Nvidia deal: U.S. chip curbs just ‘business as usual’: Ooredoo CEO

Nvidia deal: U.S. chip curbs just ‘business as usual’: Ooredoo CEO

Jakub Porzyck | Nurphoto | Getty Images Qatari telecoms provider Ooredoo told CNBC Wednesday that its new tie-up with Nvidia is compliant of all U.S. regulations and will still allow it to have access to the latest technology. Ooredoo earlier this week signed a partnership with Nvidia, marking the chipmaker’s first large-scale entry into the … Read more

Autodesk must explain financial misreporting: Activist Starboard Value

Autodesk must explain financial misreporting: Activist Starboard Value

Starboard Value LP CEO Jeff Smith speaks during the Skybridge Alternatives (SALT) conference in Las Vegas, May 14, 2014. Jacob Kepler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist investor Starboard Value on Tuesday sent a letter to Autodesk’s board, demanding that the company explain to shareholders who and what was behind an internal financial probe that … Read more

Microsoft Faces EU Charges Over ‘Abusive’ Bundling

Microsoft Faces EU Charges Over ‘Abusive’ Bundling

Brussels has accused Microsoft of illegally abusing its dominance in the business-software market at the expense of smaller rivals, following a complaint at the height of the pandemic by US competitor Slack. The European Commission said on Tuesday it found that Microsoft was restricting competition by selling its video-conferencing software Teams together in bundles with … Read more

The Eternal Truth of Markdown

The Eternal Truth of Markdown

Markdown became a core part of how I wrote. The simplicity and flexibility meant I would live the dream of write once, run anywhere. It did lead to some ambiguity, though. Gruber would probably say this is by design. His emphasis throughout the Markdown documentation is on the syntax of Markdown, not—say—the resulting HTML. His … Read more

Paradromics gears up to test its brain implant on humans

Paradromics gears up to test its brain implant on humans

Neurotech start-up Paradromics will be trialing its brain implant next year, as the race to be the leader in the nascent brain-computer interface (BCI) space heats up. “The brain is a super fascinating organ. We have about 85 billion neurons and every neuron is a million times slower than a computer chip. And yet, the … Read more

Adobe shares surge and head for sharpest rally since 2020

Adobe shares surge and head for sharpest rally since 2020

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 20, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Adobe shares surged 15% on Friday, the biggest gain since March 2020, after the software maker reported earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ … Read more

9 stocks that can benefit from Fed interest rate cuts

9 stocks that can benefit from Fed interest rate cuts

The S & P 500 and Nasdaq extended their record rallies this week following cooler-than-expected consumer inflation data Wednesday morning. While Fed rate cuts would likely benefit the overall stock market, several names in the CNBC Investing Club portfolio — from housing plays to autos to biotech — could really get a boost. Connecting the … Read more

John Giannandrea is the quiet exec behind company’s strategy

John Giannandrea is the quiet exec behind company’s strategy

Apple is behind on artificial intelligence. Now, the company is getting ready to unleash its first wave of user-facing AI products. And behind that push is John Giannandrea, a Silicon Valley veteran who is Apple’s top executive in charge of AI strategy. On Monday, Apple will hold its annual developers conference called WWDC, where it’s … Read more

Priceline, Ramp deal to disrupt ‘archaic’ business travel model

Priceline, Ramp deal to disrupt ‘archaic’ business travel model

Hinterhaus Productions | Stone | Getty Images Ramp, the expense management company recently valued at $7.65 billion, is moving into business travel through a deal with Booking Holdings’ Priceline, as the growing number of corporate spend platforms look to retain and attract customers with additional services. The new product, called Ramp Travel, utilizes AI and … Read more

ThousandEyes launches AI to fix internet outages, teases genAI tool

ThousandEyes launches AI to fix internet outages, teases genAI tool

Surasak Suwanmake | Moment | Getty Images Cisco’s ThousandEyes internet monitoring unit on Tuesday unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered capabilities it said will allow for much faster prediction and diagnosis of internet outages and disruptions. The company said its new AI tech, called Digital Experience Assurance, or DXA, would enable customers of Cisco’s networking technology to … Read more