Microsoft fixes Outlook email issues

The Microsoft office building is in the RheinauArtOffice in Cologne, Germany, on September 11, 2025. Michael Nguyen | Nurphoto | Getty Images Microsoft on Thursday resolved technical issues that got in the way of people sending and receiving email messages in its Outlook application and completing other tasks. The event started in the middle of … Read more

Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft in ‘wrongful gains’

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves the “wrongful gains” that they received from his … Read more

Chip stocks pop after TSMC’s earnings beat boosts confidence in industrywide demand

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Vera Rubin AI platform during a question and answer session with reporters at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Chipmakers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices led an industrywide rally in the U.S. on … Read more

AI startup Replit launches feature to vibe code mobile apps

Artificial intelligence coding startup Replit is now letting users create and publish mobile apps for Apple devices using only natural language prompts, the latest evolution in so-called vibe-coding. Additionally, Replit is nearing new round of funding that would value the startup at $9 billion, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. The Mobile Apps … Read more

Stock futures slip after S&P 500, Dow slide for two straight sessions: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 14, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were near flat Wednesday night as the S&P 500 comes off of two consecutive days of losses. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average … Read more

Big Tech is poaching energy talent to fuel its AI ambitions

Big Tech has been on an energy hiring spree. Technology companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence are bolstering their workforce with energy experts as they look to overcome the biggest bottleneck in scaling AI: access to power. Energy-related hiring jumped 34% year-on-year in 2024, according to data compiled by Workforce.ai for CNBC. Last year’s hiring … Read more

Microsoft says communities won’t see energy price hikes near data centers as utility costs rise

Microsoft on Tuesday promised that consumers won’t pay more when the software maker sets up data centers nearby. The company also committed to replenish more water than it uses, and to add to local tax bases in places where it has data centers. “Our pledge to each of these communities is that we will pay … Read more

Trump says Microsoft will make changes to ensure consumers don’t pay for power used in AI buildout

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Trump said there will be “serious retaliation” after two US Army soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Syria on Saturday, and three other … Read more

Jim Cramer says don’t trade Apple and Nvidia as money rotates into overlooked stocks ahead of earnings season

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that investors shouldn’t read too much into uneventful unemployment data, arguing that a lack of surprises on the labor front is actually giving the market room to reveal the real story: a broad-based rally spreading well beyond last year’s winners. “When you get an employment report that’s basically uneventful, it … Read more

Oracle announces departure of two oldest directors, narrowing board to 12

George Conrades, then chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies, listens during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in Washington on April 13, 2004. Jay Mallin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle said Friday that two longtime directors, both octogenarians, have resigned from the board. George Conrades, former CEO of content network distribution company … Read more