Openai in Talks That Value Company at 150 Billion

Getty Images, Shutterstock to Combine in $3.7 Billion Deal

Getty shareholders will own about 54.7% of the combined company, which will retain the Getty name. Shares of both companies surged on the news.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

Anthropic in talks to raise funding at $60 billion valuation

AI startup Anthropic is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal.

CNBC - Jan. 7

OpenAI's Sam Altman urges Trump to ease power plant, data center construction

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested that President-elect Trump should ease restrictions on data center and power plant construction to help boost the development of energy-intensive artificial ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Trump announces Dubai company will invest at least $20 billion in U.S. data centers

DAMAC Properties is the latest foreign investor to announce plans for the U.S. since Donald Trump's victory.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on the hottest housing market in 2025, Banco BPM, Partners Group, and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

Super Bowl odds, best bets: Model simulations for every playoff team and rankings for best value picks

The SportsLine Projection Model's simulations say Detroit will bring home its first Super Bowl championship

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

2025 Fantasy Baseball: Top 150 rankings for Dynasty leagues, complete with value rating system

Here's how to value players when weighing the short-term vs. the long-term

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

Getty’s stock soars 42% after image company agrees to merge with Shutterstock in $3.7 billion deal

The deal is expected to generate annual cost synergies of $150 million to $200 million by year three and to boost earnings and cash flow by year two.

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

Pentagon Labels More Chinese Companies as Military in Nature

Tencent was added to the Defense Department’s list of “Chinese military companies,” contributing to a selloff in U.S.-listed shares of the WeChat owner.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

U.S. Adds Tencent to Chinese Military Companies Blacklist

Tencent’s shares plunged nearly 10 percent after it was designated a military company. The Chinese battery manufacturer CATL was also added to the list.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Indian investors rush into highly valued defence stocks

Asset managers have launched specialist funds as push for domestic armaments sends share prices soaring

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Phillips 66 to Buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 Billion

Phillips 66 will buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 billion to help the Houston oil refiner grow its Permian midstream business.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

OpenAI begins 2025 with massive hype for AGI, superintelligence

The AGI and superintelligence hype has hit a fever pitch unlike any I've seen in my 15 years writing about technology.

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

Stryker to Acquire Inari Medical in Deal Valued at $4.9 Billion

Inari makes mechanical thrombectomy solutions designed to treat peripheral vascular diseases. Stryker said the deal would be complementary to its neurovascular business.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals

Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S.

NBC News - Jan. 6

Sierra Space CEO leaves, as $5 billion company pushes to launch space plane

Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice has left the company, CNBC confirmed Monday.

NBC News - Jan. 6

Sierra Space CEO leaves, as $5 billion company pushes to launch space plane

Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice left the company at the end of 2024 after 3½ years in the role.

CNBC - Jan. 6

OpenAI’s red teaming innovations define new essentials for security leaders in the AI era

Red teaming has become the go-to technique for iteratively testing AI models to simulate diverse, lethal, unpredictable attacks.

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

‘Virtual employees’ could join workforce as soon as this year, OpenAI boss says

Sam Altman says tools that carry out jobs autonomously, known as AI agents, could transform business output. Virtual employees could join workforces this year and transform how companies work, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

5 Ways This Startup Puts Values in Action

This AI company’s values help drive its booming biotech business.

Inc. - Jan. 5

Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on oil prices, investments in clean energy and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 3

Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Rivian Automotive, BYD, Li Auto, Tesla and more in the latest Market Talks covering Auto and Transport.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 3

How to map OpenAI’s ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode to your iPhone action button

Mapping ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode to the new physical Action Button on the side of newer iPhones, just above the volume up and down.

VentureBeat - Jan. 3

How to Build a Company Culture Employees Will Love

Inc. 5000 founders share hard-won lessons on fostering genuine connection and building a culture every employee will embrace.

Inc. - Jan. 3

Constellation Inks $1 Billion Nuclear Power Deal

Under the contracts, Constellation will deliver electricity to more than 13 federal agencies.

Inc. - Jan. 2

China Hits Dozens of U.S. Companies With Trade Controls

The move was the latest escalation in the back and forth between Beijing and Washington over products considered vital to national security.

The New York Times - Jan. 2

Nvidia’s Market Value Got a $2 Trillion Boost in the AI rally of 2024

The AI chipmaker recorded the largest market cap increase of any publicly listed company in 2024, nearly tripling in value to $3.28 trillion by the end of the year.

Inc. - Jan. 2

Content Creators Worry OpenAI Won’t Release a Tool That Promised to Protect Their IP

OpenAI said it would make it easy for content creators to prevent their material from being used to train AI, but it hasn’t yet delivered.

Inc. - Jan. 2

Nominate a company for CNBC's 2025 Disruptor 50 list

CNBC is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Disruptor 50 list — our annual look at the most innovative venture-backed companies.

CNBC - Jan. 2

FBI seizes more than 150 pipe bombs in raid on Virginia farm

The FBI says it found more than 150 pipe bombs in a raid on a Virginia farm. Investigators say Brad Spafford was arrested after a tip that he was stockpiling weapons. It is the largest seizure of ...

CBS News - Jan. 1