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OpenAI to focus on ‘practical adoption’ in 2026, says finance chief Sarah Friar
Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box on August 20, 2025. CNBC OpenAI will make 2026 its year of “practical adoption,” the artificial intelligence startup’s finance chief said in a blog Sunday. “The priority is closing the gap between what AI now makes possible and how people, companies, and countries are using […]
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Trump is going to Davos — here are the big names who aren’t
An aerial view of the town ahead of World Economic Forum (WEF), also known as Davos Summit in Davos, Switzerland on January 14, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are among the who’s who of political leaders, big-name CEOs and […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI faces tougher road building out data centers after EPA rule update
Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency closed a loophole this week that Elon Musk’s xAI had exploited to rapidly stand up its first data center in Memphis, Tennessee. Musk’s artificial intelligence startup created a kind of off-grid power plant for its Colossus facility by […]
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OpenAI has committed billions to recent chip deals. Some big names have been left out
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images In November, following Nvidia’s latest earnings beat, CEO Jensen Huang boasted to investors about his company’s position in artificial intelligence […]
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Micron stock climbs as CEO highlights AI demand for memory
Micron stock rose 6% Friday as investors looked to buy AI chip supply chain stocks after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported robust earnings on Thursday, signaling continued AI infrastructure spending. Shares of Micron, one of the makers of memory and storage for artificial intelligence systems, are up 52% over the last month, as memory is […]
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AI chip trade, Saks’ bankruptcy woes, Trump’s health-care plan and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. This week isn’t even over yet, but I’m already gearing up for next week’s big events: the World Economic Forum in Davos, a major Supreme Court case and Netflix earnings. S&P 500 futures are higher this morning after yesterday’s winning […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI trade reignited by TSMC earnings blowout
A view of the TSMC Global R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Thursday offered markets a rare respite from nonstop geopolitical upheaval. Yet the week’s headlines still reflected larger global dynamics. Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the U.S., which is as much a […]
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CNBC Daily Open: TSMC earnings draw investors’ eyes back to AI
A man walks past a TSMC logo at Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Thursday offered markets a rare respite from nonstop geopolitical upheaval. Yet the week’s headlines still reflected larger global dynamics. Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the U.S. is not […]
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The man behind Google’s AI machine: Watch CNBC’s full interview with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis
Hosted by Arjun Kharpal and Steve Kovach, CNBC’s “The Tech Download” cuts through the noise to unpack the tech stories that matter most for your money. In the debut episode, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis reveals how the leading AI research lab is driving breakthroughs, as well as what the race to artificial general intelligence […]
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Stock futures are little changed after rally in banks and tech lifts major averages: Live updates
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 15, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were near the flatline Thursday night after a rally in banks and tech names boosted the major averages. S&P 500 futures gained 0.1%, while Dow Jones […]
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