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Free AI in India? Google, OpenAI and Perplexity are betting your curiosity will train their machines
Indian visitors talk on their mobile phones outside the Google stall at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi on Sept. 27, 2017. Prakash Singh | AFP | Getty Images Artificial intelligence companies racing to expand in India are not just chasing customers — they are enlisting millions of users to help train AI models […]
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Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts: Reuters, citing sources
Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the […]
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Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Oct. 24 1. The long-awaited September consumer inflation report, delayed because of the ongoing government shutdown, came in slightly cooler than expected at an 3% annual rate. While still above the Fed’s 2% target rate, the stock market liked the number. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he has […]
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For workers in young, hot world of AI careers, the dream payday is as often ending as layoff nightmare
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images At around the same time Accenture announced its investment in data labeling startup Snorkel AI to power its financial services clients in August, the startup announced it was laying off about 13% of its staff. It wasn’t alone. When Meta took a massive stake in Scale […]
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AI headshots are changing the way job seekers are seen and get hired in tough labor market
AI headshots are becoming popular on LinkedIn and in professional portfolios as job seekers look for affordable profile pictures to give them an edge. Since first impressions happen almost entirely through a screen, a clean, appealing photo is as important as a strong resume. And in a competitive job market, a good headshot can make […]
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CEOs of Wells Fargo and Pfizer caution the U.S. could lose its edge to China without innovation
Key Points Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said AI is boosting productivity but will likely reduce workforce size. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla warned China is closing the biotech and pharmaceutical patent gap rapidly and said the U.S. needs to focus on innovation. Speaking at CNBC’s inaugural Invest in America Forum, both CEOs agreed that the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stock indexes charge ahead with three record closes
The “Charging Bull” statue at Bowling Green in New York’s Financial District. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Investors continue to pile into stocks, undeterred by a government shutdown or shaky jobs data, with all three benchmarks hitting record highs Thursday. With the Senate not meeting yesterday because of Yom Kippur, the U.S. government stayed shut […]
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CNBC Daily Open: There’s no stopping the U.S. stock markets
A bronze sculpture of a bull is displayed on Broadway in the financial district November 14, 2000 in New York City. Chris Hondros | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Investors continue to pile into stocks, undeterred by a government shutdown or shaky jobs data, with all three benchmarks hitting record highs Thursday. With the Senate […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Bleak news from U.S. doesn’t seem that bad for stocks
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE On Wednesday, the U.S. government ground to a halt. Stock markets, however, jumped — one benchmark even hit a record high. Traders in prediction markets are betting the shutdown will last nearly two weeks. Nothing too radical, since that’s the average length […]
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