Technology
SiIicon Valley’s AI agent hiccups: Wasted tokens and ‘chaotic’ systems
San Jose CA, commercial hub of silicon valley and its network of freeways. Steve Proehl | The Image Bank | Getty Images Despite the C-suite’s enthusiasm over artificial intelligence agents that can plow through office tasks like never-sleeping interns, the underlying technology is still rickety and a potential cost-sucker. That much was clear this week […]
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A non-human race: Beijing half-marathon shows how far robots have come
BEIJING, CHINA – APRIL 19: A humanoid robot runs alongside participants during a long-distance race, breaking the half marathon world record by surpassing human performance potential in Beijing, China, on April 19, 2026. (Photo by Emre Aytekin/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving […]
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Justice Department refuses to assist French probe into Musk’s X, WSJ reports
Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department has told French law enforcement it will not assist with efforts to investigate tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a letter from the DOJ’s Office of International Affairs, […]
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Here are 3 forces that drove a remarkable, record-setting week on Wall Street
You can call it a comeback. Stocks rocketed to record highs last week on hopes of a peace deal with Iran, with the S & P 500 closing above 7,100 for the first time and the Nasdaq completing its longest-winning stretch since 1992 — 13 days of gains. For the week, the broad-based S & […]
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Nvidia’s once-tight bond with gamers is cracking over AI, ‘and that breaks my heart’
For its first 30 years, Nvidia wasn’t a household name unless you were a gamer. Now, some of its original fan base feel left behind as artificial intelligence has made the chipmaker the world’s most valuable company. “The gaming segment is no longer the driving force of the company. There was one point when it […]
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OpenAI loses multiple executives in latest leadership shakeup
Kevin Weil, chief product officer of OpenAI, speaks during the Hill & Valley forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Three OpenAI executives announced their departures from the company on Friday, the latest in a series of leadership shakeups at the […]
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Jim Cramer on the market’s ‘remarkable’ rally — and what to watch in a big earnings week ahead
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday laid out his game plan for the week ahead after what he called one of the most “remarkable” rallies he’s ever seen. “If you didn’t believe we could have still one more week where we’d rally 3%, you’d be right,” Cramer said. “We actually rallied 4% thanks to today’s gigantic […]
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Perspective: AI demand is inflated, and only Anthropic is being realistic
The main demand signal for artificial intelligence looks explosive on paper, but it may be significantly overstated. Anthropic, by pricing its tools for that reality, might be the best-positioned AI company if a correction comes. Tokens are the basic unit of AI usage: words and characters that make up both the queries users send and […]
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AI chipmaker Cerebras set to file for IPO as soon as today
Cerebras, a producer of chips that run artificial intelligence models, will file to go public on Friday, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The people spoke on condition of anonymity, in order to discuss internal matters. Cerebras declined to comment. For years, Cerebras sought to sell chips to companies, but it has begun […]
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AMD, Oracle, Microsoft and the IGV lead a monster week for tech stocks
Big Tech stocks were on track to wrap a massive week on Friday, with shares of Oracle, Advanced Micro Devices and Microsoft set to post historic gains and benchmarks. Oracle, up 32% week-to-date, is on track for its best week since October 1999. The company expanded an artificial intelligence data center power deal with Bloom […]
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