ARK Invest is betting big on private tech companies. “It’s an amazing time to invest in innovation,” the firm’s chief futurist, Brett Winton, told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “Both venture exposures and public innovation companies are incredibly well valued today to take a long-term investment.” Winton worked with the ARK Invest team to create … Read more
The Swedish “buy now, pay later” pioneer said Tuesday that its new design would help users find the items they want by using more advanced AI recommendation algorithms, while merchants will be able to target customers more effectively. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Klarna on Wednesday announced a global partnership … Read more
Tesla vehicles sit on the lot at a Tesla dealership on April 15, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla is set to report first-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what analysts are expecting, according to LSEG: Earnings per share: 51 cents Revenue: $22.15 billion Wall Street is projecting that revenue will … Read more
Customers shop in a Walmart Supercenter on February 20, 2024 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Walmart’s majority-owned fintech startup One has begun offering buy now, pay later loans for big-ticket items at some of the retailer’s more than 4,600 U.S. stores, CNBC has learned. The move puts … Read more
Tesla shares fell for a seventh straight day, reaching their lowest since January 2023, as further price cuts over the weekend added to mounting concerns heading into the the company’s first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday. The stock dropped 3.5% as of Monday afternoon to $141.94, bringing its decline for the year to 43%, second worst … Read more
Tesla’s new Cybertruck is shown on display at a Tesla store in San Diego, California, on Dec. 9, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Tesla has issued a voluntary recall of 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix a “stuck pedal” issue that had been depicted in a viral TikTok video posted last week by owner Jose Martinez. A … Read more
Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability AI, speaks during the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Beleaguered artificial intelligence startup Stability is laying off employees after the exit of its controversial former CEO Emad Mostaque. Stability, which is behind … Read more
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an internal email on Wednesday, telling staffers that … Read more
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz Getty Images Andreessen Horowitz said Tuesday that it raised $7.2 billion across five different funds, a sign of optimism in the tech startup world, which has seen a dearth of significant exits over the past two years. “This marks an important milestone for us,” Ben Horowitz, who co-founded the firm … Read more
Rows of new Tesla cars are seen in a holding area near a customer collection point in London, England, on April 15, 2024. Leon Neal | Getty Images Tesla executives Drew Baglino and Rohan Patel announced Monday they are leaving the electric vehicle maker and clean energy company. CEO Elon Musk thanked both departing execs … Read more
