SINGAPORE — The chief executives of Intel and Broadcom warned that access to capital could emerge as a major constraint on the artificial intelligence boom, even as demand for computing infrastructure continues to outstrip supply. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said financing could become a bigger obstacle to AI expansion than shortages of semiconductors, memory chips…
U.S. software development job postings have risen since February 2025, the launch date for Anthropic’s Claude Code, even as overall job postings fell, complicating predictions that AI would rapidly erase demand for developers. Concerns about the future of the software development career are well-founded, and intensified as companies adopted AI-powered coding tools, especially as those…
SINGAPORE — TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew expects artificial intelligence to drive major scientific breakthroughs within the next three years, transforming a broad range of sectors. “In the next two to three years, we’re going to have a real scientific breakthrough: physics, biotech, chemistry, material science, because of AI. It’s very, very, very possible,” Chew…
Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 29, 2026. Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty Images Two months ago, independent evaluators occupied a relatively sleepy corner…
People pick up their menu inside the McDonald’s restaurant in Times Square, Manhattan, on Sept. 29, 2026, in New York City. KHemaz | GVN | Getty Images Fast-food giants and supermarkets are rolling out a range of AI tools that could affect the prices shoppers pay, but experts warn the spread of data-driven tools could…
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Saturday called for advanced artificial intelligence systems to be built with containment, independent controls and an “emergency brake” that lets authorized people pause or shut a model down mid-task. “We need to surround non-deterministic models with strong, deterministic system design, human controls, and reliable operating procedures, and establish…
Stocks climbed to fresh record highs early last week, but renewed volatility in the artificial intelligence trade showed just how fickle investors can be in this market. The wheels almost came off the bus after Thursday’s terrible session for tech stocks. Then came Friday’s modest bounce-back rally, which proved to be enough to keep stocks…
Colossal Biosciences’ efforts to bring back extinct animals like the woolly mammoth and dire wolves have drawn comparisons to Jurassic Park. CEO and co-founder Ben Lamm told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin at the CNBC AI Forum last week that he understands those comparisons. “I think anyone that saw Jurassic Park in the 90s and didn’t say…
This weekend marks the kickoff of a slew of films centered on some of the biggest figures in technology and artificial intelligence, as public concern about the industry grows. Sony Pictures’ “The Social Reckoning” is expected to open to around $7 million domestically this weekend. The scripted film is a follow-up to Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social…
Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc., left, and Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the 2026 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia GPUs are the most sought-after processors in AI, and they’re in such demand…