Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox said on Thursday that smart glasses are the future of computing devices. “We talk to them, we will see with them, we will use gestures the same way we interact with each other to interact with our computers,” Cox told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin. “The interfaces will get more natural, and so…
Microsoft’s first data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Microsoft RACINE, Wis. — Microsoft said Thursday that it will spend $4 billion to build a second data center in Wisconsin. The first one will come online in early 2026, with the software company spending $3.3 billion on it. The first Wisconsin data center will house hundreds…
Nscale, the UK-headquartered AI infrastructure provider. Courtesy: Nscale Two years ago, Nscale was a brand new startup in the U.K. that had yet to raise any outside funding or officially announce its existence. Last year the London-based company came out of stealth, and in December announced that it had raised its Series A fundraising, totaling…
Shares of Workday popped 9% on Wednesday to around $238 after activist investor Elliott Investment Management announced a $2 billion stake in the company. Workday announced a multi-year plan to enhance its operating model and capital allocation framework on Tuesday, and Elliott said it believes the plan will drive “substantial long-term value creation.” “We believe CEO Carl Eschenbach,…
Mike Intrator, Chief Executive Officer and founder of CoreWeave, (C) celebrates after ringing the opening bell surrounded by Executive Leadership and family during the company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq headquarters on March 28, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images CoreWeave shares jumped as much as 8% on…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to members of the media as he arrives at a lodge for the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oracle‘s historic stock surge this week marked the latest chapter in the story of…
Marc Benioff is keeping an eye on Palantir. The co-founder and CEO of sales and customer service management software company Salesforce is well aware that investors are betting big on Palantir, which offers data management software to businesses and government agencies. “Oh my gosh. I am so inspired by that company,” Benioff told CNBC’s Morgan…
An Adobe sign hangs along Main Street during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 27, 2025 in Park City, Utah. David Becker | Getty Images Adobe reported fiscal third-quarter results that topped analysts’ estimates. The design software maker’s shares rose in extended trading. Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella departs following a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees in a meeting on Thursday that the company has work to…
Oracle stock roared 40% higher on Wednesday after reporting gobsmacking cloud demand numbers, setting the company on track for a historic gain. The cloud giant is on pace for its best day since 1992, and is now quickly approaching the $1 trillion market cap benchmark. Oracle is now at $950 billion. The company said Tuesday…
