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OpenAI spearheads one of Europe’s biggest data centers with 100,000 Nvidia chips
Jaque Silva| Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday said it is launching a Stargate-branded AI data center in Norway, marking its first foray into Europe with such a project. British firm Nscale will design and build the site as part of a 50-50 joint venture with Norwegian energy infrastructure firm Aker. OpenAI will be […]
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Oracle stock jumps after $30 billion annual cloud deal revealed in filing
Oracle CEO Safra Catz speaks at the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, on Feb. 20, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Oracle shares jumped more than 5% to an all-time high after a recent filing showed a cloud deal that would add more than $30 billion annually. CEO Safra Catz is expected to […]
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Pompliano’s ProCap raises over $750 million, goes public via SPAC as bitcoin treasury bubble grows
The race to create publicly traded bitcoin treasuries is accelerating — and so is the capital pouring in. ProCap Financial, the latest entrant, has raised more than $750 million and is going public through a special acquisition company, or SPAC, with Columbus Circle Capital Corp. I, according to an announcement Monday. Led by investor and […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Is India’s hot IPO market cooling, or is it a blip?
A lenskart shop as seen in Kolkata , India, (Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images 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 […]
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OpenAI, Oracle and NVIDIA will help build Stargate UAE AI campus launching in 2026
Technology giants OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia and Cisco are joining forces to help build a sweeping Stargate artificial intelligence campus in the United Arab Emirates. “AI is the most transformative force of our time,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a release Thursday. “With Stargate UAE, we are building the AI infrastructure to power the country’s […]
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SoftBank Vision Funds swing to annual loss as investment gains slow by 40%
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son delivers remarks next to U.S. President Donald Trump at an ‘Investing in America’ event in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Softbank’s Vision Fund business on Tuesday posted a loss in the fiscal year ended March as it booked slowing gains at its massive tech investment arm. […]
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European stocks open in positive territory as trade uncertainty lingers; Munich Re drops 5%
German reinsurers take 1.4-billion-euro hit from LA wildfires German reinsurers posted losses of more than a billion euros on the back of the Los Angeles wildfires. Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurance company, said it took a loss of about 800 million euros ($889 million) in the first quarter of 2025 due to the wildfires […]
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Microsoft set to report earnings after closing bell
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on April 4, 2025. David Ryder Microsoft is set to report fiscal third-quarter results after market close on Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are looking for, according to a consensus from LSEG: Earnings per share: […]
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Amazon Kuiper launches first satellites to take on SpaceX’s Starlink, capitalize on anti-Musk fervor
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 9, 2025. Steve Nesius | Reuters In a social media post last month, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Stocks were trounced in the first quarter amid Trump tariff chaos
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Monday was the last trading day of the quarter. U.S. stocks took a heavy beating during the period: Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite broke their five-quarter winning streaks and […]
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