Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Google on Thursday rolled out Nano Banana 2, an update to its wildly popular artificial intelligence image generator. The company launched the first Nano Banana in August, and the service quickly went viral. Nano Banana Pro hit the market in November, built on Gemini 3 Pro. Google…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2026. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, driven by 75% revenue growth in its core data center business. The stock rose about 3.7% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did,…
Software stocks made a comeback on Tuesday after Anthropic hosted its enterprise agents event, where it revealed new partnerships, quelling some investor fears that the sector could be displaced by artificial intelligence. The AI startup launched new updates to Claude Cowork that allow companies to integrate the productivity tool into a host of enterprise apps,…
CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, which rocked Wall Street last month, is getting a wider release. The artificial intelligence startup launched a series of connectors and plugins for the knowledge…
From left, MangoAI’s Nirmal Govind, Canva Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Cliff Obrecht and MangoAI’s Vinith Misra. Canva Software stocks have been hammered in recent weeks as investors worry about threats from artificial intelligence. In the startup world, Canva has been among the highest fliers due to its popularity with designers, but that market is…
Hyperscalers are significantly ramping up their AI capex spending — and increasingly using credit markets to fund it. But investors say this shift is challenging mega-cap tech giants’ so-called ‘fortress balance sheet’ status, and rips up what they call the “unspoken contract” that kept speculative AI spending largely separate from debt markets. After Amazon, Meta…
Global betwork concept using maps from NASA. Fotograzia | Moment | Getty Images As competition with China intensifies, Washington is turning to a cornerstone of American soft power and diplomacy to expand its global influence in artificial intelligence: the Peace Corps. The White House on Friday announced the “Tech Corps” initiative within the Peace Corps aimed…
The stock market staged a comeback last week, even as Wall Street waded through a flurry of both upbeat and unsettling headlines. The Nasdaq broke its five-week losing streak on Friday, buoyed by strong advances from our big tech names like Meta Platforms , Nvidia and Amazon . The tech-heavy index ended the week 1.9%…
CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal sits down with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the AI Impact Summit. Photo: Yolande Chee Yolande Chee India hosted one of the world’s biggest AI events this week, but it was marred by chaos and confusion, apparently not the message it’s trying to send as it strives to become a leading artificial…
Tech giants have committed to funneling hundreds of billions of dollars into Indian AI efforts, against the backdrop of a major summit in the country that’s brought together world leaders and AI execs. Record sums are being ploughed into AI as governments and companies across the globe race to roll out the technology. Hyperscalers —…