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The Tech Download: Can hyperscalers justify their huge AI capex?
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The core Earnings season has seen endless spending commitments from tech companies as they scramble to build out data center capacity amid the AI boom. Hyperscalers, including the likes of Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet, announced capital […]
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Canada tariffs, McDonald’s value push, El Paso airport and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. For nearly a week last year, McDonald’s was the number-one global seller of one thing, and it wasn’t edible. The fast-food chain in December became the world’s top sock — yes, sock — seller thanks to its Grinch Meal. Stock […]
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Tech IPO hype gets drowned out on Wall Street by prospect of $1 trillion in debt sales
AI Age Tech IPO hype gets drowned out on Wall Street by prospect of $1 trillion in debt sales Published Thu, Feb 12 20268:00 AM EST Ari Levy@levynews Jordan Novet@in/jordannovet/ WATCH LIVE Source
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Russia blocks WhatsApp as messaging app crackdown gathers pace
People visit the Red Square in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed it has blocked Meta‘s WhatsApp messaging service and said Russians should use a new state-backed platform called Max instead. “Max is an accessible alternative, a developing messenger, a national messenger. […]
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Instagram chief likens social media addiction to being hooked on a Netflix show in trial testimony
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri testifies at a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2021. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said Wednesday during testimony in a high-profile social media trial that he thinks there can be problematic usage of social media, but does not think it constitutes […]
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Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica says it more than tripled Meta AI glasses sales in 2025
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images EssilorLuxottica‘s more than tripled its Meta artificial intelligence glasses sales last year, the Ray-Ban maker said on Wednesday in its fourth-quarter results. The French-Italian eyewear brand […]
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Meta launches AI algorithm personalization feature for Threads
In this photo illustration, the Threads logo is displayed on a cell phone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 4, 2024. Mauro Pimentel | AFP | Getty Images Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called “Dear Algo” that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms. Threads users will be able to tell the […]
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Vatican Bank makes first foray into equity indexes, setting stage for potential ETF launches
Key Points The Vatican Bank launched on Tuesday two equity indexes tracking stocks that it said are consistent with Catholic ethical principles. Its Eurozone fund includes semiconductor supplier ASML Holding and telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, while the US-based index holds Meta and Amazon, among other stocks. The debut sets up the possibility of licensing […]
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Alphabet boosts debt sale again as total raise exceeds $30 billion, sources say
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet’s debt sale keeps getting bigger. The company is close to finalizing a global bond issuance in excess of $30 billion, according to two […]
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Coca-Cola earnings, Google’s AI risks, Target layoffs and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. Fresh off his feature in Salesforce’s Super Bowl ad, MrBeast is getting into banking. The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, said Monday that his company Beast Industries acquired the financial services app Step. Stock futures are little changed […]
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