The AI kill switch, explained: 'It's not too little, but it's probably too late'
US Top News and Analysisby Samantha Subin·21d ago
So is artificial intelligence going to kill us all? The question has echoed around dinner tables and family group texts in recent days as AI doomerism has hit a fever pitch.
Google's Gemini becomes latest AI model to break out and hack computer systems
US Top News and Analysisby MacKenzie Sigalos; Kif Leswing·21d ago
Google said on Friday that its Gemini model had hacked three other companies, the first time the search giant has disclosed that one of its models autonomously gained access to third-party computer...
Cramer’s week ahead: What to watch as Wall Street navigates a tough September
US Top News and Analysisby Alexa LoMonaco·21d ago
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday said investors could be in for a relatively quiet week, with only a handful of major earnings reports and corporate events on the calendar as Wall Street works its way...
Elon Musk talks up AI safety while fighting regulation in wild week of strange alliances
US Top News and Analysisby Lora Kolodny·21d ago
Elon Musk had a head-spinning week in AI. After agreeing with bitter rivals Dario Amodei and Sam Altman in their call for foundation model labs to slow the pace of development, Musk was...
McDonald's is the new 'Value Meal,' says trader Mike Khouw
US Top News and Analysisby Michael Khouw·21d ago
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore," said the late Yankee great, Yogi Berra, referring to persistent inflation. Fast forward 50 years, and the same might be said of fast food value menus.
Trump's $403 million war chest is finally being spent on the midterms. Now comes the hard part
US Top News and Analysisby Luke Fountain·21d ago
After sitting on a $403 million dollar war chest for months, President Donald Trump's flagship super PAC has finally opened the spending floodgates.
Nike parts ways with Kylian Mbappé, soccer superstar signs with On
US Top News and Analysisby Jessica Golden·21d ago
French soccer phenom Kylian Mbappé signed his new endorsement deal with On after Nike chose not to renew its deal with the international superstar, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC.
Three words from Kevin Warsh have Wall Street wondering how far the Fed will go with rate hikes
US Top News and Analysisby Jeff Cox·21d ago
With a few carefully chosen words, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh both explained this week's decision to hike interest rates and raised vexing questions about what comes next.
Disney names CTO for the first time as media giant expands tech push
US Top News and Analysisby Lillian Rizzo·21d ago
Disney is looking to increase its foothold in the technology space with its latest hire. The media giant said Friday it hired Karandeep Anand, most recently CEO of Character.AI, effective Oct.
Ticket prices rise for Macklemore solo concert after Ed Sheeran tour removal
US Top News and Analysisby Catriona Marangi·21d ago
Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour is having ripple effects on the ticket market. Ticket prices for an upcoming Macklemore performance are climbing after the rapper was dropped from the...
Sportsbooks remain king this football season, but upstarts are making a run for the money
US Top News and Analysisby Contessa Brewer·21d ago
The NFL season is expected to generate roughly $40 billion in U.S. wagering activity, according to a new forecast from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming.
Rep. Chip Roy doesn't want to regulate AI, but says Congress should have an oversight role
US Top News and Analysisby Justin Papp·22d ago
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a GOP House hardliner and proponent of limited government, said during a Friday appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that he feels Congress has an oversight role to play when...
Fed staff should have known Silicon Valley Bank was vulnerable, new report finds
US Top News and Analysisby Matt Peterson·22d ago
An outside review of the Federal Reserve's oversight of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023 has found the Fed's staff "knew, or should have known," that the bank was vulnerable prior to the...
Social Security reform plans could sway voters in battleground Senate races, survey finds
US Top News and Analysisby Lorie Konish·22d ago
Senators elected this November are slated to be in office in the fourth quarter of 2032 — the projected depletion date for the trust fund Social Security relies on to help pay retirement benefits.
Anthropic and OpenAI need truly independent safety evaluators, experts say in public letter
US Top News and Analysisby Jonathan Vanian·22d ago
Over 100 artificial intelligence experts and evaluators are banding together to warn they won't have the necessary resources and protections to test the safety of AI technology, which is facing...
IRS tax debt agreements have plummeted: 'I've never seen a number that low,' taxpayer advocate says
US Top News and Analysisby Greg Iacurci·22d ago
The Internal Revenue Service has been accepting far fewer deals from taxpayers trying to dig themselves out of tax debts, federal data shows.
AI trade rebound sparks flurry of unusually bullish options activity
US Top News and Analysisby Oliver Renick·22d ago
Interest rates are up, the leaders of the artificial intelligence movement are warning of doomsday outcomes without regulation, and the Nasdaq-100 index posted its best day in six weeks.
Beauty, health and wellness are converging into one retail category
US Top News and Analysisby Laya Neelakandan·22d ago
As consumers become more educated about the products they're buying and look to make more holistic purchases, a new retail category is emerging.
AI safety debate meets reality at Dreamforce as business leaders say last year's models are enough
US Top News and Analysisby Isabel O'Brien; Jordan Novet·22d ago
At Salesforce's annual Dreamforce mega-conference in San Francisco this week, the keynote conversations between CEO Marc Benioff and the heads of Anthropic, OpenAI and Nvidia delved into the raging...
Warren Buffett stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway: 'Father Time always wins'
US Top News and Analysisby John Melloy·22d ago
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the sprawling conglomerate worth $1 trillion that he has led since 1965.
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