Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. That figure is higher than Perplexity’s current valuation, but the company said several investors have agreed to back the deal. In July, Perplexity was valued at $18 billion as part of an extension that valued…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, digital currencies fall again as investors make sense of U.S.-China trade tensions and the ongoing government shutdown. Plus, Tether pays $300 million to Celsius Network’s bankruptcy estate. And, John D’Agostino of Coinbase Institutional discusses where…
A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Waymo said it will begin testing in Philadelphia, with a limited fleet of vehicles and human safety drivers behind the wheel. “This city is a…
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs live at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy, in July 2017. Mairo Cinquetti | NurPhoto | Getty Images Days after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned from the tech startup, the HR exec who was with him at the infamous Coldplay concert has left as well. “Kristin Cabot is no longer with…
Buildings in Singapore, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Monetary Authority of Singapore penalised six banks and three other financial institutions a total of S$27.45 million ($21.5 million) on Friday in relation to the country’s biggest ever money laundering scandal in 2023. The case involved more than S$3…
Commuters on London Bridge. Shaun Curry | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Despite the de-equitisation of the last decade, the U.K. stock market still offers plenty of choice for would-be investors in certain sectors, among them staffing,…
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Brian Daboll had a plan and was going to stick with it. His young, talented quarterback wasn’t going to play early in the regular season. He wanted him to sit and watch and learn as much as he could. And then, in the third quarter of the…
The Taiwanese and Chinese foreign ministers are both visiting Europe at the same time this week, a rare alignment of schedules in the same location. – | Afp | Getty Images The Taiwanese and Chinese foreign ministers are both visiting Europe at the same time this week, a rare alignment of schedules in the same location given Beijing’s efforts to stop Taipei from having any form of foreign diplomatic engagements. China…
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NFL fans will relish any opportunity to watch football, including the season before the real season. The 2025 preseason begins Thursday with the annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, featuring the Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions. Let’s dive into a few standout prop bets ahead of the Hall of Fame Game at…
