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Telcos race to transition from ‘dumb pipes’ to tech players with help from AI
Ryu Young-sang, CEO of South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom, told CNBC that AI is helping telecoms firms improve efficiency in their networks. Manaure Quintero | Afp | Getty Images BARCELONA — Global telecommunications firms are talking up advances in key technologies like artificial intelligence as they look to transition away from being perceived as […]
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‘Please unleash us,’ Europe’s telcos urge regulators as industry bangs drum for more mega-deals
Key Points Last week at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, CEOs of European telecoms firms called on regulators to make it easier for them to combine their operations with other businesses. Currently, there are numerous telco players operating in different European countries. However, telco bosses say they’d be able to compete more effectively with […]
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Gen Z’s wealth effect will shape the economy over time — here’s who will benefit
With rising incomes and a willingness to spend, Generation Z could have a profound impact on the economy and the market. The cohort’s global income levels are expected to increase from $9 trillion in 2023 to $36 trillion around 2030 and $74 trillion by 2040 — the largest of all generations, Bank of America said […]
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‘What Europe needs is a DOGE,’ Deutsche Telekom CEO says in impassioned plea for deregulation
Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hottges speaks during Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona on March 3, 2025. Lluis Gene | Afp | Getty Images BARCELONA — Europe needs its own version of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges said Monday as he made an impassioned […]
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Venu is done. Here’s how Fox, Disney and WBD plan to go it alone in sports streaming
An advertisement for Venu Sports, the sports streaming venture by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox, hangs at the Fanatics Fest event in New York City on Aug. 16, 2024. Jessica Golden | CNBC With Venu done before it even got out of the starting blocks, Fox Corp., Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have been […]
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WBD adds 6.4 million Max subscribers, forecasts 150 million subs by end of 2026
A sign outside of the Warner Brothers Discovery Techwood Turner Broadcasting campus is seen on June 26, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday it added 6.4 million global streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter for a total of 116.9 million subscribers. Fourth-quarter revenue for the streaming segment, […]
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Top tech companies turn to hydrogen and nuclear energy for AI data centers
Yuval Bachar knows data centers. He’s worked on them for Meta, Microsoft and Cisco, but now, his startup is looking to help Silicon Valley run data centers with lower carbon dioxide emissions. ECL, Bachar’s startup, builds hydrogen-powered data centers. Hydrogen is a novel energy source for data centers that is more eco-friendly, and more importantly […]
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As trade tensions simmer, these are the stocks with the most to lose — based on region
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods have investors on edge as they could pressure a slew of companies regardless of sector. Within his first month back in office, he placed a 10% levy on all Chinese goods. China then retaliated with tariffs of up to 15% on select U.S. imports, including coal and liquified […]
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StockStory: A volatile tech stock worth owning for the long-term because of its dominance of a niche area
This is one of the stock profiles of StockStory , a fintech investing company seeking to identify long-term ideas that beat the market using an AI-driven approach. Previously StockStory covered Cloudflare (NET) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM) . As the world digitizes, buying advertising inventory is moving from power lunches to programmatic platforms that leverage data […]
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Apple’s Vision Pro has a problem a year into its existence: Not enough apps
Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) takes a selfie with a greets customers on arrival for the release of the Vision Pro headset at the Apple Store in New York City on February 2, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images When Apple revealed the Vision Pro in 2023, it called the $3,500 headset its […]
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