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Autonomous trucking startup Waabi raises $750 million to expand into robotaxis
Waabi founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun Courtesy of Waabi Autonomous trucking startup Waabi said Wednesday that it has raised $750 million in funding as it enters into a partnership to deploy driverless systems in light duty vehicles for Uber robotaxi services. Waabi’s series C round is led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, the […]
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Tech’s top CEOs mum after Minneapolis killings, while leaders like Reid Hoffman, Yann LeCun speak out
Demonstrators gather on Michigan Avenue during a heavy snowstorm to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Chicago, US on January 25, 2026. Jacek Boczarski | Anadolu | Getty Images Some tech leaders are beginning to speak out after the shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in […]
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Meta’s $2 billion Manus deal pushes away some of startup’s customers, who are ‘sad that this has happened’
When Meta agreed to spend a reported $2 billion on Manus at the end of last year, the social media giant said it planned to take the startup’s subscription AI agent offering and “scale this service to many more businesses.” But some existing Manus customers aren’t thrilled with the deal and say they’re now going […]
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said he loves this company. The shares could nearly double this year, says one analyst
Things are looking up for Serve Robotics , a company that is capturing Wall Street’s attention given its expansion in the increasingly hot investment space of “physical AI.” Serve Robotics, an autonomous sidewalk delivery robot maker that was spun out of Uber in 2021, maintains a close partnership with Nvidia even after the chipmaker sold […]
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Maduro pleads not guilty, Nvidia’s robotaxi play, JPMorgan’s ‘secret sauce’ and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. We’re not even a week into the new year and I’ve already started telling myself that my resolution to read more can include reviewing drafts of this newsletter. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market is coming off […]
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Oracle shares on pace for worst quarter since 2001 as new CEOs face concerns about AI buildout
Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk speaks at a Q&A session following a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Pool | Reuters Three months ago Oracle named Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as its new CEOs. They’re off to a rough start. Oracle shares have plummeted 30% […]
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The blowout AI trades that surprised Wall Street in 2025
The artificial intelligence trade got tougher in 2025. While a significant capital expenditure cycle and earnings growth from the world’s biggest tech companies supported the market’s rally to record heights — with the S & P 500 to jumping more than 17% and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 22% year to date — the easy gains […]
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Uber, Lyft set to trial robotaxis in the UK in partnership with China’s Baidu
A Baidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi during Baidu’s Apollo Day in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced plans to bring robotaxis to London starting next year through its partnerships with Lyft and Uber, as the UK emerges as a growing autonomous vehicle battleground. […]
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Lucid’s big SUV arrives with high expectations, and big risks
Lucid Motors gets rave reviews from critics. But it’s sorely lacking customers. That’s a problem the company can’t afford. The Arizona-based EV maker has top-shelf tech, deep-pocketed backers, and highly praised cars. However, it has struggled to meet production targets, and has been unable to steal the spotlight away from established luxury brands with century-old […]
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Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Instacart will pay $60 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it misled users with false advertising and deployed “unlawful subscription enrollment” practices. The federal agency alleged that Instacart used deceptive tactics in its subscription sign-up and “satisfaction guarantee” advertising that caused […]
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