American reliance on China for key components used to power data centers is coming under increasing scrutiny as Washington and Beijing battle for AI supremacy, raising the prospect of higher costs and worsening supply chain shortages for the AI buildout. U.S. hyperscalers are racing to build multibillion-dollar data centers for AI, and Chinese firms supply…
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan speaks at the digital X event in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 13, 2022. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Broadcom shares edged up 2% in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker issued a rosy forecast for the next fiscal year and hinted at growing business with artificial intelligence labs….
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft AI Tour in Sydney on April 23, 2026. George Chan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft will start disclosing quarterly revenue for its Azure cloud business for the first time, providing investors with a clearer picture of its business that competes with Amazon Web Services…
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is launching a defense technology company backed by Palantir CEO Alex Karp, as the former government official looks to turn Ukraine’s wartime technology experience into products for Kyiv and its allies. Karp is set to become the company’s first lead investor, according to Fedorov’s press office. The size of…
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said Tuesday that AI is forcing companies to overhaul roughly $1 trillion of aging cybersecurity infrastructure built for a pre-AI world. “Nothing that was deployed seven or 10 years ago is prepared or ready to handle AI at machine speed,” Arora told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on “Mad Money.” “You…
Dell Technologies shares moved 9% higher in extended trading on Tuesday after the computer maker reported results and a forecast that easily cleared Wall Street expectations. Here’s how the company did relative to LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $7.04 adjusted vs. $4.92 expected Revenue: $46.97 billion vs. $44.92 billion expected Revenue came in higher than…
Palo Alto Networks surpassed fiscal fourth-quarter estimates as mounting artificial intelligence risks boost demand for its cybersecurity tools. Shares added about 2% in extended trading, following a 5% drop during regular trading. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: $1.02 adjusted vs. 98 cents expected Revenue: $3.41 billion vs. $3.35 billion…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that “too many” data center developers don’t care about the communities where they are building those artificial intelligence-sector projects, which have met with growing opposition nationwide. Shapiro’s comments to CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” came a day after President Donald Trump said the only reason American communities should not…
Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images SB Energy, the artificial intelligence power infrastructure company backed by Softbank, OpenAI and Nvidia, has filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the risk factors listed in the Tuesday filing, SB Energy said it’s “substantially dependent” on the performance of OpenAI as…
Waymo’s new autonomous vehicle, called the Ojai, drives in Venice Beach on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Alphabet’s Waymo is expanding its commercial service, and Amazon’s Zoox said it plans to test in more U.S. cities, as the nascent robotaxi market gains momentum. Waymo, which has…
