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Alibaba launches data center with 10,000 of its own chips as China ramps up AI push
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alibaba and China Telecom are launching a data center in southern China powered by the e-commerce giant’s own chips, as the country ramps up its focus on homegrown AI infrastructure. The facility, announced on Tuesday, will feature 10,000 of Alibaba’s Zhenwu semiconductors which are designed for AI training […]
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Asian tech stocks surge as U.S.-Iran cease fire ease Hormuz disruption worries
Xeon server chips shown to CNBC inside Intel’s advanced packaging facility in Chandler, Arizona, on November 17, 2025. CNBC Asian technology and semiconductor stocks surged on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire that includes a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The news sent major indexes in Asian […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets cheer as Trump and Tehran agree to 2-week ceasefire
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – APRIL 6: The United States President Donald Trump holds a Press Conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington DC, United States. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. […]
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says ‘AI shift’ opens opportunities to invest in startups
With Alphabet poised to earn potentially $100 billion or more from its 2015 bet on Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the explosion of artificial intelligence has opened the door to more startup investments. “You know SpaceX, Anthropic and so on so, I think now with the AI shift, there are more opportunities […]
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Elon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as part of lawsuit
Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman removed from their roles as […]
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Is it time to buy tech, again? A flurry of good news from Broadcom may hold the answer
Has tech bottomed? That’s the question investors have been asking since the relief rally on the final trading day of March, which marked the end of the first quarter. Before Tuesday’s decline, driven by concern about President Donald Trump ‘s Iran deadline, the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed higher in each of the past four sessions. It […]
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Anthropic limits Mythos AI rollout over fears hackers could use model for cyberattacks
Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Anthropic on Tuesday announced an advanced artificial intelligence model that will roll out to a select group of companies as part of a new cybersecurity initiative called Project Glasswing. The […]
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Strait of Hormuz blockage upends global helium supply. This U.S. company could benefit
Exxon Mobil stands to gain as the Middle East war continues to squeeze global helium supply , according to UBS. The five-week-old war against Iran could pose a threat to the semiconductor sector, alongside other industries that depend on helium, such as medical imaging and space rockets. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that before the […]
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Trump’s Iran deadline, the Altman-Musk feud, Novo’s Wegovy pill and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning, and congratulations to everyone who had the Michigan Wolverines winning their March Madness bracket. Stock futures are lower this morning after all three major averages closed Monday’s session higher. Here are five key things investors need to know to start […]
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ASML shares fall after proposed U.S. export curbs target an already fragile China market
onathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images ASML shares fell on Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers last week proposed further measures that would restrict China from additional chipmaking tools and potentially impact the Dutch chip giant’s already fragile sales to the country. Shares of ASML in the Netherlands were down around 2.6% at around 6:11 a.m. […]
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