Enterprise
Britain faces warnings of a tech exodus over tax plans ahead of high-stakes budget
Britain’s Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has pledged to make the “necessary”, “urgent” and “incredibly tough” choices to restore the country’s economic stability. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — British technology bosses and investors are warning that entrepreneurs may be forced to leave the U.K., if the government moves forward with controversial plans […]
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Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and more head to Las Vegas to tout health-care AI tools
Visitors check out Nvidia’s AI technology at the 2024 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, China, on September 19, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and dozens of other tech companies are descending on Las Vegas next week to showcase artificial intelligence tools they say will save doctors and nurses valuable time. Sunday […]
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After rejecting Google takeover, cyber firm Wiz says it will IPO ‘when the stars align’
LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Wiz is seeking to hit $1 billion of annual recurring revenues next year, the company’s billionaire co-founder Roy Reznik told CNBC, adding that the firm will go public “when the stars align.” Wiz makes software that connects to cloud storage providers like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure and scans for […]
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Uber has discussed a bid for travel booking company Expedia
Uber discussed a bid for travel booking company Expedia, CNBC confirmed, in a deal that would push the ride-share company into new markets beyond car travel and food delivery. The talks were in early stages, according to a person familiar with the discussions who asked not to be named since the talks are confidential. It […]
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The Oura Ring 4 is sleek and easy to wear but scratches easily. Here’s what it’s like
The Oura Ring 4. Courtesy: Oura After two weeks of wearing the Oura Ring 4, the smart ring gave me a better understanding of how my sleep, stress and exercise influence how I feel in my day-to-day life. The Oura Ring 4 began shipping to customers and became available in retail stores on Tuesday, and […]
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ServiceNow, Coreweave and others to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centers to fuel AI growth
Bill McDermott, Chairman, President & CEO ServiceNow, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Enterprise software giant ServiceNow and AI-focused startup CoreWeave announced plans to invest billions of dollars in the U.K., in a vote of confidence for Prime […]
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Salesforce’s UK chief urges government not to regulate all AI companies in the same way
Zahra Bahrololoumi, CEO of U.K. and Ireland at Salesforce, speaking during the company’s annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, on Sept. 17, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The UK chief executive of Salesforce wants the Labor government to regulate artificial intelligence — but says it’s important that policymakers […]
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Microsoft will let people buy games through Xbox app on Android in November after Google antitrust ruling
Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, speaks at the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 23, 2023. Franziska Krug | German Select | Getty Images Microsoft will allow people to buy and play video games through its Xbox app for Android starting in November, the company said on Thursday. The move is an immediate […]
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Microsoft announces new AI tools to help ease workload for doctors and nurses
Microsoft on Thursday announced new health-care data and artificial intelligence tools, including a collection of medical imaging models, a health-care agent service and an automated documentation solution for nurses. The tools aim to help health-care organizations build AI applications quicker and save clinicians time on administrative tasks, a major cause of industry burnout. Nurses spend […]
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OpenAI chair Bret Taylor talks AI agents, regulation and the tech’s current boom
Bret Taylor, co-CEO of Salesforce, speaks at the Viva Technology Conference in Paris on June 15, 2022. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bret Taylor, board chairman of OpenAI, joined CNBC’s Squawk on the Street Thursday to discuss his artificial intelligence startup Sierra. Taylor co-founded Sierra in March of 2023, and it aims to […]
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