Artificial intelligence adoption could lead to significant job struggles for entry-level workers as companies boost productivity, according to ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott. McDermott told “Squawk on the Street” on Friday that unemployment for new college graduates “could easily go into the mid-30s in the next couple of years.” “So much of the work is going…
Amazon on Friday unveiled a strategic partnership with OpenAI that includes an investment of up to $50 billion, the latest sign of deepening ties between the tech giant and the maker of ChatGPT. As part of the deal, OpenAI will use more Amazon Web Services infrastructure, including a commitment to deploy 2 gigawatts of the…
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is pictured on Sept. 25, 2025, in Berlin. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images OpenAI has closed a $110 billion funding round, a financing that’s more than double the size of its last raise a year ago, which was a record for a private tech company. Amazon invested $50…
Jim Cramer is urging Amazon investors to remain patient and trust the cloud and e-commerce company’s massive spending strategy despite the evident risks it poses to profits. “I have total faith,” Jim said on Friday’s “Squawk on the Street.” “[Amazon CEO Andy Jassy] knows how to do this. So, I believe, and I’m not bolting.”…
Demonstrators gather on Michigan Avenue during a heavy snowstorm to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Chicago, US on January 25, 2026. Jacek Boczarski | Anadolu | Getty Images Some tech leaders are beginning to speak out after the shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in…
The World Economic Forum, each year, becomes the center of the universe for one week in January in Davos, Switzerland. This year, six CEOs of portfolio companies were interviewed on CNBC throughout the week. They discussed topics ranging from artificial intelligence to America’s housing affordability crisis. Here is what they had to say. 1. Amazon…
Thos Robinson | Getty Images Amazon CEO Andy Jassy could see how dramatically artificial intelligence was altering e-commerce. In June, he told employees that AI agents will start to infiltrate aspects of everyday life, “from shopping to travel to daily chores and tasks.” Four months later, Jassy said on an earnings call that Amazon expects to partner with third-party agents, and has…
The Amazon Prime logo on a package in Manhattan, New York City, on Sept. 16, 2023. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have given the country’s retailers another cost to manage during a period of persistent inflation. While many are navigating the change with limited price increases,…
Amazon went from “Magnificent Seven” zero to hero in a matter of days. First, it was blowout earnings on Thursday night, followed by a 9.6% stock surge the next day. Then, on Monday, it was a big cloud deal with OpenAI, and the stock soared another 4.5%. Amazon came into last week’s earnings print as…
Amazon Proteus robots demonstrate autonomous navigation using barcodes on the floor during the Delivering the Future event at the Amazon Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, US, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is widening the productivity gap between large and small companies, lifting up bigger firms that…
