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Microsoft’s gutting of discounts for some clients likely baked into guidance, analyst says
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Axel Springer Neubau in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023 Ben Kriemann | Getty Images Microsoft said last week that it plans to stop providing discounts on enterprise purchases of its Microsoft 365 productivity software subscriptions and other cloud applications. Since the announcement, analysts have published estimates on how much […]
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Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in U.S. as tariffs start to hit
The PlayStation DualSense controller and PlayStation 5 console. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images PlayStation 5 game consoles will cost $50 more in the U.S. starting this week, Sony announced on Wednesday. The price for an entry-level PlayStation 5 Digital Edition will increase from $450 to $500, and a PlayStation 5 with a disc […]
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Nvidia, Bill Gates-backed robotics startup FieldAI hits $2 billion valuation after recent raise
A FieldAI robot. Courtesy: FieldAI Bill Gates-backed Robotics startup FieldAI has raised $405 million in two funding rounds, with investments from Nvidia‘s venture capital arm and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ family office. The funding comes during an “aha moment,” founder and CEO Ali Agha told CNBC, as software and hardware reach an inflection point. “We […]
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Microsoft and NFL announce multiyear partnership to use AI to enhance game day analysis
A referee reviews a play on a Microsoft Surface during the second half of the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on January 4, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. Scott Taetsch | Getty Images Microsoft and the NFL announced on Wednesday that they’re extending their partnership to bring real-time […]
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Epic touts new AI tools for patients and doctors at company’s annual meeting
Visitors attend UGM 2025. Courtesy of Epic Space travelers, robots and, of course, artificial intelligence. They were all on display on Tuesday at Epic Systems’ annual Users Group Meeting, held at the health software giant’s 1,670-acre campus in Verona, Wisconsin. Judy Faulkner, Epic’s 82-year-old CEO, dressed for the occasion in a purple wig with neon […]
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Palantir stock slumps 9%, falling for a fifth straight day from record
CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Palantir‘s stock slumped more than 9% on Tuesday, falling for a fifth straight day to continue its pullback from all-time highs. […]
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Databricks says it’s valued at over $100 billion in latest funding round
Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks speaks on CNBC. CNBC Databricks has just entered an exclusive club. The data analytics software vendor said Tuesday that it’s raising a funding round that values the company at over $100 billion. That would make Databricks just the fourth private company to eclipse the $100 billion mark, following SpaceX, ByteDance […]
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Silicon Valley’s AI deals are creating zombie startups: ‘You hollowed out the organization’
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Jeff Wang got a big promotion last month. There were lots of tears, but not the happy kind. The 39-year-old was unexpectedly named interim CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. The company had been in discussions with OpenAI about a potential acquisition that would have resulted in […]
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Analysts downplay AI bubble worries as Altman says some investors will be left ‘very burnt’
The artificial intelligence boom that Sam Altman helped ignite with ChatGPT in late 2022 is starting to make even him uneasy. Startups with little more than a pitch deck are raising hundreds of millions. Valuations have become “insane.” Capital is chasing a “kernel of truth” with feverish speed. The OpenAI CEO still believes the long-term […]
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This Asian data center hub is quietly grappling with the massive costs of AI: energy and water
The artificial intelligence boom has brought with it hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and promises of economic growth . But the infrastructure required is demanding massive amounts of energy and resources. One lesser-known example of that dilemma can be found in the southern tip of Malaysia, which has quietly become one of Southeast […]
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