23andMe independent directors resign from board: Read the CEO memo

23andMe independent directors resign from board: Read the CEO memo

Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023.  Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images All seven independent directors of 23andMe resigned from the company’s board Tuesday, a move that CEO Anne Wojcicki said left her “surprised … Read more

Microsoft, BlackRock form GAIIP to invest in AI data centers, energy

Microsoft, BlackRock form GAIIP to invest in AI data centers, energy

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the company’s Build developer conference in Seattle on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft and BlackRock are part of a group of companies collaborating to pull together up to $100 billion to develop data centers for artificial intelligence and the energy infrastructure to power … Read more

Tech dealmakers skeptical that M&A will pick up after election

Tech dealmakers skeptical that M&A will pick up after election

Lina Khan, chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s antitrust division, participate in a discussion on antitrust reforms at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Oct. 4, 2023. Khan assumed the role of FTC chair in June 2021 after being appointed by U.S. President Joe … Read more

Big AI models will be commoditized: Infosys chair says

Big AI models will be commoditized: Infosys chair says

Massive artificial intelligence models built by the likes of OpenAI will eventually become commoditized with the next wave of value in the technology coming from the applications that are built on top of the models, the co-founder and chair of Infosys told CNBC on Tuesday. Large language models are the AI models trained on amounts … Read more

FDA clears Apple’s sleep apnea detection feature for use

FDA clears Apple’s sleep apnea detection feature for use

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during an event at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Apple Inc. unveiled a new version of its smartwatch with a bigger screen and the ability to detect sleep apnea, part of an event Monday that will also include the iPhone … Read more

Adobe shares fall 9% on weak fourth-quarter guidance

Adobe shares fall 9% on weak fourth-quarter guidance

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Feb. 20, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Shares of Adobe fell more than 9% on Friday, a day after the software company released third-quarter results that offered worse-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter. Adobe … Read more

Oracle shares gain on higher fiscal 2026 revenue forecast

Oracle shares gain on higher fiscal 2026 revenue forecast

Oracle Corp. CEO Safra Catz walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Oracle rang the opening bell in celebration of its 10th anniversary of listing on the exchange in New York on July 12, 2023. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Oracle shares rose about 6% in extended trading on Thursday after … Read more

Microsoft hires former GE CFO Carolina Dybeck Happe as COO

Microsoft hires former GE CFO Carolina Dybeck Happe as COO

A sign is seen at the Microsoft headquarters on July 3, 2024 in Redmond, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft told employees on Thursday that it has hired Carolina Dybeck Happe as its executive vice president and chief operating officer, reporting to CEO Satya Nadella. Dybeck Happe comes from GE, … Read more

JD Vance says he thinks Apple benefits from Chinese slave labor

JD Vance says he thinks Apple benefits from Chinese slave labor

Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen. JD Vance on Thursday took a shot at Apple on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” stating he thinks the company benefits from “slave labor” in China. His comment was part of a broader conversation about taxing companies that rely on manufacturing in China. “Do I think Apple is an evil company? No. Do … Read more

Noom to offer GLP-1 drug through new weight loss program

Noom to offer GLP-1 drug through new weight loss program

Digital health company Noom on Thursday announced it will offer a compounded GLP-1 drug as part of a new weight loss product that starts at $149.  The treatment will feature compounded semaglutide, the same active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. Noom has offered weight loss programs for years, … Read more