Technology
Nvidia takes $5 billion stake in Intel under September agreement
Nvidia has purchased Intel shares worth $5 billion, the American semiconductor firm said in a filing on Monday, carrying out a transaction announced in September. The leading AI chip designer said in September it would pay $23.28 per share for Intel common stock, in a deal seen as a major financial lifeline for the chipmaker […]
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DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on November 21, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares of data center investment firm DigitalBridge surged as much as 50% in premarket trade on Monday after a media report that Japan’s SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the […]
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China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling
Key Points China’s cybersecurity regulator on Saturday proposed rules to limit the ability of artificial intelligence to influence human emotions. The draft rules come just days after two Chinese AI chatbot startups filed to list in Hong Kong. China, in the past year, has announced efforts to lead global AI governance. Source
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Payment giants are preparing for a world where AI agents book flights and shop for you
Major payment and tech companies are racing to build the infrastructure for what they see as the next evolution of global commerce: artificial intelligence agents that can perform searches, compare prices, and make purchases on behalf of consumers. The trend is referred to as “agentic commerce,” and reflects consumers’ growing reliance on chatbots for everyday […]
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From data center spas to servers in space: How the energy crunch is reshaping cloud computing
Lenovo in partnership with AKT II and Mamou-Mani imagines the data centers of the future: a data center spa James Cheung, partner at Mamou-Mani Artificial intelligence is advancing at breakneck speed, forcing a rethink of how the power-hungry servers behind the boom can coexist with — and draw less from — the environment. Data centers […]
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Amazon halts plans for drone delivery in Italy
Amazon’s new MK30 Prime Air drone is displayed during Amazon’s “Delivering the Future” event at the company’s BFI1 Fulfillment Center, Robotics Research and Development Hub in Sumner, Washington on Oct. 18, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Amazon said on Sunday it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone […]
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India’s Zepto files for IPO as quick-commerce race heats up
Zepto logo is seen on smartphone placed on keyboard in this illustration taken on May 2, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Indian quick-commerce firm Zepto has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, a regulatory filing showed on Saturday, positioning itself among India’s most anticipated listings next year. Quick-commerce firms in India are locked in […]
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Europe at ‘fork in the road’ between AI competition and climate: fund managers
Europe stands at a crossroads: compete meaningfully in the AI race or stick to its world-leading climate goals. “It’s like a fork in the road moment for Europe,” Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives told CNBC. The bloc can either “play in the future” or risk “missing a big part of this technology wave.” The dilemma is compounded […]
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One year on from the UK’s grand AI plan: has its infrastructure buildout been a success?
QTS’s data center in Cambois, North East of England When the U.K. announced its AI Opportunities Action Plan — a grand blueprint to deploy the tech across society — in January, Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared the strategy would make the country an “AI superpower.” One of the key pillars of this plan was a […]
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New NASA boss Isaacman says U.S. will return to the moon within Trump’s term
Recently appointed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Friday told CNBC that the U.S. will return to the moon within President Donald Trump’s second term. Isaacman, a close ally of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, told CNBC’s “Closing Bell Overtime” that Trump’s recommitment to exploring the moon is key to unlocking the “orbital economy.” “We want to […]
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