Technology
CNBC Daily Open: Capex is the number to look at amid Big Tech earnings
Signage at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The news is coming in fast and thick. Strap in. First, interest rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve lowered rates by 25 basis points, as expected by traders. But Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that another […]
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Wall Street hates Meta’s AI spending guidance raise. We don’t
Meta Platforms shares were taking a beating in extended hours trading on Wednesday after management raised its expense guidance and took a massive tax charge. Revenue in the three months ended Sept. 30 climbed 26% year over year to $51.24 billion, easily outpacing the consensus estimate of $48.14 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share […]
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Samsung’s third-quarter profit more than doubles, beating estimates as chip recovery gathers pace
Headquarters of Samsung in Mountain View, California, on October 28, 2018. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Samsung Electronics reported a rebound in earnings on Thursday, with operating profit more than doubling from the previous quarter on a rebound in its chip business. Here are Samsung’s third-quarter results compared with LSEG SmartEstimate, which […]
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Fund managers reveal their bubble recipes and what to watch for as AI stocks soar
AI is tipped to transform the economy and eventually evolve into a $4.8 trillion market, but the question on everyone’s lips right now is: is the market in a bubble? Everyone from tech CEOs to asset managers and central bankers is worried the promise of AI could quickly turn sour if it doesn’t live up […]
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends AI spending: ‘We’re seeing the returns’
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is sounding a familiar tune when it comes to artificial intelligence: better to invest too much than too little. […]
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Google expects ‘significant increase’ in capital expenditure in 2026, execs say
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google parent Alphabet is planning a “significant increase” in spend next year as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure to meet the demand […]
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ServiceNow CEO denies AI companies are threatening enterprise software: ‘They don’t do what we do’
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott pushed back against the idea that artificial intelligence technology will make enterprise software redundant in a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “We realize the world needs access to the great hyperscalers, and so we integrated with all three of them. So that’s a cooperative,” McDermott said. “The world’s going to […]
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YouTube offers voluntary buyouts as company reorganizes around AI
A Youtube podcast microphone is seen at the Variety Podcasting Brunch Presented By YouTube at Austin Proper Hotel in Austin, Texas, on March 8, 2025. Mat Hayward | Variety | Getty Images YouTube is offering voluntary buyouts with severance for U.S.-based employees as it restructures its product organization to focus more on artificial intelligence. The […]
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Microsoft takes $3.1 billion hit from OpenAI investment
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft took a $3.1 billion hit to its net income in the first quarter […]
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Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears a pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta continues to sink money into the metaverse, anchored by virtual reality and augmented […]
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