Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Google on Thursday rolled out Nano Banana 2, an update to its wildly popular artificial intelligence image generator. The company launched the first Nano Banana in August, and the service quickly went viral. Nano Banana Pro hit the market in November, built on Gemini 3 Pro. Google…
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instagram said Thursday that it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms as parent company Meta comes under scrutiny…
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled the Galaxy S26 series, its latest flagship smartphone lineup that puts Alphabet‘s Gemini artificial intelligence front and center. It gives the search giant’s AI technology a major mobile foothold just before it’s expected to power a revamped Siri on Apple‘s iPhones. The S26 is notable for the sheer number of AI…
Google is folding in former moon shot robotics software company Intrinsic as Alphabet tries to streamline its ambitions in the space. After five and a half years developing its technology at Alphabet’s “moonshot factory” X, Intrinsic became an independent Alphabet company in its “Other Bets” division in July 2021. The Google parent company announced Wednesday…
Nvidia reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, driven by 75% revenue growth in its core data center business. The stock rose about 2% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.62 adjusted vs. $1.53 estimated Revenue: $68.13 billion vs. $66.21 billion estimated…
The third annual CNBC Changemakers list of women transforming business and philanthropy, which launched on Wednesday, recognizes leaders at the forefront of AI and innovators across traditional fields, from finance to healthcare, retail, entertainment and sports. The 2026 Changemakers range from startup founders to high-profile stars such as Kim Kardashian, who grew Skims to a…
Autonomous driving company Wayve has hit an $8.6 billion valuation after securing fresh funds from Nvidia, Microsoft and Uber. The $1.2 billion Series D round was led by Eclipse, Balderton and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and also featured automakers Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Stellantis. Uber will invest up to an additional $300 million in milestone-based capital….
Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images The head of Amazon’s artificial general intelligence lab is leaving the company less than two years after joining through a so-called acqui-hire deal of his startup Adept. David Luan announced…
Signage at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Jonathan Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet‘s Google will build its first data center in Minnesota and deploy a significant amount of new renewable energy in the state under an agreement with utility Xcel, the companies announced Tuesday….
Software stocks made a comeback on Tuesday after Anthropic hosted its enterprise agents event, where it revealed new partnerships, quelling some investor fears that the sector could be displaced by artificial intelligence. The AI startup launched new updates to Claude Cowork that allow companies to integrate the productivity tool into a host of enterprise apps,…
