For the close to half-a-million workers at FedEx, a major AI journey is underway. The logistics giant is in the midst of a widespread AI literacy initiative that it says will make employees more knowledgeable, efficient and promotion-ready. Launched in early December in partnership with tech consulting firm Accenture, the enterprise-wide education program is also meant to spark innovation…
People queue to have their laptops install with OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant at the Baidu headquarter in Beijing on March 11, 2026. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images Three months ago, the tech industry was unaware of a lobster-themed AI coding project built by an under-the-radar Austrian software developer. OpenClaw, as that creation…
Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates Lacy O’Toole | CNBC But in a major article this week, the Times says that over the past two years, “there has been a growing backlash from the billionaires who are its target donors,” including a “quiet campaign by one pro-Trump tech billionaire to destroy it.” Peter Thiel tells the Times he has privately…
CHENGDU, CHINA – MARCH 18: Apple CEO Tim Cook attends a special event marking Apple’s 50th anniversary at the Apple Taikoo Li Chengdu store on March 18, 2026 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. VCG | Getty Images Tim Cook touched down in Chengdu, China, this week for an Apple Store event tied to the…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Washington state’s proposed new income tax includes the largest “marriage penalty” in the nation, placing higher taxes on certain couples who file jointly,…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters The Trump administration on Friday issued a legislative framework for a single national policy on artificial intelligence, aiming to create uniform safety and security guardrails around the nascent…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote address at the GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images The perks of working in Silicon Valley have long included high salaries. Now, some engineers may be offered a new incentive: artificial intelligence tokens. Nvidia CEO Jensen…
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI will combine its web browser, ChatGPT app and Codex coding app into a singular desktop super app, CNBC confirmed on Thursday. Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, will oversee the change with assistance from OpenAI President Greg Brockman, according to a spokesperson. The new app aims to…
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, on Jan. 16, 2026. Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron said revenue almost tripled in the latest quarter as results topped analysts’ estimates. The stock was mostly flat in extended trading. Here’s how the…
The Manus logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the Meta logo visible in the background. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Artificial intelligence start-up Manus, recently acquired by Meta, launched a new desktop application Monday that brings its AI agent directly onto personal laptops. The company’s general agent — which…
