Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was so optimistic last year about his company’s Llama family of artificial intelligence models that he predicted they would become the…
Google was on Tuesday hit with an EU antitrust investigation over its use of online content for AI purposes, marking the latest in a series of crackdowns from the bloc on regulating U.S. big tech companies. The European Commission said it was investigating whether Google had breached EU competition rules by using the content of…
As countries race to build domestic data centers in the name of sovereign AI, Saudi Arabia is betting on a more creative idea: data embassies. A data embassy is where data is stored outside of a country’s physical borders but operates under its laws, much like a diplomatic embassy. The concept is not new. Estonia established the first data embassy in 2017 and there’s only been one…
Broadcom shares hit an all-time high during Monday’s trading session after the emergence of another encouraging sign that the company’s custom chips are all the rage on the AI scene. The newest development comes from the tech website, The Information, which said Microsoft could be looking to move its custom chip business from Marvell Technology…
NextEra Energy Chairman, President and CEO John Ketchum participates in a panel during CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 10, 2025. Kaylee Greenlee | Reuters NextEra Energy plans to build 15 gigawatts of new power generation for data center hubs by 2035, CEO John Ketchum told investors on Monday. NextEra is the largest renewable energy…
In this photo illustration, the ICEBlock app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on October 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The developer of ICEBlock, an app used to track local sightings of ICE agents and other law enforcement authorities, sued the U.S. government on Monday for allegedly infringing his…
NextEra Energy is partnering with Exxon Mobil, the country’s largest oil company, to build a large data center site powered by natural gas for a potential tech customer, CEO John Ketchum told investors Monday The 1.2 gigawatt power plant would combine gas generation with Exxon’s carbon capture technology to reduce emissions, according to NextEra’s presentation…
Several bigshots in Cupertino are getting a career change for the holidays. In the last seven days, there has been extraordinary turnover among Apple‘s top ranks, from its head of artificial intelligence to its top lawyer. CEO Tim Cook now has two fewer direct reports than he did before Thanksgiving. The executive who designed the…
Waymo driverless taxi parks in lower Manhattan in New York City, U.S., Nov. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Waymo, the robotaxi unit owned by Alphabet, has crossed 450,000 weekly paid rides, according to a letter from investor Tiger Global viewed by CNBC. That’s almost double the milestone it hit in April, when Waymo reported…
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna speaks at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, on March 11, 2025. Andy Wenstrand | Sxsw Conference & Festivals | Getty Images IBM announced Monday that it is acquiring data streaming platform Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion. Shares of Confluent soared 29% premarket. IBM stock sank about 1%. IBM…
