Intel Corp
Inside Intel’s new Arizona fab, where the chipmaker’s fate hangs in the balance
Intel was once the world’s largest semiconductor company, but its market cap plummeted in recent years as the chipmaker fell behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and spent billions of dollars trying to catch up. Now, Intel has entered high-volume production of 18A, the new chip node it says will turn things around. The biggest problem? […]
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Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion in India’s AI infra as Big Tech queues up for the Asian market
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appears at an event with tech CEOs and senior officials, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 22, 2023. Chris Kleponis | CNP | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would invest $17.5 billion in India’s cloud […]
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Paramount’s hostile Warner Bros. bid, Meta’s AI course correction, McDonald’s value crackdown and more in Morning Squawk
David Ellison, chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Skydance Corp., center, outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The Warner Bros. Discovery deal — a cliffhanger in the making?
A view of the water tower at Paramount Studios on Oct. 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, following Netflix’s announcement last week that it had reached a deal to buy the HBO owner. The company is “here […]
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Tata, Intel deepen India semiconductor push with pact on chip supply chain and AI PCs
Signage for Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd. at the company’s factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tata Electronics has lined up American chip designer Intel as a prospective customer as the division of Mumbai-based conglomerate Tata Group works to expand India’s domestic electronics and semiconductor […]
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Pressure builds on Apple and CEO Tim Cook with holiday executive shakeup
Several bigshots in Cupertino are getting a career change for the holidays. In the last seven days, there has been extraordinary turnover among Apple‘s top ranks, from its head of artificial intelligence to its top lawyer. CEO Tim Cook now has two fewer direct reports than he did before Thanksgiving. The executive who designed the […]
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Nvidia has a cash problem — too much of it
When Nvidia this week said it would take a $2 billion stake in chip design company Synopsys, it was just the latest in a string of massive investments announced by the chipmaker this year. Nvidia has also said it would take a $1 billion stake in Nokia, invest $5 billion in Intel and $10 billion […]
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Marvell to acquire Celestial AI for as much as $5.5 billion
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Sept. 6, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Semiconductor company Marvell on Tuesday announced that it will acquire Celestial AI for at least $3.25 billion in cash and stock. The purchase price could increase to $5.5 billion if Celestial hits revenue milestones, […]
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A ‘seismic’ Nvidia shift, AI chip shortages and how it’s threatening to hike gadget prices
The logo of an Apple Store is seen reflected on the glass exterior of a Samsung flagship store in Shanghai, China Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Wang Gang | Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images The cost of your smartphone might rise, analysts are warning, as the AI boom clogs up supply chains and […]
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Trump administration to inject up to $150 million into chip laser startup xLight
The Trump administration has agreed to take a stake in xLight – a startup seeking to develop free-electron lasers as key to making faster computing chips. Avalon_studio | E+ | Getty Images The Trump administration has agreed to take a stake in xLight – a startup seeking to develop free-electron lasers viewed as key to making faster computing chips. The U.S. Department […]
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