CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Palantir expanded its lawsuit against two former employees on Thursday to include the CEO of their new artificial intelligence startup, Percepta…
The Walt Disney Company’s $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI will serve as “a way in” to artificial intelligence, which will have a significant long-term impact on Disney’s business, Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Thursday. “We want to participate in what Sam is creating, what his team is creating,” Iger said….
Celsopupo | Istock | Getty Images Zealand Pharma on Thursday outlined an ambitious five-year strategy for its anti-obesity portfolio Thursday, spotlighting how growing competition from smaller players is tightening the race for market leaders Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly as more of these medicines near market entry. The new strategy, “Metabolic Frontier 2030,” comes as Zealand…
An undated editorial illustration of Indian rupee cash bills and a stock market indicator board. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story The growing pool of investors in…
Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Nvidia is developing software that could provide location verification for its AI graphics processing units (GPUs), a move that comes as Washington ramps up efforts to prevent restricted chips from being used in countries like China. The opt-in service uses a client software agent that Nvidia chip customers…
Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s AI unit, unveiled plans for its first “automated research lab” in the U.K. as it signs a partnership that could lead to the company deploying its latest models in the country. The AI company will open the lab, which will use AI and robotics to run experiments, in the U.K….
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images It ended up being a “hawkish cut,” as expected. Still, investors managed to find a few gifts tucked between the lumps of…
The U.K. and Germany are emerging as key hubs for a new wave of AI defense startups, as Europe scrambles to rearm amid rising geopolitical tensions. Private funding for defense startups across the region has ramped up in recent years, with investors looking to tap into increasing government military budgets, driven by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine…
A slogan related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) is displayed on a screen in Intel pavilion, during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Big Tech is doubling down on investing billions in India, drawn by its abundance of resources for building data centers,…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reacts while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images It ended up being a “hawkish cut,” as expected. Still, investors managed to find a few gifts tucked between the…