Okta pops 15% after topping estimates as AI threat spikes demand for identity security
International: Top News And Analysisby Samantha Subin·26 Aug 2026
Okta shares gained about 15% in extended trading after the identity software provider surpassed Wall Street's fiscal second-quarter estimates.
States sue to block Trump-backed USPS mail-ballot rule after Supreme Court setback
International: Top News And Analysisby Luke Fountain·26 Aug 2026
Two days after the Supreme Court temporarily allowed President Donald Trump's mail-in voting order to proceed on the grounds that states had sued too soon, Democratic-led states returned to court...
OpenAI’s Jalapeño AI chip brings new 'threat' to Nvidia margins as custom silicon gains ground
International: Top News And Analysisby Kai Nicol-Schwarz·26 Aug 2026
Nvidia's near-monopoly over the most advanced AI chips is under "threat" as OpenAI's and other tech giants announce custom-built semiconductors, analysts told CNBC.
I manage Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Cincinnati—the No. 1 lesson she taught me about success
International: Top News And Analysisby Kristy High; Contributor·26 Aug 2026
When I heard that Dolly Parton had died on Tuesday, my first thought wasn't about her music. It was about a child opening a book.
Bill Gates warns ‘there is no plan’ for the ‘upheaval’ AI will cause
International: Top News And Analysisby Hugh Leask·26 Aug 2026
There is "no plan" for the "social, political, and economic upheaval" AI is about to cause, Bill Gates has warned.
Dollar and bond markets 'on edge' ahead of Jackson Hole as Bessent's market intervention piles pressure on Warsh
International: Top News And Analysisby Chloe Taylor·26 Aug 2026
Central bankers, policymakers and economists will gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Thursday for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual economic policy symposium.
Hyundai has grown more than any automaker in the U.S. — and it's not done yet
International: Top News And Analysisby Michael Wayland·26 Aug 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — Hyundai Motor Co. CEO José Muñoz smiled and nodded as a fellow executive discussed the automaker's "mueos-ideun ganeunghada" philosophy during the reveal of its new flagship Genesis...
China's short-drama producers flood the market with cheap bets — and let audiences pick the winners
International: Top News And Analysisby Matthew Tan·26 Aug 2026
Surging artificial-intelligence capabilities and declining attention spans have Chinese producers flooding the zone with short-drama films to see which ones take off.
Iran and Oman prepare Hormuz deal as U.S. holds back on secondary sanctions
International: Top News And Analysisby Mike Sheen·26 Aug 2026
Iran and Oman are approaching a deal to secure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz and future administration of the vital economic artery.
CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia carries world of AI on its shoulders
International: Top News And Analysisby Leonie Kidd·26 Aug 2026
Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Nvidia is carrying the weight of the AI world on its shoulders.
Trump's Saudi nuclear deal reaches Congress as experts warn of proliferation risk
International: Top News And Analysisby Anniek Bao·26 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump submitted a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy to Congress on Monday, starting a mandatory review period for a pact that would open the kingdom to...
CNBC Daily Open: The U.S. is flexing its economic power — drawing retaliation
International: Top News And Analysisby Lim Hui Jie·26 Aug 2026
Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
Amazon service Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence' is shutting down
International: Top News And Analysisby Annie Palmer·26 Aug 2026
Amazon is soon pulling the plug on its 21-year-old crowdsourced work platform, called Mechanical Turk, the company said Tuesday.
OpenAI data center chief Chris Malone is out, the latest in a string of executive exits
International: Top News And Analysisby Ashley Capoot·25 Aug 2026
OpenAI's head of data centers, Chris Malone, has left the company, CNBC confirmed, adding to the wave of recent executive departures at the artificial intelligence lab.
HHS plans new FDA deputy commissioner roles for technology and drugs, sources say
International: Top News And Analysisby Annika Kim Constantino·25 Aug 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services is planning to create two new deputy commissioner roles at the Food and Drug Administration, one of which would focus on technology and the intersection...
Stanley Druckenmiller leads doubters who think Bessent's bond ploys will fail
International: Top News And Analysisby Jeff Cox·25 Aug 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's bond market interventions have generated a modest decline in yields along with a growing chorus of derision from those who think they won't work over the long...
Dragon Ball Z theme park gets $7 billion green light
International: Top News And Analysisby Leonie Kidd·25 Aug 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have committed to building a 6-billion-euro ($7 billion) theme park in the north of Paris.
New Delhi draws in $73 billion in 11 weeks, powered by special deposits for non-resident Indians
International: Top News And Analysisby Priyanka Salve·25 Aug 2026
New Delhi's bid to attract foreign funds through a special scheme has helped power $73 billion in inflows in the last 11 weeks, driven by the incentives offered to non-resident Indians for making...
Lego posts record first-half revenue, CEO touts strong sales at high-end and value pricing
International: Top News And Analysisby Sarah Whitten·25 Aug 2026
Lego revenue is on a tear. The brickmaker posted a 21% revenue bump for the first half of the year, boosted once again by its now-stalwart lines like botanical bouquets, Formula 1 race cars and...
CNBC Daily Open: China in the crosshairs, Bitcoin is back and Dragon Ball Z diplomacy
International: Top News And Analysisby Leonie Kidd·25 Aug 2026
Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. It's sound and fury from the Trump administration as it unveils its economic war against Iran.
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