President and CEO of Arista Networks Jayshree Ullal Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices moved in opposite directions on Friday, after the CEO of Arista Networks told investors that her company is seeing some deployment shifting to AMD. Nvidia’s stock fell almost 3%, while AMD gained close to 1%. “A…
Pinterest shares closed nearly 17% lower on Friday, after the company cited tariff-related shocks in disappointing fourth-quarter earnings. The social media company’s Q4 earnings came in below analysts’ expectations, with revenue of $1.32 billion compared with LSEG consensus estimates of $1.33 billion. Net income for the quarter plunged 85% to $277 million from $1.85 billion…
The Alibaba stand at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, on July 5, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images While U.S. markets have been focused on the impact of Anthropic and Altruist’s tools on software and financial services, China’s tech giants have released AI models…
Investor Matt Shumer ignited a firestorm on social media this week with an essay that warned about the disruptive potential of AI. More than 80 million views later, he said it “wasn’t meant to scare people.” “I want to be very clear about this, the article wasn’t meant to scare people in this way,” Shumer…
The Seahawks may have won the Super Bowl, but Anthropic also walked away with bragging rights, according to data analyzed by BNP Paribas. The maker of the Claude chatbot saw visits to its site jump 6.5% following its Super Bowl advertisement that took a swing at rival OpenAI’s decision to bring ads to ChatGPT. The…
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI, which merged with SpaceX last week, is facing increased pressure from environmental and civil rights groups over pollution concerns, this time at the company’s facility in Southaven, Mississippi. On Friday, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice, on behalf of the NAACP, sent a notice…
A dozen actors perform a traditional lion dance in front of Todtown shopping mall ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China, on Feb. 13, 2026, during the opening of the Xinzhuang Lantern Festival. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Year of the Horse kicks off this weekend, and China’s artificial…
Shares of Roku jumped more than 6% on Friday after the video streaming company posted fourth-quarter results that trounced analysts’ expectations and offered strong guidance. Here’s how the company did based on analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 53 cents vs. 28 cents Revenue: $1.39 billion vs. $1.35 billion “The biggest driver of…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Instacart‘s stock surged over 7% after the company‘s robust results alleviated worries over mounting competitive pressures in the grocery delivery market. During an earnings call with analysts, CEO Chris Rogers, who took the helm last year, called the concerns “overblown” and said the company monitors threats “extremely closely.”…
Chris Liddell, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, listens during an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, June 26, 2020. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Friday announced it has appointed longtime executive and political operative…