Elon Musk’s rocket maker SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence startup xAI in a deal that will value the company at $1.25 trillion, CNBC’s David Faber has confirmed. The record-setting deal will be the largest merger of all time and values SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion, according to documents viewed by…
It’s a tale of two different megacaps so far this earnings season when it comes to artificial intelligence. Meta Platforms surged more than 8% after showing signs that investments in AI is boosting the bottom line, while Microsoft shares dropped as the company struggled to justify recent spending plans to investors and showed a slowdown…
The Intel logo is seen at the India Mobile Congress 2025 in Delhi, Oct. 11, 2025. Kabir Jhangiani | Nurphoto | Getty Images Intel shares plunged 17% on Friday after the chipmaker issued lackluster guidance and warned of a supply shortage. The stock notched its worst day since August 2024. During a fourth-quarter earnings call…
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Wednesday said it will begin to show advertising on its Threads microblogging service to all users globally starting next week. “With ads on Threads, businesses can authentically join this conversation while finding new ways to connect with the people most interested in…
ServiceNow will acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in a cash deal valued at $7.75 billion, the company said Tuesday. The enterprise software company said the deal will bolster its cybersecurity capabilities in the age of artificial intelligence and more than triple its market opportunity for security and risk solutions. “This is about making a strategic move…
Oracle‘s stock jumped 8% Friday after the cloud provider joined a group of investors slated to lead TikTok‘s U.S. operations. In a memo to employees Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the social media company’s U.S. division will be run by a joint venture that includes Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX. The…
The Micron logo is seen displayed at the 8th China International Import Expo. Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Micron Technology‘s stock jumped 15% after the company signaled robust demand for its memory chips and blew away fiscal first-quarter estimates. During an earnings call with analysts, Micron, which makes memory storage used for computers…
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO, has a Q&A session at a press conference during the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. Woohae Cho | Getty Images News | Getty Images Even Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang couldn’t save the tech and artificial intelligence trade this week. The chip giant’s talismanic…
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI, which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence company xAI has raised $15 billion from investors, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC’s David Faber. Musk later called the report “False”…
Advanced Micro Devices‘ CEO Lisa Su shut down concerns over Big Tech’s elevated spending during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday and said investing in more computing will accelerate the pace of innovation. “I don’t think it’s a big gamble,” she said. “I think it’s the right gamble.” Many of AMD’s hyperscaler customers…
