Technology
Startup Trunk Tools is using AI to reduce construction errors and waste
A worker inside a residential building under construction in the Las Palmas neighborhood of Medellin, Colombia, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Esteban Vanegas | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate […]
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‘What am I falling in love with?’ Human-AI relationships are no longer just science fiction
Nikolai Daskalov lives alone in a small house in rural Virginia. His preferred spot is a brown suede recliner in the middle of his living room facing a vintage wooden armoire and a TV that’s rarely turned on. The front of the white home is covered in shrubs, and inside there are trinkets, stacks of […]
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Nintendo doubles quarterly revenue as Switch 2 sales hit 5.8 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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Investing in Space: You’re in or you’re out
CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. Portrait of astronaut in space suit and helmet. Nisian Hughes | Stone | Getty Images Overview: You’re in or you’re out There’s an air of ‘been there, done that’ about […]
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TikTok took the world by storm. Now, Chinese companies are taking videos further with AI
Key Points “Competition in AI video generation models is at an earlier stage, and some Chinese companies have emerged as early leaders in this space,” said Wei Xiong, China internet analyst at UBS Securities. “Whether it’s user scale or commercial revenue, overseas accounts for the majority,” Zeng Yushen, head of operations at Kling AI, a […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s (new) new tariff rates are here (again)
US President Donald Trump points as he speaks after signing an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The first time U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his “reciprocal” tariffs on […]
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Tesla Autopilot plaintiffs seek $345 million in damages over fatal crash in Florida
A Tesla vehicle passes the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse as jury selection began in connection with allegations regarding the safety of Tesla’s autopilot system on July 14, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Tesla is facing a crucial verdict in a personal injury trial over a fatal Autopilot crash in […]
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Facing questions on AI strategy, Tim Cook says Apple is ‘very open’ to acquisitions
Tim Cook arrives for the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. David Grogan | CNBC Apple’s AI strategy and investment was on the mind of analysts on an earnings call after the company reported third-quarter earnings that showed […]
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Figma’s top VCs are sitting on $24 billion worth of stock after massive IPO pop
Figma Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images You can almost smell the bubbly wafting across Silicon Valley. Following Figma’s blockbuster market debut on Thursday, four of the most iconic […]
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Amazon’s cloud business records 18% growth in second quarter
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman speaks at the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 4, 2024. Noah Berger | Reuters Amazon’s cloud group grew recorded revenue growth of 18% in the second quarter, slightly ahead of analysts’ estimates. Amazon Web Services continues to lead the cloud infrastructure market, but is facing intensifying […]
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