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TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok returned to the Apple and Google app stores Thursday evening. The Chinese-owned social media app had been removed from the the two stores on Jan. 18, moments after TikTok’s leadership temporarily halted service in the U.S. in response to a national security law that went into effect […]
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France unveils 109-billion-euro AI investment as Europe looks to keep up with U.S.
French President Emmanuel Macron greets journalists after meetings with guests at the Elysee Palace before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nard Yara Nardi | Reuters France’s artificial intelligence sector will receive 109 billion euros ($112.6 billion) of private investment in the “coming years,” President […]
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Salesforce picks board member Robin Washington to be its next finance and operating leader
Robin Washington speaks on stage during the 2019 Watermark Conference for Women Silicon Valley at San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, on Feb. 22, 2019. Marla Aufmuth | Wireimage | Getty Images Salesforce on Wednesday said former Gilead Sciences finance chief Robin Washington will join the software maker to become president and […]
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OpenAI, Kakao to jointly develop AI products for South Korea
Open AI CEO Sam Altman (R) and Kakao CEO Chung Shin-a (L) pose for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Seoul on February 4, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images) Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images ChatGPT creator OpenAI and South Korea’s dominant chat app operator Kakao said on […]
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DeepSeek shocked the AI world this week. Here’s how tech CEOs responded
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella commented on its “real innovations.” OpenAI’s Sam Altman described it as “clearly a great model.” Apple CEO Tim Cook said “innovation that drives efficiency is a good thing.” And Palantir’s Alex Karp said it shows the importance of “an all-country effort.” The tech CEOs were all talking about China’s DeepSeek, which […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How China’s DeepSeek could benefit India
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story This week, on my CNBC-issued three-year-old laptop, I ran a powerful artificial intelligence model […]
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SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, Oracle CTO Larry Ellison (R), and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (2nd-R), speaks during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 […]
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U.S. Navy bans use of DeepSeek due to ‘security and ethical concerns’
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Navy has instructed its members to avoid using artificial intelligence technology from China’s DeepSeek, CNBC has learned. In a warning issued by email to “shipmates” on Friday, the Navy said DeepSeek’s AI was not to be used “in any capacity” due to “potential security and ethical […]
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Sam Altman touts OpenAI-Microsoft alliance, says next phase will be ‘better than anyone is ready for’
Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at OpenAI’s DevDay in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Hayden Field | CNBC OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested on Tuesday that the relationship between his company and Microsoft is going strong. Altman posted a picture with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on X, and […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Oracle, JetBlue, General Motors and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Nvidia — The artificial intelligence darling bounced back about 3% after plunging 17% a day earlier. Shares of peer firms with large AI exposure Broadcom and Oracle also ticked up more than 2%. Boeing — The aerospace stock fell less than 1% after fourth-quarter results missed […]
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