Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repositioned the social media giant as an AI company. Vincent Feuray | AFP | Getty Images Meta Platforms shares popped about 6% higher on Thursday after Bloomberg reported that CEO Mark Zuckerberg was looking to make significant cuts to the company’s metaverse resources. Bloomberg said that executives have considered cuts…
A sign at a NYS Department Of Labor job fair at the Downtown Central Library in Buffalo, New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to…
When Nvidia this week said it would take a $2 billion stake in chip design company Synopsys, it was just the latest in a string of massive investments announced by the chipmaker this year. Nvidia has also said it would take a $1 billion stake in Nokia, invest $5 billion in Intel and $10 billion…
Inside Horizon Quantum’s office in Singapore on Dec. 3, 2025. The software firm claimed it is the first private company to deploy a commercial quantum computer in the city-state. Sha Ying | CNBC International Singapore-based software firm Horizon Quantum on Wednesday said it has become the first private company to run a quantum computer for…
In a market that could soon be topping out, the best investment idea right now is cash, according to Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management. The market moved higher on Wednesday, but Microsoft shares fell after The Information reported the company was slashing software sales quotas tied to artificial intelligence. Microsoft denied the report…
File: Then Apple Creative Director Alan Dye celebrates the launch of the July Issue at the new WIRED office on June 24, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images Apple‘s head of user interface design, Alan Dye, will reportedly join Meta, in a notable shift of executive talent in Silicon Valley. Apple…
Exterior view of Macy’s herald square store in New York City, on November 28, 2025. Kena Betancur | Afp | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Shopping around Macy’s beat Wall…
Filip Kaliszan, CEO of Verkada. Courtesy: Verkada Security technology startup Verkada has reached a $5.8 billion valuation after a new funding round led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s venture capital arm, announced Wednesday. “I think Google saw the opportunity with us in the application of AI and everything we’re driving to apply AI to the physical security…
Waymo partners with Uber to bring robotaxi service to Atlanta and Austin. Uber Technologies Inc. Waymo on Wednesday said humans will begin test driving the Alphabet-owned company’s robotaxi vehicles in Baltimore, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. The three cities represent the latest additions to Waymo’s quickly growing list of cities where the Google sister company is…
Key Points Dual sourcing and a localized supply helped Nissan get around the U.S. tariffs on foreign auto imports, Nissan CFO Jeremie Papin, told CNBC. It is working with partners to explore ways to offset the effects tariffs further amid extra capacity at its U.S. plants, Jeremie Papin said. Export controls on critical chips also remains a…
