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>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

'Silent failure at scale': The AI risk that can tip the business world into disorder

As AI systems become more complex the risk of surpassing human comprehension, not intelligence, could lead to chaos, artificial intelligence experts warn.

7h ago
>_The Verge
AI Business
The Verge

Kalshi voids some bets on Khamenei’s ouster because it’s ‘directly tied to death’

In a statement on X, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said his company would pay out positions on "Ali Khamenei out as Supreme Leader?" at the last trading price before his death. Mansour said that Kalshi doe...

8h ago
>_TechCrunch
AI Business
TechCrunch

OpenAI reveals more details about its agreement with the Pentagon

By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and “the optics don’t look good.”

10h ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

China's Honor shows off smartphone with robotic camera arm and teases a humanoid robot

Honor debuted a Robot Phone on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress as it looks to stand out from rivals like Samsung and Apple in the smartphone market.

12h ago
>_TechCrunch
AI Business
TechCrunch

The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom

Here's everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.

Yesterday
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

3 themes that drove Wall Street's wild week and the new U.S.-Iran conflict wildcard

Investors last week wrestled with the impact of AI adoption on various sectors and the overall economy. This coming week is a wildcard after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.

Yesterday
>_CNBC
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CNBC

Xiaomi launches flagship smartphone as memory price surge threatens sales

The Xiaomi 17 starts at 999 euros ($1,179) while the Xiaomi 17 Ultra starts at 1,499 euros, with the device priced the same as its predecessor.

Yesterday
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Google wants Intrinsic to be 'Android of robotics' as it pushes into physical AI

In folding its Intrinsic project into the main company and out of "Other Bets," Google is aiming to mimic its Android strategy for robots.

Yesterday
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

AI just leveled up and there are no guardrails anymore

CNBC's Deirdre Bosa goes inside the AI-driven market meltdown, the political fight, and the race that's moving faster than anyone can govern.

Yesterday
>_CNBC
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CNBC

Jack Dorsey made the loudest case yet that AI is already replacing jobs

In cutting nearly 40% of its workforce, Block loudly professed that the days of AI taking the jobs of humans has arrived.

2d ago
>_CNBC
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CNBC

How Amazon's massive stake in OpenAI could boost its AI and cloud businesses

The deal could ease some of Wall Street's fears about Amazon's monster $200 billion capex spending, and accelerate its development of AI tools.

2d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Nvidia's stock wraps up tough week as Wall Street focuses more on competition than growth

Meta will use AMD's chips and is reportedly interested in Google processors, while OpenAI is turning to Amazon silicon, as Nvidia faces increasing competition.

2d ago
>_CNBC
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CNBC

Dell shares climb 22% on earnings beat as company navigates rising memory costs

Dell's strong fourth-quarter results show the company is navigating the memory shortage well so far.

2d ago
>_CNBC
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CNBC

CoreWeave CEO defends spending plans, tries to combat debt narrative as stock plummets 18%

Coreweave CEO Mike Intrator said the company has intentionally accelerated its infrastructure buildout.

2d ago
>_CNBC
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CNBC

CoreWeave stock slides as quarterly revenue guidance disappoints

The company's quarterly revenue forecast fell short of consensus.

2d ago
>_TechCrunch
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TechCrunch

Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’

In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI's Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images.

2d ago
>_CNBC
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CNBC

Here's an update on our 4th Industrial Revolution stocks and the rest of the portfolio

Jim Cramer spotlighted the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" winners in the Club's portfolio during Friday's Monthly Meeting.

2d ago
>_TechCrunch
AI Business
TechCrunch

ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users

OpenAI shared the new numbers as part of its announcement that it has raised $110 billion in private funding.

2d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Jim Cramer: Here are 4 reasons I can't be negative on this stock market

"We're in a new Industrial Revolution, and you're not at the part where you're winning yet," Cramer said.

2d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Opinion: Block's layoffs might just be the biggest story of a tumultuous week. Here's why

Block, Jack Dorsey's payments company, will cut 6,000 of its 10,000 workers as it embraces AI. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick says it's the biggest story of the week.

2d ago
>_TechCrunch
AI Business
TechCrunch

AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers and $300M in annual recurring revenue

Suno lets users create music using natural language prompts, making it possible for people with little experience to generate audio with little effort.

2d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Block shares soar as much as 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half

Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its head count.

2d ago
>_CNBC
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CNBC

OpenAI announces $110 billion funding round with backing from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank

OpenAI's latest funding round is even bigger than its prior financing, which was a record amount for private tech companies.

2d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Apple appears to be sitting out the AI arms race. Will the strategy work?

In fiscal 2025, Apple allocated $12.72 billion on capital expenditures likely tied to AI. That's far less than others.

2d ago
>_The Verge
AI Business
The Verge

OpenAI snags $110 billion in investments from Amazon, Nvidia, and Softbank

OpenAI has closed another round of funding, totalling $110 billion being newly committed to the maker of ChatGPT, which it says has more than 900 million weekly active users and over 50 million consum...

2d ago
>_Ars Technica
AI Business
Ars Technica

Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools

CEO says "most companies are late" to realize how much technology will affect employment.

2d ago
>_TechCrunch
AI Business
TechCrunch

OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history

The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion valuation.

2d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

The Tech Download: Software was going to eat the world. Now it’s facing an 'existential' crisis

Fears that AI will upend the much-loved software-as-a-service business model continue to fuel a selloff in the sector.

2d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Smartphone market poised for 'sharpest decline on record' in 2026

Two recent reports predict further declines in the smartphone market in 2026, as dwindling memory supplies continue to drive up prices of consumer electronics.

2d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

See the movie, play the game: How Nintendo is pulling out all the stops to sell the Switch 2

Nintendo is betting on nostalgia and new gamers to drive sales of its flagship Switch 2 console and key games.

2d ago
>_TechCrunch
AI Business
TechCrunch

Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next

Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes.

3d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Jim Cramer isn't fretting Nvidia's post-earnings sell-off. Here's how he would respond

"Don't take today as a referendum on anything," CNBC's Jim Cramer said after Nvidia's stock sold off on earnings.

3d ago
>_Ars Technica
AI Business
Ars Technica

xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise

“Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant.

3d ago
>_CNBC
AI Business
CNBC

Have we seen peak pricing power for Nvidia chips?

Investors may be concerned that a more balanced supply-demand environment could pressure Nvidia's ability to sustain elevated margins.

3d ago
>_Ars Technica
AI Business
Ars Technica

Musk has no proof OpenAI stole xAI trade secrets, judge rules, tossing lawsuit

Even twisting an ex-employee's text to favor xAI's reading fails to sway judge.

4d ago
●Last updated: Mar 2, 2026, 02:49 AM UTC