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Google faces loss of Chrome as Perplexity bid adds drama to looming breakup decision
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Jeff Chiu | AP Perplexity AI’s bid on Tuesday to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion represents a dramatic moment for the internet search giant, a week before it celebrates the 20th anniversary of its IPO. […]
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Amazon launches same-day delivery of meat, eggs, produce in more than 1,000 cities
An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves loads Amazon Prime grocery bags into a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, on Oct. 7, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery of fresh foods to more pockets of the U.S. as it looks […]
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Perplexity offers to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion
Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. That figure is higher than Perplexity’s current valuation, but the company said several investors have agreed to back the deal. Google did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment. The Wall Street Journal was […]
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Why a new UK internet safety law is causing an outcry on both sides of the Atlantic
As of July 25, porn sites are required to implement effective age verification methods for U.K. users. Jack Taylor | Getty Images It was well intentioned but a U.K. law mandating age verification on adult sites and a number of other platforms has sparked a backlash from both internet users in the country, and U.S. […]
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StubHub IPO is back on for September after ticketing company delayed plans on tariff concerns
StubHub, the ticketing marketplace that spun out of eBay in 2020, has resumed its plans to go public and is now aiming to hold its IPO next month, CNBC has learned. The company originally paused its IPO plans in April as the stock market was reeling from President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs. The decision […]
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Amazon tops 100 satellites after weather-delayed Kuiper launch
After four previous scrubs or delays in a row since August 7th SpaceX launches Amazon KF-02 Kuipeer Satellites after the 5th attempt August 11th 2025 at 8:35 AM SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida USA. Scott Schilke| SipaUSA |AP Amazon shipped another batch of internet-beaming satellites into orbit on Monday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
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C3 AI stock falls 30% as CEO Siebel calls preliminary sales numbers ‘completely unacceptable’
The C3.ai logo is seen near a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on Jan. 8, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of the enterprise artificial intelligence company C3 AI tumbled 30% Monday after it announced preliminary financial results and a restructuring of its global sales and services organization. C3 AI said Friday that it […]
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Sam Altman now says AGI, or human-level AI, is ‘not a super useful term’ — and he’s not alone
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said artificial general intelligence, or “AGI,” is losing its relevance as a term as rapid advances in the space make it harder to define the concept. AGI […]
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Tech is getting a boost from AI ad tools. Some companies are being left behind
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence has been a shot in the arm for digital advertising. Meta and Alphabet both reported sales and earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but […]
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OpenStore’s demise marks endgame for once-booming e-commerce aggregator market
When venture capitalist Keith Rabois got into e-commerce, he couldn’t stop buying brands. Now, everything must go. OpenStore, co-founded by Rabois in 2021, is shutting down nearly all of the 40-plus Shopify stores it acquired, and it’s in the process of liquidating any remaining inventory by offering steep discounts to move merchandise. Earlier this week, […]
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