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Alphabet to report earnings: AI, ad momentum key to the fourth quarter
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, attends the inauguration of a new hub in France dedicated to the artificial intelligence sector, at the Google France headquarters in Paris, France, on Feb. 15, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Alphabet is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what analysts polled by […]
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Microsoft brings back executive Hayete Gallot to run cybersecurity, as Charlie Bell takes new role
The Microsoft logo and lettering can be seen on the Microsoft Deutschland GmbH headquarters building in Parkstadt Schwabing in Munich. Matthias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft said Wednesday that top security leader Charlie Bell will take on a new role and that Hayete Gallot will return to the company to run security […]
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Nvidia-backed AI voice startup ElevenLabs hits $11 billion valuation in fresh fundraise, as it eyes IPO
AI startup ElevenLabs announced on Wednesday it had raised $500 million at an $11 billion valuation, as it eyes a potential IPO. Sequoia Capital led the round, with participation from existing backers Andreessen Horowitz and Iconiq, as well as new investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Evantic Capital, and Bond. The raise more than triples the $3.3 […]
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AMD’s Lisa Su addresses guidance concerns, says demand still accelerating for advanced chips
Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su defended the company’s lackluster forecast, telling CNBC on Wednesday that the chipmaker has seen a step up in demand over the last two to three months. Shares tanked 13% Wednesday. “What I would tell you from someone on the inside is AI is accelerating at a pace that I […]
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Anthropic says no to ads on Claude chatbot, weeks after OpenAI made move to test them
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Wednesday said its artificial intelligence chatbot Claude will remain ad-free, a decision that comes just weeks after the startup’s rival OpenAI […]
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Amazon makes Alexa+ AI assistant available to everyone in the U.S. nearly a year after launch
Alexa+ signage during an unveiling event in New York, Feb. 26, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Wednesday announced it’s making Alexa+ available to everyone in the U.S., almost a year after it launched a revamped version of its digital assistant. Alexa+ has been in an “early access” preview since last […]
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Uber reports 20% revenue growth in fourth-quarter, fueled by food delivery
Uber reported better-than-expected revenue in its fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. Shares sank premarket after the release. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG consensus estimates for the period ended in December: Earnings per share: 71 cents adjusted Revenue: $14.37 billion vs. $14.32 billion estimated Revenue increased from $12 billion a year earlier, Uber said […]
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Sen. Warren, others urge FTC, DOJ to scrutinize tech AI ‘acquihire’ deals for antitrust violations
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks, alongside Sen. Ron Wyden, to press in the Capitol, Feb. 3, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Richard Blumenthal called on federal agencies to scrutinize AI deals from Nvidia, Meta and Google for potential antitrust violations, in a letter shared with CNBC. The three Democrats […]
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AMD is down 9% after reporting earnings. Here’s why
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) dropped 9% in early market premarket trading on Wednesday after its first-quarter forecast fell short of some analyst expectations. AMD reported revenue of $10.27 billion for the fourth quarter that topped LSEG consensus estimates of $9.67 billion on Tuesday. The company said it expects $9.8 billion in revenue for the […]
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Nintendo shares sink 10% as gaming giant faces memory shortage concerns
Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one of the biggest global gadget debuts since the iPhone launches […]
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