet reported fourth-quarter revenue […]
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Sandberg, other Meta vets invest in AI workplace communications startup
Slashwork founders Jackson Gabbard, Dave Miller and Josh Watzman. Courtesy: Slashwork Two years after Meta announced it was shuttering its Workplace enterprise business, a band of former engineers at the social media company is launching a new corporate communication platform. Slashwork, as the startup is called, on Wednesday announced that it has raised $3.5 million […]
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