Matt Murphy, CEO, Marvell Technology Scott Mlyn | CNBC Marvell Technology shares plummeted more than 17% after the chipmaker’s guidance fell short of some elevated buyside estimates. For the first fiscal quarter, the chipmaker said it expects sales of about $1.88 billion. That was just ahead of the $1.87 billion expected by analysts polled by […]
Alexis Ohanian, Kevin Rose team up to buy and revive Digg
Alexis Ohanian David A. Grogan | CNBC Content aggregator Digg is making a comeback with the help of an unlikely partner: Reddit co-founder and rival Alexis Ohanian. Ohanian and Digg founder Kevin Rose acquired the platform for an undisclosed sum. The deal is backed by venture capital firms True Ventures, where Rose is a partner, […]
Tech stocks down 7% since Trump’s inauguration as tariffs begin
CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th U.S. president in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters Technology […]
Amazon-backed AI firm Anthropic valued at $61.5 billion after latest round
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Anthropic on Monday closed its latest funding round at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation, the company confirmed to CNBC. The $3.5 billion round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and other investors included Salesforce Ventures, Cisco Investments, Fidelity Management & Research Co., General Catalyst, D1 Capital Partners and […]
Trump announces strategic crypto reserve including bitcoin, Solana, XRP and more
FRANCE – 2025/01/20: In this photo illustration, Trump Meme , Trump the Crypto president, is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Romain Doucelin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Romain Doucelin | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies rallied on Sunday after President Donald Trump announced the creation of a U.S. strategic crypto reserve that will include […]
Amazon eyes global expansion for its Temu, Shein competitor
Amazon is looking to expand its competitor to Temu and Shein beyond the U.S. The company intends to launch its discount storefront, called Haul, in Europe later this year, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the plans are confidential. Recent job postings indicate Amazon is eyeing […]
Bitcoin turns positive but still heads for its worst week since 2023
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin turned positive on Friday after the latest personal consumption expenditures price index came in line with expectations, after falling below the $80,000 level overnight for the first time in three months. The price of bitcoin was last higher by 1% to $84,112.00, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it fell […]
Amazon touts its first quantum computing chip a week after Microsoft’s unveiling
Amazon on Thursday revealed its first chip for quantum computing, and said the design is a step toward building efficient high-scale systems. The processor is called Ocelot, and the announcement comes as more tech companies tout their advancements in quantum. Last week, Amazon cloud rival Microsoft showed off its inaugural quantum chip. Microsoft had a […]
Super Micro Computer surges 18% after filing delayed financials
Charles Liang, CEO of Super Micro Computer, during the AMD Advancing AI event in San Jose, California, on Dec. 6, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro Computer shares rallied 18% after the AI server company filed its delayed financial results by the Nasdaq’s deadline. The company’s auditor BDO wrote in […]
Perplexity AI $50 million venture, backing early-stage startups
Perplexity AI logo is seen in this illustration taken January 4, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Perplexity AI, the developer of a popular artificial intelligence search engine, is close to raising a $50 million venture fund focused on early-stage AI startups, CNBC has learned. The company will be an anchor investor in the fund, but […]