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Buffett’s Google bet comes 2 decades after billionaire investor ‘inspired’ search giant’s IPO
Key Points Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed late Friday that it owns a $4.3 billion stake in Google parent Alphabet as of the end of the third quarter. Alphabet shares rallied on Monday and are now up about 50% this year, driven in part by the artificial intelligence boom. Berkshire’s rare bet on a big […]
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StubHub stock plummets 24% after company withholds fourth-quarter guidance
In this photo illustration, the StubHub logo and webpage are displayed on a cell phone and computer monitor on April 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images StubHub‘s stock plummeted 24% on Friday after the company withheld financial guidance for the current quarter, citing a “long-term” focus. StubHub CEO Eric Baker […]
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Alibaba cross-border arm plans AI subscriptions and stablecoin-like payments with JPMorgan
Key Points Alibaba plans to use “tokenization” of payments for cross-border transactions in its business-to-business arm. Kuo Zhang, president of Alibaba.com told CNBC the company would work with JPMorgan, which has its own tokenization technology. The cross-border e-commerce unit also launched new AI features to help connect suppliers and buyers on its global platform. Alibaba […]
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‘Vibe revenue’: AI companies admit they’re worried about a bubble
Eakarat Buanoi | Istock | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — Top tech executives told CNBC they’re concerned about a bubble forming in the artificial intelligence sector, underscoring growing unease within the industry over soaring valuation. In recent weeks, markets have been reckoning with the notion that too much capital is pouring into the AI boom, […]
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StubHub beats on revenue in first earnings report since IPO, but stock slides
Ticket reseller StubHub signage on display at the New York Stock Exchange for the company’s IPO on Sept. 17, 2025. NYSE StubHub shares sank 5% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported quarterly results for the first time since its initial public offering in September. Here’s how the ticket vendor did in comparison […]
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AI startup Cursor raises $2.3 billion funding round at $29.3 billion valuation
Emilija Manevska | Moment | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Cursor on Thursday announced it has closed a $2.3 billion funding round at a $29.3 billion post-money valuation, nearly triple what it was worth as of its last raise in June. Tune in at 4:30 p.m. ET as Cursor CEO Michael Truell joins “Closing Bell: […]
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Waymo begins offering freeway robotaxi rides in San Francisco, LA and Phoenix
Waymo robotaxis will now take passengers on freeways in three major U.S. cities, marking a major milestone for the driverless, ride-hailing company. Alphabet-owned Waymo on Wednesday said it will begin offering those types of trips in the San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles markets “when a freeway route is meaningfully faster.” The Google sister company […]
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CoreWeave CEO responds to data center delays as stock plunges. Core Scientific shares fall
CoreWeave shares sank 13% on Tuesday after CEO Mike Intrator addressed delays at a third-party data center developer that hit full-year guidance in its latest earnings report. “Quite frankly, every single part of this quarter went exactly as we planned, except for one delay at a singular data center,” Intrator told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on […]
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Waymo announces new CFO Steve Fieler
A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Waymo has tapped Google executive Steve Fieler as its new chief financial officer, the self-driving company announced on Monday. The new CFO comes as the […]
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Former Google, Meta executives raise $100 million for high-capacity AI servers startup
Ofer Shacham is CEO of Majestic Labs. Tal Givony Three former Meta and Google silicon executives on Monday announced they’ve raised a total of $100 million to build technology they say will reduce cloud companies’ spend on data center buildouts. Called Majestic Labs, the startup’s co-founders are Ofer Shacham, Sha Rabii and Masumi Reynders, all […]
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