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OpenAI resets spending expectations, tells investors compute target is around $600 billion by 2030
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is pictured on Sept. 25, 2025, in Berlin. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images OpenAI is telling investors that it’s now targeting roughly $600 billion in total compute spend by 2030, months after CEO Sam Altman touted $1.4 trillion in infrastructure commitments. The artificial intelligence company is providing a […]
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National Parent Teacher Association breaks ties with Meta amid child-safety trials
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images The National Parent Teacher Association is splitting with Meta as the social media giant’s high-profile child-safety […]
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How the Supreme Court’s decision affects Apple and its $3.3 billion tariff bill
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple’s tariff bill has racked up about $1 billion per quarter, but that number should start shrinking following the Supreme Court decision […]
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Amazon, Etsy, other e-commerce stocks pop after Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs
E-commerce stocks that were exposed to President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs rallied Friday, after the Supreme Court struck down a key pillar of the president’s economic agenda. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said Trump does not have the legal authority to impose tariffs under the International Economic Powers Act, the method by which […]
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Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI, source says
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia is in discussions to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI as part of a funding round that could value the artificial intelligence startup at […]
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New York Gov. Hochul drops robotaxi service proposal for outside NYC in blow to Waymo
Waymo autonomous taxis turns onto Post Street in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has pulled a proposal that would have allowed commercial robotaxi services, like Alphabet‘s Waymo, to start in some parts of the state, according to her […]
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Etsy stock pops on Depop deal despite disappointing revenue, merchandise sales
The Etsy company logo is seen at its headquarters in New York on Dec. 13, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Etsy shares popped on Thursday after the company said it plans to offload its fashion resale app Depop to eBay for about $1.2 billion in cash. The online marketplace also reported mixed earnings […]
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Figma shares climb on earnings beat, but analysts note that AI risk remains
Shares of Figma traded higher on Thursday, but were well short of the initial surge following earnings. The stock was up by as much as 15% after the bell on Wednesday, when the design software maker reported fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations and offered rosy guidance. Figma’s revenue grew 40% year over year to […]
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Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI use. Here’s what each side wants
Anthropic is at odds with the Department of Defense over how its artificial intelligence models should be used, and its work with the agency is “under review,” a Pentagon spokesperson told CNBC. The five-year-old startup was awarded a $200 million contract with the DoD last year. As of February, Anthropic is the only AI company […]
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Microsoft’s Brad Smith says U.S. tech should ‘worry a little’ about Chinese firms’ government subsidies
Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks at a press conference at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia about future visions for the development and application of artificial intelligence in education in NRW in Berlin on June 4, 2025. Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images American tech companies should “worry a little bit” […]
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