Anthropic faces lose-lose scenario in Pentagon conflict as deadline for policy change looms
Anthropic is heading into Friday in a no-win situation. The artificial intelligence startup has until 5:01 p.m. ET to decide...
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PayPal pops nearly 7% on report fintech startup Stripe is weighing an acquisition
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPayPal's stock surged nearly 7% on Tuesday following a report that...
Microsoft Xbox chief Phil Spencer retires, replaced by AI executive Asha Sharma
Microsoft's head of gaming, Phil Spencer, is leaving the software maker following a 38-year tenure, as the company's Xbox business...
Palo Alto Networks slumps 6% as third-quarter profit guidance falls short
Palo Alto Networks beat Wall Street's fiscal second-quarter estimates after the bell on Tuesday but shares fell 6% on disappointing...
Here are 3 factors that drove the big swings in the stock market last week
It was a tale of two markets last week: Industrials surged while financial and tech names buckled under the growing...
AI disruption could spark a ‘shock to the system’ in credit markets, UBS analyst says
Mesh Cube | Istock | Getty ImagesThe stock market has been quick to punish software firms and other perceived losers...
Tech IPO hype gets drowned out on Wall Street by prospect of $1 trillion in debt sales
Magnificent 7 tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq.Adam Jeffery | CNBCWhile the prospect of a SpaceX initial public offering...
Google and Microsoft offer lucrative deals to promote AI, but even $500,000 won't sway some creators
Megan Lieu is an influencer who makes content about tech and gives career advice on social media.Tech companies like Microsoft...
Palantir beats fourth-quarter estimates on the strength of AI and defense demand
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026....
Oracle announces departure of two oldest directors, narrowing board to 12
George Conrades, then chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies, listens during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in...
ServiceNow's deal blitz gives it an 'AI control tower,' CEO McDermott tells CNBC
ServiceNow will acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in a cash deal valued at $7.75 billion, the company said Tuesday.The enterprise software...
Oracle stock jumps 5% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business
Oracle's stock jumped about 5% Friday after the cloud provider joined a group of investors slated to lead TikTok's U.S....
TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTikTok's U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a...
Databricks raises capital at $134 billion valuation in latest funding round
Databricks CEO, Ali Ghodsi speaks on CNBC's Fast Money on Dec. 17, 2024. CNBCDatabricks said Tuesday that it's raising $4...
Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation
Jyoti Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Harness, speaks at the company's Unscripted conference in London on Sept. 25, 2025.HarnessAlmost nine...
Salesforce shares pop 5%, continuing post-earnings rally and pushing stock to best week since 2023
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSalesforce shares popped 5% on Friday, extending a rally that began after the company's...
Former cyber spy raises $60 million to fight AI threats
Ben Seri (CTO), Sanaz Yashar (CEO), Snir Havdala (CPO) of Zafran Security.Courtesy: Eric Sultan | ZafranZafran Security, a cybersecurity startup...
MongoDB stock jumps 15% on earnings and revenue beat, strong guidance
MongoDB shares rose 15% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company announced third-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street estimates...
'Outside of AI, I'm not really excited about anything,' Wells Fargo Chief Equity Strategist Ohsung Kwon says
Wells Fargo Securities' Ohsung Kwon expects artificial intelligence to dominate third-quarter earnings season. "Outside of AI, I'm not really excited...
Palantir's stock is up 1,700% since its NYSE debut five years ago. Here's how it got there
People walk by a banner featuring the logo of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on...
