Qualcomm working on 40 new AI device designs

Qualcomm is working on over 40 designs of new AI devices, CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC, as the chip designer prepares for a wave of “agents” across consumer electronics. In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC’s “The Tech Download” podcast, Amon laid out his views on the changing role of smartphones and apps, why smart glasses…

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. The New York Knicks became NBA champions for the first time in more than half a century this weekend. Meanwhile, another Manhattan sports franchise — my recreational soccer team — learned we didn’t make the playoffs. Stock futures are rising…

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Electronic Arts launches a new way to advertise directly into gameplay

Electronic Arts, the digital interactive entertainment company, announced EA Advertising, a new way for brands to connect with fans through its portfolio of games, the company said in a press release Monday. EA Advertising is expanding EA’s ecosystem by enabling brands to integrate directly into gameplay through dynamic, real-time placements, from stadium signage to custom…

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SpaceX IPO raise hits $85.7 billion after ‘greenshoe’ is exercised

SpaceX underwriters have officially exercised their overallotment of shares in the historic initial public offering, bringing the total raised to $85.7 billion, according to an investor relations update out Monday. Elon Musk‘s space and artificial intelligence company raised an initial $75 billion on Thursday, making it the biggest IPO ever. SpaceX’s brokers, which include Goldman…

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Anthropic to meet with Trump administration over Mythos dispute

Senior Anthropic staffers are meeting with Trump administration officials in Washington, D.C., on Monday to try to resolve the artificial intelligence company’s latest high-profile dispute with the U.S. government, according to a source close to the company. Anthropic received an export control directive on Friday that cited “national security authorities” and ordered the company to…

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UK to ban social media for under-16s to ‘give kids their childhood back’

Britain will ban social media from offering services to under-16s, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday. The ban could include platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X. “We’re going further than any country in the world by banning social media for under-16s and putting wider protections in place to give kids their childhood back,” said Starmer…

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