Artificial intelligence startup Sierra is raising nearly a billion dollars in a new funding round, CNBC has learned, as venture capital investors search for winners in an ongoing deal spree. The San Francisco-based company brought in $950 million in fresh capital at a $15.8 billion post-money valuation, led by Tiger Global and Google’s GV. Benchmark,…
Two days before the Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial began last week, Musk sent a message to Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of the model maker. Musk suggested to Brockman that OpenAI settle the matter. After Brockman suggested both parties drop their lawsuit, negotiations were derailed, with Musk responding: “By the end of this week,…
Elon Musk arrives to court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on April 30, 2026 in Oakland, California. Benjamin Fanjoy | Getty Images A week into the Musk v. Altman trial, which features two towering figures in the tech industry facing off in a case that could have major implications for OpenAI, the plaintiff…
An Elon Musk sign sits in a bush the federal courthouse during proceedings in the trial over Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI in Oakland, California, on April 30, 2026. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images A progressive wing of the Democratic Party in Delaware is endorsing primary opponents to six incumbent Democratic state lawmakers…
Elon Musk spent most of three days On the witness stand this week In its lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Email, text, and his own tweets There are going to be a lot of witnesses coming forward in court. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam…
Department of Defense CTO Emil Michael on Friday said Anthropic is still a supply chain risk, but that Mythos, the company’s artificial intelligence model with advanced cyber capabilities, is a “separate national security moment.” “I think the Mythos issue that’s being dealt with government-wide, not just at Department War, is a separate national security moment where…
Amazon on Wednesday posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter, and reported cloud sales that topped analysts’ expectations. The stock was up more than 4%, after bouncing around in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $2.78 vs. $1.64 Revenue: $181.52 billion…
A combination image shows Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., on November 16, 2023 and Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter during Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the…
Tesla owner Mike Nelson has been using the AI chatbot Grok in his vehicle for several months now. He finds it is useful, nearly irresistible, and dangerous. Nelson, a lawyer with a background in auto insurance, showed CNBC how he uses Grok on a drive around the New York metro area. Nelson said that while…
Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO post in September, Handing over the reins to hardware chief John Ternes. Turnus may be inheriting one of the most enduring businesses in technology, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystem than the one Cook has spent decades shaping. The 30% cut of the…
