Technology
CNBC Daily Open: Tech had a rough day in the markets — its employees had a worse October
Traders works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE October’s job losses in the U.S. were nearly twice as high as a month earlier — the steepest for any October since 2003, data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas showed. The technology sector was the hardest hit, with 33,281 cuts, almost […]
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SoftBank shares slide over 8% amid renewed pressure on AI-linked stocks
The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025. Issei Kato | Reuters Shares of Japan’s SoftBank Group resumed their slide on Friday, following a broader slump in AI-related stocks as investors once again grew wary of the sector’s lofty valuations. The group, which holds a wide range […]
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The stocks set to win from soaring AI spend, according to analysts
Corporate investment into artificial intelligence totaled over $250 billion last year as companies raced to develop intelligence-fueled products and services. That spend kept pace this year and is only expected to increase further as Big Tech firms like Meta , Alphabet and Microsoft vie for the AI dominance and pour more cash into the technology. […]
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China’s key weapons in its AI battle with the U.S. — massive Huawei chip clusters and cheap energy
China is focusing on large language models in the artificial intelligence space. Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images It’s well known that Chinese semiconductors designed for artificial intelligence cannot compete with the American firm Nvidia. Yet, China has managed to continue developing highly advanced AI models, with many being run on homegrown chips. China’s secret? […]
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Airbnb shares rise on revenue beat, stronger-than-expected forecast
Shares of Airbnb rose as much as 5% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue and offered rosy guidance. Here’s how the company did based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $2.21 vs. $2.34 cents expected Revenue: $4.10 billion vs. $4.08 billion expected […]
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Datadog’s stock soars 23% on revenue beat, posts second-best day ever
Omar Marques | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Datadog shares jumped 23% on Thursday after the software company reported third-quarter revenue that topped Wall Street estimates and issued a strong forecast for the fourth quarter. The stock had its second-best day ever, behind only November 2023, when shares rose 28%. The company reported […]
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Microsoft forms superintelligence team under AI chief Suleyman ‘to serve humanity’
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI and then CEO and co-founder of Inflection AI, speaks during the Axios BFD event in New York on Oct. 12, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Microsoft on Thursday said it’s forming a team that will be tasked with performing advanced artificial intelligence research. Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of the Microsoft […]
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Sam Altman says OpenAI will top $20 billion in annualized revenue this year, hundreds of billions by 2030
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to media following a Q&A at the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Reuters OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Thursday that the artificial intelligence startup is on track to generate more than $20 billion in annualized revenue run rate this year, with plans […]
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Apple’s AI roadmap looks brighter — plus, Costco delivers upbeat sales numbers
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: Stocks tumbled Thursday as concerns about eye-watering valuations in AI-linked names persisted. The S & P 500 shed nearly 1% in afternoon trading. But the […]
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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says company isn’t seeking government backstop, clarifying prior comment
Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box on August 20, 2025. CNBC OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said late Wednesday that the artificial intelligence startup is not seeking a government backstop for its infrastructure commitments, clarifying previous comments she made on stage during the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event. At the event, […]
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