Elon Musk‘s xAI is a “failure” that will be unable to compete on the frontier of artificial intelligence, Yann LeCun, founder of AMI Labs, told CNBC, as he laid out his view on what could cause a “big bubble explosion” in the industry. LeCun’s comments renew a long-running spat with Musk and cast doubt over…
SpaceX has Agreed AI coding startup Cursor will be acquired in a $60 billion stock deal just days and less than two months after the space company’s historic IPO. Announcement of alliance between the two. The deal is meant to help SpaceX’s AI division — which is built around Elon Musk’s AI company XAI, which…
Qualcomm is working on over 40 designs of new AI devices, CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC, as the chip designer prepares for a wave of “agents” across consumer electronics. In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC’s “The Tech Download” podcast, Amon laid out his views on the changing role of smartphones and apps, why smart glasses…
Google is being sued for dismantling the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced A lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise, which Google says uses AI in its campaigns to send scam text messages impersonating Google and other brands to steal passwords and credit…
Protesters gather with banners and placards outside the offices of Google Deepmind at a protest organized by PauseAI UK and other groups concerned in controlling the development of advanced Artificial Intelligence systems, in London on February 28, 2026. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images) Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images With…
Razer CEO Tan Min-Liang speaks onstage with CNBC’s Joanna Ossinger at Singapore’s Super AI convention on June 11, 2026. SuperAI 2026 Blockbuster public offerings from companies involved in the global artificial intelligence race could be an enduring feature of the industry, Min-Liang Tan, CEO at Singaporean gaming company Razer, said Thursday, ahead of a series…
OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman speaks to journalists after meeting with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images OpenAI is mulling sharp price cuts to its artificial intelligence offerings, as it looks to woo consumers away from rival Anthropic, the…
Elon Musk at SpaceX in Brownsville, Texas, May 27, 2025. Marvin Joseph | The Washington Post | Getty Images SpaceX filed for an initial public offering a week ago, and Elon Musk is already creating confusion. Days before the reusable rocket maker is scheduled to start pitching its story to investors, Musk took to social…
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Fully responsible, trustworthy technology is an almost impossible mandate in a tech landscape that prioritizes speed — but that doesn’t mean some companies aren’t trying. On the heels of the Trump administration’s national AI legislative framework on March 20, in which “winning the AI race” remains paramount, tech developers face tension between the common ethos…
