Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on Dec. 20, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta said Tuesday it is expanding its effort to identify images doctored by artificial intelligence as it seeks to weed out misinformation and deepfakes ahead of upcoming elections around the … Read more
Paul Singer speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Activist investors are circling the tech market. That’s because, after a two-year plunge in mergers and acquisitions across the industry, there are signs of life to start 2024, with expectations that many more deals are … Read more
Alphabet has cut contractual ties with Appen, the artificial intelligence data firm that helped train Google’s chatbot Bard, Google Search results and other AI products. After a “strategic review process,” Alphabet notified Appen over the weekend of the termination, which will go into effect March 19, according to a filing from Appen. The company said … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on January 3, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on January 3, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need … Read more
Traders react after the closing bell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, … Read more
Adobe and Figma, the cloud-based design tool, will terminate their planned $20 billion merger in light of regulatory hurdles, the companies said Monday. In a statement, the two companies said “there is no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority.” Adobe shares rose around … Read more
The Docusign Inc. application for download in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images DocuSign shares rose about 14% on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported the e-signature software company tapped advisors about a possible … Read more
Traders react after the closing bell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The Dow Jones Industrial Average kept its rally going Thursday a day after closing above 37,000 for the first time ever as the 10-year Treasury tumbled below … Read more
Jeff Lawson CEO, Twilio Scott Mlyn | CNBC Cloud software developer Twilio has hired Qatalyst Partners, the investment bank founded by Frank Quattrone, to advise on its defense against a group of activist investors, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Qatalyst, which previously advised Segment when Twilio purchased it for $3.2 billion … Read more
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