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Amazon hires execs from AI startup Adept and licenses its technology
The front desk of the Amazon office is pictured in New York, May 1, 2019.Carlo Allegri | ReutersAmazon is ramping up its development of artificial intelligence technology, hiring top talent from AI agent startup Adept and licensing the…
AI’s power is worthless without data privacy
Honor CEO George Zhao (L) and GSMA CEO John Hoffman on stage at Shanghai Mobile World Congress during an awards ceremony on June 27, 2024.HonorHANGZHOU, China — The transforming power of artificial intelligence is of no value unless user…
New York Times editorial board urges Biden to drop out of presidential race
U.S. President Joe Biden pauses during the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump are facing off in the…
Specter of Putin casts a shadow over the Trump-Biden debate
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a concert at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on June 20, 2024.Gavriil Grigorov | Afp | Getty ImagesThere appeared to be an additional presence on stage with Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden…
DJT shares fall after Biden and Trump presidential debate
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a presidential debate with U.S. President Joe Biden in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2024.Brian Snyder | ReutersThe stock price of Trump Media closed down nearly 11% Friday afternoon,…
JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley boost share buybacks as rivals take smaller steps
(L-R) Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building in…
Trump aide Steve Bannon must go to jail
Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon gestures as he speaks to members of the media while leaving the federal courthouse after a judge ordered him to surrender by July 1 to begin serving his four-month prison term, in…
Biden, Democratic fundraisers sound alarm on debate
President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesMany of the Democratic Party's top fundraisers are privately sounding the…
Amazon doubling value of credits for startups to build on AWS cloud
Amazon will double the value of credits it offers some startups to use its cloud infrastructure, CNBC has learned, as the company faces heightened competition from Microsoft in artificial intelligence services.Starting July 1, startups…
Biden debate sparks Democratic nominee replacement talk
U.S. President Joe Biden attends the first presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024. Marco Bello | ReutersPresident Joe Biden's raspy, unfocused, often inarticulate and widely panned debate performance…