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Google agrees to new $1 billion investment in Anthropic

Google has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC.

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Samsung launches S25 smartphone with boosted AI as Apple battle heats up

Samsung launched the S25 series which comes in three variants — the S25, S25+ and the S25 Ultra.

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Meta backs Databricks as the data analytics startup inches toward IPO

Meta rarely invests in startups, but it works with Databricks on the Llama open-source models that Meta trains.

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Abnormal Security hires ex-ServiceNow exec as CFO as company starts prepping for IPO

Five months after announcing that it hit $200 million in annualized revenue, Abnormal Security has hired a CFO.

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How Bluesky, Twitter’s one-time side project, is challenging Elon Musk’s X

Bluesky attracted many X users following the U.S. election in November. The decentralized social media platform has now grown to over 28 million users.

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UK replaces competition watchdog’s chair with ex-Amazon boss after anti-growth criticism

The British competition regulator tapped a top former Amazon executive as its new chair after accusations from Prime Minister Keir Starmer of stifling growth.

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Kevin O’Leary says he would ‘love to do a TikTok deal,’ but the law prevents it

Kevin O’Leary says that he’s still interested in deal for TikTok, but that it’s no longer legally viable, even after Trump extended a ban on the platform.

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Microsoft loses status as OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider

Microsoft won’t be the sole cloud provider for OpenAI but can decide whether to deliver the company with capacity or allow another party to fill the need.

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Trump says he’s open to TikTok sale to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison

At a press briefing on Tuesday, President Trump suggested that he’s open to the idea of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok.

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Stripe cuts 300 jobs in product, engineering and operations

Stripe has cut 300 jobs, or about 3.5% of its workforce, CNBC confirmed.

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