Artificial intelligence
Live Nation CEO touts soaring demand, says concert tickets are still relatively underpriced
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino and Smith Entertainment Group CEO Ryan Smith said this week that live events are more central than ever to culture and commerce in a post-pandemic world. Speaking at CNBC Sport and Boardroom’s Game Plan conference on Tuesday, the executives said that the high demand for in-person events has been unmistakable. […]
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China Nvidia rival Cambricon adds to $40 billion rally with 4,000% revenue jump
China is focusing on large language models in the artificial intelligence space. Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images Chinese semiconductor firm Cambricon posted record profit in the first half of the year underscoring how local challengers to Nvidia are gaining traction as Beijing looks to boost its domestic industry. Cambricon is among a plethora of […]
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Inside billionaire Lucy Guo’s intense daily routine: 5:30 a.m. wake-ups, double gym sessions, and no lunch breaks
Lucy Guo, founder and CEO of Passes. Passes Lucy Guo might be a billionaire, but instead of a life of luxury and comfort, she swears by a relentless work ethic and strict daily routine. At just 30 years old, the California-born-and-raised entrepreneur has achieved what many will spend their lifetimes chasing. In April, Guo’s net […]
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Waymo granted first permit to begin testing autonomous vehicles in New York City
Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Waymo is getting one step closer to rides in New York City. The Alphabet autonomous vehicle subsidiary received its first permit from the New […]
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The AI party isn’t over — these will be the winners and losers, Wedbush’s Dan Ives says
The artificial intelligence party isn’t over yet despite fears of a bubble, according to tech bull Dan Ives — and he’s got a handful of names in mind as winn ing and los ing from the trend . “My view is, you’re going to have these digestion periods, but you cannot get too nervous,” Ives, […]
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Nvidia in talks with U.S. to sell a more advanced chip to China, Jensen Huang says
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks to the media at a hotel in Beijing, China July 16, 2025. Alessandro Diviggiano | Reuters Nvidia is in talks with the U.S. government about shipping a new, more advanced chip to China, CEO Jensen Huang said on Friday. Earlier this week, Reuters reported the U.S. tech giant is developing […]
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UK faces legal challenge for attempting to force through data center development
Erik Isakson | Digitalvision | Getty Images The U.K. government is facing a legal challenge from campaigners over its decision to override a local authority and wave through development of a new “hyperscale” data center. Last year, the local authority of Buckinghamshire, England, denied planning permission for proposals to build a new 90-megawatt data center […]
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Nvidia, Bill Gates-backed robotics startup FieldAI hits $2 billion valuation after recent raise
A FieldAI robot. Courtesy: FieldAI Bill Gates-backed Robotics startup FieldAI has raised $405 million in two funding rounds, with investments from Nvidia‘s venture capital arm and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ family office. The funding comes during an “aha moment,” founder and CEO Ali Agha told CNBC, as software and hardware reach an inflection point. “We […]
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Palantir stock slumps 9%, falling for a fifth straight day from record
CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Palantir‘s stock slumped more than 9% on Tuesday, falling for a fifth straight day to continue its pullback from all-time highs. […]
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Nvidia working on new AI chip for China that outperforms the H20, Reuters reports
Nvidia is developing a new AI chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than the H20 model it is currently allowed to sell there, two people briefed on the matter said. U.S. President Donald Trump last week opened the door to the possibility of more advanced Nvidia chips being sold in China. But the sources noted U.S. regulatory approval is far from guaranteed amid […]
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