Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC OpenAI continued its spending spree, announcing on Tuesday that it’s acquired Statsig, a product development startup, for $1.1 billion. Statsig helps…
A view of the Mastercard company logo on its stand during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 1, 2017. Joan Cros Garcia – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images Mastercard on Tuesday said it agreed to acquire BVNK, a London-based stablecoin infrastructure firm, for up to $1.8 billion. It’s the payment network’s…
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Tuesday that “there has to be some regulation” of artificial intelligence, pointing to several documented cases of suicide linked to the technology. “This year, you really saw something pretty horrific, which is these AI models became suicide coaches,” Benioff told CNBC’s Sarah Eisen on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum’s…
While 2026 hasn’t even started yet, major retailers and restaurants are already planning to close locations in the new year. Source link
Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, during the inauguration ceremony for the Navi Mumbai International Airport in Navi Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Indranil Aditya | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Adani Enterprises and Adani Green Energy pared early losses on Friday after the U.S. regulators sought court approval for a settlement…
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he is seeking information from the CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket on their efforts to prevent insider trading on their platforms. Comer’s probe is the latest in a series of congressional attempts to rein in…
October 18, 2025, 07:59 PM ET Birmingham, Ala. , uab Used a goal-line stand to upset No. 22 in the final seconds memphis 31-24 Saturday marked the debut of interim coach Alex Mortenson, son of late ESPN NFL insider Chris Mortenson. The Blazers Trent Dilfer fired On Sunday. Memphis (6-1, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) reached…
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Tallarico addressed the controversy on his “Late Show” interview Tuesday. CBS has denied allegations that show host Stephen Colbert blocked a political candidate interview scheduled for Monday’s show. The interview, which did not air, was posted on the show’s YouTube channel. During a press… Source link
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– As the buzzer sounded in the Big 12 Tournament championship game, jordan harrison ran and jumped into her waiting arms West Virginia Teammates, who pressed him so hard it felt like he was hurt. This was almost the only time anyone bothered Harrison on Sunday. The senior guard wreaked havoc on defense,…
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon attends a press briefing with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 20, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Education Department announced on Friday that it will delay the implementation of wage garnishment and other involuntary collection efforts affecting defaulted…
