Europe’s answer to OpenAI announces billion-dollar AI infrastructure push in Sweden

French AI startup Mistral said on Wednesday it will invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.43 billion) into digital infrastructure in Sweden, including AI data centers. The announcement comes as Europe scrambles to build out the infrastructure needed to power rapidly developing AI tools, as it seeks to build tech sovereignty amid rising geopolitical tensions. The funds … Read more

Salesforce employees call on CEO Benioff to cancel ICE ‘opportunities’

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff participates in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Over 1,400 Salesforce employees have signed a letter calling on CEO Marc Benioff to drop potential business with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, two people … Read more

Musk’s xAI loses second co-founder in two days

Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe.  Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI has lost its second co-founder in two days. Influential researcher Jimmy Ba on Tuesday announced his departure in a post on X, thanking Musk and … Read more

Nearly a thousand Google workers sign letter urging company to divest from ICE, CBP

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York, Nov. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters More than 900 Google workers have signed an open letter condemning recent actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), urging the tech giant to disclose … Read more

Elon Musk wants to be a trillionaire — here’s how SpaceX may get him there

Elon Musk’s journey to becoming the world’s first trillionaire will likely be powered by rockets rather than cars, as SpaceX now accounts for nearly two-thirds of the Tesla CEO’s wealth. Musk became the first person ever to top the $800 billion mark this week, with his net worth now around $845 billion, according to Forbes. … Read more

Tech AI spending may approach $700 billion this year, but the blow to cash raises red flags

The Google Midlothian Data Center in Texas, Nov. 14, 2025. Ron Jenkins | Getty Images Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are expected to spend nearly $700 billion combined this year to fuel their AI build-outs. For investors who love cash above all else, some warning signs may be flashing. With the heart of tech earnings … Read more

Uber held liable, ordered to pay $8.5 million in driver rape suit

Uber signs are seen on cars in Krakow, Poland on October 12, 2025. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Uber on Thursday was ordered to pay $8.5 million to the plaintiff in an Arizona trial that is the first lawsuit to be tried of thousands involving alleged sexual assault and misconduct by drivers on … Read more

NFL plans to have discussions with partners outside of core media for live games, media chief says

The NFL plans to hold talks with non-traditional media companies to potentially sell them the rights to a live game, NFL Media chief Hans Schroeder told CNBC Sport on Friday. “We have other people that are both partners in a smaller sense — maybe not a full package — or people that still are in … Read more

Nvidia shares rise 8% as Jensen Huang says $660 billion capex buildout is sustainable

The tech industry’s surging capital expenditures for AI infrastructure are justified, appropriate and sustainable, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.” “The reason for that is because all of these companies’ cash flows are going to start rising,” Huang said. Nvidia shares closed up nearly 8% on Friday. Huang’s comments come after … Read more

Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved

Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor said two years would be an “aggressive” time frame for space data centers and that cooling remains a problem for the developing technology. While SpaceX has the heavy lift rockets to bring components to space, Taylor told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan that the lack of a cooling solution to transfer the … Read more