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Microsoft (MSFT) Q2 earnings report 2025
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, arrives for the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 9, 2024.Brendan McDermid | ReutersMicrosoft shares tumbled as much as 5%…
Disrupt 2025: Only 3 days left for 2 for 1 Pass
Only 3 days remain to score the ultimate deal for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — two of the same ticket types for the price of one! Don’t wait to take advantage of these massive savings. This limited-time offer ends this Friday, January 31…
Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ like China, Russia
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesGoogle's maps division on Monday reclassified the U.S. as a "sensitive country," a designation it reserves for states with strict governments and border disputes, CNBC has learned. The new…
Tesla shareholders want answers about Musk salute, role in Trump WH
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk during a rally the day before Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersTesla's…
Italy sends first data watchdog request to DeepSeek: ‘The data of millions of Italians is at…
The jury is still out on whether the Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is a game changer or possibly part of an elaborate plan by its hedge fund parent company to short Nvidia and other tech stocks. Whichever it might be (maybe both?),…
Google employees petition for ‘job security’ ahead of expected cuts
The Google logo is displayed during the Made By Google event at Google headquarters on August 13, 2024 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesGoogle employees have begun circulating an internal petition titled "job…
The Electric Vehicle Fight Turns to California
California loves its electric cars. More than 2.1 million battery-powered vehicles are driving around the state, and last fall, over a quarter of new cars sold there were electric. Lawmakers are trying to ensure the future holds even…
SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation, plans fintech push
TravelPerk CEO and co-founder Avi Meir.TravelPerkTravelPerk, a corporate travel platform, raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the firm at $2.7 billion, the company told CNBC.The fresh…
Google Maps to show Gulf of America after government updates
The Gulf of Mexico as seen on Google Maps.Source: Google MapsGoogle said Monday it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" in Google Maps after the Trump administration updates its "official government…
FBI’s warrantless ‘backdoor’ searches ruled unconstitutional
Following years of litigation, a federal court has finally ruled it unconstitutional for the FBI to search communications of US citizens collected under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In a ruling…
Here’s what you should know
On Monday, Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek took over rival OpenAI's coveted spot as the most-downloaded free app in the U.S. on Apple's App Store, dethroning ChatGPT for DeepSeek's AI Assistant. Global tech stocks sold…
iPhone SE 4 appears in new photos and video, notch and all
We might have just gotten our best look yet at Apple’s next affordable iPhone SE, shown in both video and photographs of what’s either a real phone or a convincing dummy unit. Despite some reports that the next SE would adopt recent…
Trump is searching for potential TikTok buyers — who are the likely contenders?
A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken January 19, 2025.Dado Ruvic | ReutersPresident Donald Trump wants a U.S. investor to take a major stake in ByteDance's…
Perplexity Tiktok revised merger proposal
Photo illustration of TikTok app logo on a smartphone screen displayed with the American flag.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesPerplexity AI on Sunday revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance. The…
Retro Remake opens preorders for its PS One FPGA clone
Retro Remake’s Taki Udon announced last night that preorders had opened for the SuperStation One, a clone of the PS One variant of the original PlayStation. The $149.99 Founders Edition preorders are sold out already, but you can still…
Meta is paying creators to promote Instagram on other video apps
Instagram added a new short-form video feature to the image-focused platform in a direct challenge to TikTok.Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty ImagesMeta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on other short-form video apps,…
Oracle and Microsoft are reportedly in talks to take over TikTok
Oracle and a group of investors that includes Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok’s global operations, reports NPR. The deal, which the White House is reportedly negotiating, would see ByteDance keeping a minority stake in TikTok…
Twilio shares pop 20%, biggest gain since 2020 on growth forecast
Twilio CEO Khozema Shipchandler speaks at Twilio's Signal event in Sao Paulo on Aug. 14, 2024.Courtesy: TwilioTwilio shares soared 20% on Friday, their biggest gain since the early days of the Covid pandemic, after the cloud…