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TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names a CEO
The TikTok USDS (U.S. Data Security) logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, United States, on Dec. 19, 2025. Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok said Thursday that it formed a joint venture that will keep the video-sharing app operating in the United States. The short-form video company […]
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OpenAI chair Bret Taylor says AI is ‘probably’ a bubble, expects correction in coming years
Bret Taylor, co-founder of the artificial intelligence startup Sierra, said Thursday that AI “probably” is a bubble that is causing both “smart money” and “dumb money” to fund competitors at every layer of the tech stack. Taylor, who also serves as the chairman of OpenAI’s board, said the free market will ultimately determine where the […]
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OpenAI seeking investments from Middle East sovereign wealth funds for multibillion-dollar round
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, takes part in a panel discussion on artificial intelligence at the Technical University Berlin, in Berlin, Germany, February 7, 2025. Axel Schmidt | Reuters OpenAI is in talks with sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East to try to secure investments for a new multibillion dollar funding round, […]
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches satellite internet service to rival SpaceX, Amazon
Jeff Bezos holds the aviation glasses that belonged to Amelia Earhart as he speaks during a press conference about his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin announced Wednesday it plans to deploy 5,408 satellites […]
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Amazon launches AI health-care tool for One Medical members
Dr. Stephanie Long (right), MD, of One Medical Group takes the blood pressure of Danielle Greene (left), who is 20 weeks pregnant, during a prenatal appointment on Thursday, February 4, 2016 in San Francisco, Calif. Lea Suzuki | San Francisco Chronicle | Getty Images Amazon on Wednesday rolled out an artificial intelligence health-care assistant for […]
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OpenAI, Anthropic set sights on enterprise customers at Davos
Artificial intelligence startups OpenAI and Anthropic have their sights set on enterprise customers this year as they race to win more revenue, users and market share. In separate interviews with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar highlighted enterprise as a key […]
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YouTube chief says ‘managing AI slop’ is a priority for 2026
Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube speaks during a panel for the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said reducing “AI slop” and detecting deepfakes are priorities for the Google-owned video site in 2026. “It’s becoming harder to detect what’s real and […]
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OpenEvidence, the ‘ChatGPT for doctors,’ doubles valuation to $12 billion
A startup widely known as “ChatGPT for doctors” raised a new funding round that values the company at $12 billion. OpenEvidence, based in Miami, Florida, closed a $250 million financing, led by Thrive Capital and DST, the company told CNBC. The startup first raised outside capital in February, when it reeled in $75 million from […]
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Chinese tech giants enter the ‘agentic commerce’ race as AI reshapes super apps
NANJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 25: Aerial view of Alibaba Jiangsu Headquarters at night on November 25, 2025 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s technology giants are entering a new phase of the artificial intelligence race called ‘agentic commerce,’ as […]
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OpenAI is rolling out age prediction for ChatGPT consumer plans
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is pictured on Sept. 25, 2025, in Berlin. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images OpenAI on Tuesday said it is rolling out an age prediction model to its ChatGPT consumer plans to help the artificial intelligence company identify accounts that belong to users under 18 years old. The model […]
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