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2025 CNBC Disruptor 50: See the full list of companies leading new era of AI breakthroughs and riches
The race for global supremacy in AI and the existential threat it represents to the status quo in the tech industry, and beyond, has led to record venture investment in startups. The top five companies on this year’s Disruptor 50 list — including a new No. 1 Disruptor from the defense tech sector — have […]
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2025 CNBC Disruptor 50: How we chose companies on this year’s list
The top five companies on the 2025 CNBC Disruptor 50 list — Anduril, OpenAI, Databricks, Anthropic and Canva — have a combined valuation of just under $500 billion. This is more than the combined total valuation of almost every past Disruptor 50 list of the last 12 years. OpenAI, the company that sparked a global […]
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How twin sister triathletes doubled down on sports success to raise health-startup millions from investors
During their last year of completing work for doctoral degrees in physiology, twin sisters Michal Mor and Merav Mor started to compete in Ironman triathlon races. The demand for peak fitness led them to the realize the importance of understanding personal metabolism, and the lack of data being collected on it through devices accessible to […]
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Wealthy inheritors plan to fire their parents’ wealth advisors
Wide shot of friends and family enjoying dinner and sunset during destination wedding reception at luxury villa in Morocco Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight […]
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Family office deals slow in May with bets on nuclear batteries and AI testers
Key Points Nuclear energy startups are gaining steam with private investment firms of the ultra-rich. Billionaire Barry Sternlicht’s family office invested in Zeno Power, a nuclear battery firm, in May. These deals are set to grow with family offices wanting to capitalize on the AI’s power demands and President Trump’s recent executive order to boost […]
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Cardiac arrests on the job are rising and often fatal. Workers and employers are not prepared for the risk
In January 2023, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s shocking collapse during an NFL Monday Night Football game due to cardiac arrest placed a high-profile spotlight on a concerning, and growing, statistic: each year, more than 10,000 people suffer from cardiac arrests in U.S. workplaces. But unlike Hamlin, whose unique workplace allowed him to receive immediate […]
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‘You’ll be back’: Arnold Schwarzenegger on the most important move to make to stay healthy aging into 50s, 60s and beyond
On film, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been tough to take down. But in real life, the actor and former governor of California has had his share of health issues that required surgery and replacement parts as he has aged. Through it all, he continues to work out — a daily regimen that includes a bicycle for […]
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The market just gave investors a gift. Here’s how not to blow it, according to investing experts
The stock market has come full circle from its April lows, with all of the losses suffered now recovered. For investors who long defied warnings about being over-exposed to U.S. stocks, especially with the dominant position of a handful of tech stocks in the S&P 500, the rebound in portfolios is a good opportunity to […]
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From Google to Expedia, AI travel agents planning future trip far beyond ‘assistant’ status
Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images Since ChatGPT’s big public debut already close to three years ago, Google has faced persistent questions about its decades-long hold over internet search traffic. That concern surfaced again in recent weeks after a top Apple executive alluded to a decline in search traffic on iPhone (where Google is […]
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Disney, Abu Dhabi and a growing theme park capital at ‘crossroads’ of world
Ferrari World building in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 2nd, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Disney’s announcement last week that its newest theme park will be in Abu Dhabi offers further confirmation of the status of the United Arab Emirates as a global consumer crossroads located in the Middle East. At the […]
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