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Meta starts big week in court, with opening arguments beginning in New Mexico, LA trials
This photo illustration created on Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C., shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images Meta is back in court, but this time it’s a lone defendant. Opening arguments begin on Monday in a high-profile trial […]
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Dow 50,000, Super Bowl 60, Meta’s big week in court and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks, who stifled the New England Patriots in a 29-13 Super Bowl win last night. Congratulations also to Lady Gaga fans, who got a surprise performance from the singer during Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Stock futures […]
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Snap shares rise on fourth-quarter earnings that beat on sales
Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc. attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on July 9, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC Snap shares were up over 5 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the Snapchat-parent released fourth-quarter earnings […]
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The metal sell-off, Disney earnings, the ‘Melania’ movie and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. America’s favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow this morning, meaning we’re in for six more weeks of winter. After the recent string of cold temperatures, I can’t say I’m surprised. Stock futures are sliding this morning. The three major […]
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Snap establishes Specs subsidiary for its AR glasses
The head of Snapchat operator Snap, Evan Spiegel, presents the new generation of Spectacles. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Snap on Wednesday said its unit working on the development of augmented reality glasses is now housed under a wholly owned subsidiary named Specs Inc. The company said the subsidiary will provide “greater […]
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TikTok agrees to settle as social media addiction trial involving Meta, YouTube moves forward
Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images TikTok has agreed to settle with a plaintiff and will no longer be part of a high-profile social media trial kicking off on Tuesday. An attorney for the plaintiff said the trial, held in Los Angeles Superior Court, will proceed as scheduled against Meta and Alphabet’s YouTube. The […]
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Blockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year
Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sits in his seat inside a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum for all U.S. senators hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Leah Millis | Reuters A landmark case against social media giants Meta, Alphabet’s YouTube and […]
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Analysts say a luxury eyewear giant could be the next AI winner
Key Points Smart glasses look to be the most important growth pillar for EssilorLuxottica in the medium term, Citi analysts said as they reiterated their buy rating. Luxottica is developing smart glasses with Meta that can play music, take photos, and translate, using a neural wristband to interact with the device through hand gestures. The […]
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Australia is trying to enforce the first teen social media ban. Governments worldwide are watching.
In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on the screens on February 9, 2025 in Bath, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected […]
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Holiday air travel, Novo Nordisk trial results, ‘Wicked: For Good’ debut and more in Morning Squawk
John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, during a farewell symposium for former De Nederlandsche Bank NV President Klaas Knot at the central bank headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. Lina Selg | Bloomberg | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to […]
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