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Nintendo keeps Switch 2 forecast as device sales pass 17 million units
Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one of the biggest global gadget debuts since the iPhone launches […]
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Pinterest CEO Bill Ready learned one key business lesson early — and it shaped the toughest call of his career
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Pinterest CEO Bill Ready reflects on the pivotal decisions behind his rise from small-town-Kentucky to Silicon Valley — and the bold move that reshaped the platform for a new generation. Source
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SoftBank subsidiary to work with Intel on next-gen memory for AI
Saimemory, a subsidiary of multinational investment giant SoftBank, has signed a collaboration agreement with American chipmaker Intel Corp. to advance the commercialization of next-generation memory technology, the companies announced Tuesday. The partnership focuses on next-generation memory technologies that can support the growing demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. The effort is currently known as […]
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Musk’s xAI needs SpaceX deal for the money. Data centers in space are still a dream
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk said a primary reason for merging SpaceX with his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is to more effectively build “orbital data centers.” […]
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CNBC Daily Open: India and U.S. strike a trade deal, and markets shrug off precious metals rout
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The world’s largest economy has struck a deal with the most populous nation. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that America […]
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Waymo announces $16 billion funding round
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Alphabet‘s self-driving car unit Waymo on Monday said it raised a $16 billion funding round that values the company at $126 billion “post-money.” The new funding is the latest move by Alphabet to fund Waymo’s continued […]
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Oracle’s credit default swaps are plummeting as financing plan boosts investor confidence
Oracle’s 5-year credit default swaps tumbled 17% after the software vendor’s plan to raise $50 billion in debt and equity bolstered investor confidence that the company will be able to avoid a credit downgrade as it funds its artificial intelligence buildout. “Equity financing significantly inhibits the downside for credit,” Andrew Keches, a credit analyst at […]
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Anti-ICE protesters should want more Palantir in government, CEO Karp says
CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Palantir CEO Alex Karp said protesters demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should support the use of his company’s tools in the government. “If you are […]
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Palantir beats fourth-quarter estimates on the strength of AI and defense demand
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Palantir topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates as more businesses and the U.S. government race to buy its artificial intelligence tools. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: […]
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New York AG issues warning around prediction markets ahead of Super Bowl
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, after she attended a hearing and pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 24, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Days before Super Bowl 60, New […]
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