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Thrive Capital invested about $1 billion in OpenAI at a $285 billion valuation, source says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital invested roughly $1 billion in OpenAI at a $285 billion valuation in December, a source confirmed Wednesday. It is a preferential deal for the venture capital firm that has long […]
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Stocks rise, adding to Tuesday’s comeback as Nvidia and Oracle shares gain: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on February 25, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images U.S. equities rose on Wednesday, supported by Nvidia and Oracle, as stocks look to build on the gains from the prior trading day. The […]
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Samsung launches S26 smartphone as sector braces for memory chip crunch
Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest series of flagship smartphones on Wednesday, with two of the models costing $100 more than their predecessors as the industry tries to recover from a global shortage of memory chips. Samsung is touting improved AI and a privacy display in its new models against a backdrop of industry-wide memory chip […]
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Trump’s State of the Union, Lowe’s earnings, Panera Bread’s value menu and more in Morning Squawk
1. Trump’s talk US President Donald Trump, right, and US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, during a State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump touted his economic […]
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Nvidia’s new AI system Vera Rubin is 10 times more efficient than its predecessor — here’s a first look
Nvidia’s earnings on Wednesday are expected to show booming sales of the company’s current rack-scale system. But all eyes are on its next AI system, Vera Rubin, which is scheduled to roll out later this year. Vera Rubin, which is made up of 1.3 million components, will deliver 10 times more performance per watt than […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: What’s at stake in the countdown to the Trump-Xi meeting
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story As street traffic returns in Beijing after a nine-day holiday, there’s little time for businesses to breathe, ahead of a critical few weeks for U.S.-China […]
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These are the European tech stocks to watch after Nvidia reports earnings — and how strong or weak results would affect them
Key Points Chip giant Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, will report its earnings on Wednesday, which could have a sizable impact on the market. “Nvidia’s earnings are widely viewed as a barometer for the strength and durability of the global AI investment cycle,” Camilla Papaleo, product manager at VanEck, told CNBC. CNBC spoke to […]
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South Korea and Japan stocks hit fresh highs amid regional gains after Wall Street’s AI relief rally
A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in front of a big screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (C) and the Korean won/USD exchange rate (R) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on April 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea and Japan stocks […]
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Head of Amazon’s AGI lab is leaving the company
Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images The head of Amazon’s artificial general intelligence lab is leaving the company less than two years after joining through a so-called acqui-hire deal of his startup Adept. David Luan announced […]
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Why AMD’s megadeal with Meta shows Nvidia is still the best game in town
Advanced Micro Devices inked another monster AI chip sale agreement in its efforts to pry market share from leader Nvidia . But a closer look at the structure of the deal reinforces that Nvidia is still the best game in town. On Tuesday, AMD and fellow Club name Meta Platforms unveiled what they’re calling a […]
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