Technology
Waymo is paying DoorDash gig workers to close its robotaxi doors
A Waymo autonomous taxi outside the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Waymo’s cars are driven without humans. But when a departing passenger leaves a door open, the car won’t move until a person closes it. For that task, Waymo is […]
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Amazon’s Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash
Ring security cameras are displayed on a shelf at a Target store on June 01, 2023 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Ring is terminating its partnership with police tech provider Flock Safety, the Amazon-owned company announced Thursday. The partnership between Flock and Ring came under scrutiny after the Amazon doorbell company ran […]
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Cisco stock has worst day since 2022 as memory prices pressure margins
A logo sits illuminated outside the Cisco booth at ISE 2024 on January 30, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Cesc Maymo | Getty Images Cisco Systems shares closed 12% lower Thursday as rising memory prices put pressure on the networking company’s margins. It’s the stock’s worst day since 2022. Strong demand for artificial intelligence data centers […]
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Pinterest shares tank 20% on earnings miss, weak guidance
Pinterest shares plunged as much as 20% in after-hours on Thursday after the social media company reported a fourth-quarter earnings miss and issued weak guidance. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG: Earnings per share: 67 cents adjusted vs. 69 cents expected Revenue: $1.32 billion vs. $1.33 billion expected Pinterest […]
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Airbnb shares rise on company’s revenue beat, rosy guidance
Shares of Airbnb were up about 2% in extended trading Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations for revenue and offered rosy guidance for the current period. Here’s how the company did based on analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 56 cents vs. 66 cents expected Revenue: $2.78 billion vs. $2.72 billion […]
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Instacart stock pops 14% on revenue beat, rosy guidance
Instacart shares climbed 14% during extended trading on Thursday after the grocery delivery company reported strong fourth-quarter revenue and upbeat guidance. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: 30 cents vs. 52 cents expected Revenue: $992 million vs. $974 million expected Revenue grew 12% from a year ago. Net income totaled […]
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Axiom Space raises $350 million backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm, Qatar fund
Axiom Space and KBR successfully completed the first uncrewed thermal vacuum test of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), which is designed to support astronauts during the Artemis III mission – the first crewed lunar landing in more than 50 years. Courtesy of KBR and Axiom Space Axiom Space, which provides suits for NASA’s moon […]
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Rivian stock rises 15% as automaker tops Q4 expectations, targets significant production increase
The Rivian R2 is on display during the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Nov. 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Josh Lefkowitz | Getty Images Rivian Automotive on Thursday beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter expectations and said it’s targeting a significant increase in vehicle deliveries this year, but the […]
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AWS CEO Garman says software AI fears are ‘overblown’
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman suggested that investors might be worrying too much about the risk of artificial intelligence models slowing growth of major software companies. “Look, my own opinion is that much of the fear is overblown,” Garman told CNBC’s Jon Fortt on Thursday. Technology stocks have sold off this year following the […]
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Anthropic closes $30 billion funding round as cash keeps flowing into top AI startups
CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters OpenAI has the largest private tech fundraising round on record. Rival Anthropic now has the second. Anthropic announced on Thursday the close of a $30 billion funding round […]
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