Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks, as he sits with Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha, at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Elon Musk said Saudi Arabia has approved Starlink for aviation and maritime use in the region speaking at an event […]
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella leaves after attending a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Willy Kurniawan | Reuters Microsoft on Tuesday said that it’s laying off 3% of employees across all levels, teams and geographies. “We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best
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Crypto.com logo displayed on a phone screen with representation of cryptocurrencies. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Dubai’s Department of Finance announced a partnership with crypto platform Crypto.com that will allow government service fees to be paid with cryptocurrencies. The memorandum of understanding between Dubai government officials and Mohammed Al Hakim, president of Crypto.com UAE,
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The app icons for Revolut and Monzo displayed on a smartphone. Betty Laura Zapata | Bloomberg via Getty Images Financial technology firms were initially the biggest losers of interest rate hikes by global central banks in 2022, which led to tumbling valuations. With time though, this change in the interest rate environment steadily boosted profits
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Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, a thinner version of its flagship smartphone. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a thin version of its flagship smartphone in an unusually timed launch as it looks to maintain momentum in its mobile divison against an uncertain consumer backdrop and U.S. tariff policy. The Samsung Galaxy
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Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Coinbase is joining the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial Services in the benchmark index, according to a release on Monday. Shares of the crypto exchange jumped 8% in extended
Perplexity AI is in late-stage talks to raise $500 million at a $14 billion valuation, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC. Accel, the Palo Alto-based venture capital firm, will lead the round, according to the source, who spoke anonymously because the round is not yet finalized. The Wall Street Journal first reported
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HANGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 3, 2024 – The NVIDIA logo and the Apple logo are pictured in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, China, June 6, 2024. On June 5, Eastern time, Nvidia’s stock market value exceeded $3 trillion, officially surpassing Apple’s market value and becoming the world’s second largest technology giant by market value. It is
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he gives remarks outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump is standing in his own way when it comes to passing crypto legislation. Lawmakers this week rejected the GENIUS Act — a bill
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A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance to the company’s office at St. John’s Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2025. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Google agreed to pay nearly $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle allegations of violating data privacy rights of the state’s
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