Trump defends economy, CPI report returns, monster Medline IPO, and more in Morning Squawk

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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One in three using AI for emotional support and conversation, UK says

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

The Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) says the tech is being used by one in 25 people daily.

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Facebook tests limiting links some people can share without paying

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.

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Visa says new AI shopping tool has helped customers with hundreds of transactions

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

Visa said it successfully completed hundreds of AI transactions as part of a pilot program it kicked off after a product event in April.

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Microsoft December Update Breaks Critical IIS Servers

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

The security updates delivered through KB5071546 have fundamentally broken Message Queuing (MSMQ) functionality across multiple Windows versions.
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Parents told to lead by example and turn off phones this Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

The children’s commissioner says children are “crying out” for family time over the festive break.

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Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

The Chinese threat group, tracked as UAT-9686, has deployed a collection of custom-built hacking tools to maintain persistent access to compromised systems.
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SoundCloud Cyberattack Leaves 28M Users Exposed

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

The breach has already triggered widespread chaos across the platform, with users worldwide reporting connection failures and cryptic error messages.
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CNBC Daily Open: Oracle’s debt seems to be affecting data center funding

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

Despite the recent pullback in artificial intelligence stocks, the Bank of America thinks “the AI trade may still have room to run into 2026.”

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SoftBank leads decline in Japanese tech stocks as worries over AI spending spill over to Asia

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Techme101

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.81%, dragged by losses in Oracle, Broadcom, Nvidia and other AI names.

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