BlackRock is seeing a shift among Big Tech investors. Jay Jacobs, the firm’s U.S. head of equity ETFs, finds they’re going for targeted themes like artificial intelligence. “One of the biggest trades we’re seeing this year is simply people leaving the traditional tech sector and getting more granular into AI-specific ETFs, like BAI [the iShares…
The launch of OpenAI’s updated Sora 2 AI video service kicked off another round of anxiety among musicians, actors and other content creators. Sora allows users to generate short videos for free by typing in a prompt. The app is only available on iOS devices and is limited to invitees, meaning people need a code to access…
Thomas Kurian CEO of Google Cloud, speaks at the Google Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas on April 8, 2025. Candice Ward | Google Cloud | Getty Images Google is taking another shot at selling businesses on artificial intelligence agents by introducing subscriptions featuring agents that perform specific work tasks. Gemini Enterprise targets large organizations,…
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images AMD stock climbed 11% on Wednesday, continuing a massive run since OpenAI announced plans to buy billions of dollars…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that he’s surprised Advanced Micro Devices offered 10% of itself to OpenAI as part of a multibillion-dollar partnership announced earlier this week. “It’s imaginative, it’s unique and surprising, considering they were so excited about their next-generation product,” Huang said in an interview with “CNBC’s Squawk Box.” “I’m surprised that…
Ethan Mollick is considered one of the top experts on the emerging world of generative AI, jobs and the economy, but you might not think so if you take his word for it. “Leading is not that far a lead as an expert,” he told CNBC’s Sharon Epperson at the CNBC Workforce Executive Council Summit…
Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Founder and CEO, speaks at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York City on Sept. 28, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investor Brad Gerstner cautioned Monday that OpenAI‘s deals with Nvidia and AMD are purely announcements, not deployments. “Now we will see what gets delivered,” the Altimeter Capital founder told CNBC. “Ultimately,…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, left, and Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices, arrive for a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI and Advanced Micro Devices have reached a deal…
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor incorporates proven components. Courtesy: GE Vernova Van Buren County is a rural redoubt in southwestern Michigan, a quiet corner of a swing state. Pillow soft sand dunes shift and shape along the shores of Lake Michigan. And the county seat – Paw Paw – is named after…
David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock markets are due a “drawdown” in the next year or two after years of being propelled to record highs by an AI frenzy, according to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. “Markets run in cycles, and whenever we’ve historically had a…
