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Looking to invest in the ‘Magnificent Seven’? Dan Niles reveals the 2 he likes
Hedge fund manager Dan Niles is particularly bullish on one tech stock going in to 2025. That stock is Meta Platforms — the tech giant behind social media platforms Facebook and Instagram as well as instant messaging app WhatsApp. Niles, who runs an actively managed fund of 20 to 40 large-cap U.S. stocks at Niles […]
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Mark Zuckerberg is now world’s second-richest person, ahead of Jeff Bezos
At the Meta Connect developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the Facebook group Meta, shows the prototype of computer glasses that can display digital objects in transparent lenses. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Jeff Bezos as the world’s second richest person. Zuckerberg’s net worth reached $206.2 […]
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Digital bank Revolut slams Meta over approach to scams, says tech giant should compensate victims
Key Points A day after Meta announced a partnership with U.K. banks NatWest and Metro Bank on a data-sharing framework to help them prevent customers from falling prey to fraud schemes, Revolut said that the tech company was not doing enough. The fintech firm said that Meta and other social media platforms should do their […]
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Klarna CEO says a European tech brain drain is ‘number one risk’ for company ahead of IPO
Key Points Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told CNBC that unfavorable share-based compensation rules in Europe could lead to Klarna losing talent to tech giants in the U.S. such as Google, Apple and Meta. In a wide-ranging interview, he said that the lack of attractiveness of Europe for tech talent is the “number one risk” facing the […]
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Facebook owner Meta forms data-sharing pact with UK banks to counter scams
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday said that it’s working with two leading banks in the U.K. on an information-sharing arrangement to help protect consumers from fraud. Meta said it was expanding its Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIPE) to enable U.K. banks to directly share information with the […]
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Facebook parent Meta rehired worker after he stalked a coworker for over a year, lawsuit says
A logo of US company’s Meta is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images A former Meta staffer who was placed on a “Do Not Hire” list after he stalked and harassed […]
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PayPal CEO’s first year was praised by Wall Street, but hard part starts now for struggling payments company
Alex Chriss, CEO of PayPal Inc. Courtesy: PayPal In January, about a hundred days into his job as PayPal CEO, Alex Chriss told CNBC’s David Faber that the payments company hadn’t had much to celebrate in recent years. But Chriss confidently said he was prepared to “shock the world.” “I love being an underdog,” Chriss […]
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OpenAI CFO tells investors funding round should close by next week despite executive departures
Key Points In an email to OpenAI’s investors, CFO Sarah Friar said the company still has a “talented leadership bench” following key departures this week. Friar also says its current funding round, which sources say values OpenAI at $150 billion, was oversubscribed and set to close next week. “Collectively, we remain laser-focused on bringing AI […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Micron Technology, Starbucks, CarMax and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Starbucks — The coffee chain rose more than 2% after Bernstein upgraded the stock to outperform from market perform. The firm is bullish on new CEO Brian Niccol who began on Sept. 9. New York Community Bancorp — Shares of the regional lender gained more than […]
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Google backs a startup that aims to bring mixed reality to any car windshield or plane cockpit
Distance Technologies develops a product that it says can turn any transparent surface into an augmented-reality display. Distance Technologies Distance Technologies, a Finnish startup that aims to bring mixed-reality technology to any car windshield or plane cockpit, has raised 10 million euros ($11.1 million) of funding from GV, the venture capital arm of Alphabet and […]
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