The Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference continued on Thursday with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen among the notable names set to take the stage. Artificial intelligence has been a big topic of discussion so far at the annual meeting of top executives, which started Tuesday. AirBnb…
The public opposition to artificial intelligence and data centers is front and center at the Goldman Sachs Communcacopia + Technology Conference. CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator told CNBC’s David Faber that companies haven’t explained the technology’s benefits well enough to the public. “I don’t think we have done a particularly good job of talking about the…
There is more than a 10% chance that artificial intelligence could “kill all humans,” an Anthropic safety researcher said on Tuesday, hours after another employee said he was quitting the company over concerns that AI labs are “gambling with our lives.” The comments underscore growing concerns among those at the heart of AI development that…
AstraZeneca on Tuesday released full results from two successful late-stage trials on its experimental drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, boosting hopes that it could generate multibillion-dollar sales for the company. The biologic medicine, tozorakimab, is under priority review by the Food and Drug Administration, with U.S. approval expected in the first quarter of 2027….
German rocket maker Isar Aerospace successfully reached orbit for the first time over the weekend, marking a milestone for Europe’s commercial space industry as the company looks to ramp up launches to meet what it says is booming demand. The Munich-based company’s Spectrum rocket reached orbit on Saturday and successfully deployed its payloads in low…
This image provided by NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft taken from Canadarm2’s video camera as Dragon approaches the International Space Station, Friday, May 25, 2012. In foreground is a portion of Canadarm2. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple the supply ship…
In September 2025, Olivia Tai trekked to Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco with a makeshift box, blank notecards and a cardboard sign with a message scrawled in Sharpie: “Confessions Box: Tell Me Your AI Secret.” She set up her DIY confessions booth on a sidewalk and hid out of sight, waiting for passersby to…
The El Niño climate event is intensifying into a “supersized” phenomenon that will persist until February 2027, raising the risk of floods, droughts and extreme heat in many countries, the United Nations warned on Thursday. It “has the potential to deliver a massive blow to communities and economies across the world,” Celeste Saulo, secretary general…
When people ask me what causes the most damage in a relationship, they expect me to list out the usual suspects, like financial trouble or intimacy problems. And they’re not wrong to guess that, since both money and sex come up constantly in research on conflict. But as a psychologist who’s spent years studying couples,…
CNBC Cures is proudly underwritten by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, whose support enables our journalism to elevate stories that advance research, innovation and patient care in rare diseases. The science behind rare disease drug development is changing fast, and with it, so is the financial engine that drives it all. This month saw the launch of…
