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Bose buys McIntosh, storied maker of high-end luxury audio equipment
The BOSE display at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. David A. Grogan | CNBC Bose Corp. will purchase the McIntosh Group, a deal that will give the Massachusetts-based company control of one of the most storied names in high-end audio. McIntosh will continue to manufacture the high-end audio equipment it is […]
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Nvidia must show Blackwell chip can drive growth in earnings report
Despite rising competition, Nvidia holds 80% of the fast-growing market for artificial intelligence chips as the tech industry’s graphics processing unit, or GPU, of choice for making and deploying generative AI software. What investors will want to see when Nvidia reports its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday is whether it can continue to grow at a […]
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Super Micro hires new auditor to maintain Nasdaq listing; shares pop
Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The trade show runs through June 7. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled server maker Super Micro Computer said on Monday that it had hired BDO as its new auditor and […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI raising up to $6 billion to purchase 100,000 Nvidia chips for Memphis data center
Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Allison Robbert | Getty Images Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is raising up to $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation, according to CNBC’s David […]
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Super Micro faces deadline to keep Nasdaq listing after 85% plunge in stock
Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The trade show runs through June 7. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro Computer could be headed down a path to getting kicked off the Nasdaq as soon as Monday. […]
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X rival Bluesky gains 1.25 million users following U.S. election
In this photo illustration, the Bluesky Social logo is displayed on a cell phone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 4, 2024. Mauro Pimentel | AFP | Getty Images Micro-blogging startup Bluesky has gained over 1.25 million new users in the past week, indicating some social media users are changing their habits following the […]
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Trump victory may provide TikTok a lifeline to remain in the U.S.
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, (C) greets attendees during a campaign stop to address Pennsylvanians who are concerned about the threat of Communist China to U.S. agriculture at the Smith Family Farm September 23, 2024 in Smithton, Pennsylvania. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images After Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency last week, […]
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AMD to lay off 4% of workforce, or about 1,000 employees
AMD CEO Lisa Su makes the opening speech at COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan June 3, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters AMD said on Wednesday that it will lay off 4% of its global staff, as the longtime CPU maker seeks to gain a stronger foothold in the growing artificial intelligence chip space dominated by […]
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Meta slashes EU Facebook and Instagram subscription fees by 40% to meet regional regulatory demands
This picture taken on April 27, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France, shows a screen displaying the Meta logo and the European flag. Lionel Bonaventure | Afp | Getty Images Meta cut the price of its ad-free subscription versions of Facebook and Instagram by 40% for European Union users to comply with regulatory demands in the […]
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Apple needs all four of its iPhones to be popular if it’s going to reignite sales
A series of iPhone 16s on display inside the Apple store at Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sept. 20, 2024. Annice Lyn | Getty Images News | Getty Images One of the first things Steve Jobs did when he returned to Apple in 1997 was simplify Apple’s product lineup. At the time […]
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