Technology
Have we seen peak pricing power for Nvidia chips?
Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that comfortably topped Wall Street expectations on both revenue and earnings. Shares initially jumped in after-hours trading, but that enthusiasm faded, and the stock was lower Thursday. The pullback may emanate from comments made by CFO Colette Kress during the company’s earnings call regarding inventory levels. For several years, demand […]
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Google launches Nano Banana 2, updating its viral AI image generator
Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Google on Thursday rolled out Nano Banana 2, an update to its wildly popular artificial intelligence image generator. The company launched the first Nano Banana in August, and the service quickly went viral. Nano Banana Pro hit the market in November, built on Gemini 3 Pro. Google […]
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The NBA doesn’t just want to build a European basketball league — it wants to revolutionize the international pro game
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has a new pet project with grand ambitions — […]
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C3 AI shares plummet as company cuts 26% of workforce, posts wider loss than expected
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of C3 AI sank 17% on Thursday, trading at a record low, after the company reported disappointing third-quarter fiscal results and announced cuts to over a quarter of its workforce. The enterprise artificial intelligence company with the ticker AI reported $53 million in third-quarter revenue, far below […]
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EBay laying off about 800 roles, or 6% of its workforce
eBay’s headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S. Bloomberg | Getty Images EBay said Thursday it is cutting about 800 roles, or 6% of its workforce, in the latest round of layoffs at the e-commerce company. “We are taking steps to reinvest across our business and align our structure with our strategic priorities, which will affect […]
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The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund is using Anthropic’s Claude AI model to screen investments for ethical issues
Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, addresses a press conference on his company’s annual results for 2024 at Norges Bank in Oslo, Norway, on January 29, 2025. Ole Berg-rusten | Afp | Getty Images Norway’s $2 trillion oil fund, one of the world’s biggest investors, said Thursday that it is now using AI […]
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Market watchers back Jensen Huang’s view that investors are ‘wrong’ on SaaSpocalypse
Nvidia ‘s Jensen Huang was right when he told CNBC investors “got it wrong” over AI fears that drove them to sell off software stocks, market watchers have said. Software stocks have been caught up in a sell-off that dragged the sector into bear market territory, amid fears AI could make software as a service […]
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Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instagram said Thursday that it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms as parent company Meta comes under scrutiny […]
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Nvidia’s stock sees only marginal gains after better-than-expected results. Here’s the latest
Nvidia stock is up 1.3% in pre-market trading on Thursday, as investor concerns around the AI infrastructure boom dampened enthusiasm about its better-than-expected earnings. Revenue for its fiscal fourth-quarter hit $68.13 billion, ahead of analyst estimates of $66.21 billion, according to LSEG. Total revenue climbed 73% from the figure Nvidia reported a year ago and […]
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‘Software will eat AI,’ HSBC says. Here are the bank’s top picks
“Software is already eating AI” and will continue to do so, according to HSBC, with the bank shrugging off recent market fears about the sector being displaced by artificial intelligence. Software stocks plunged earlier this month as widespread concerns that AI could make software-as-a-service, or SaaS, business models obsolete, sparked a sell-off and warnings of […]
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