Nvidia falls 14% in premarket trading as China’s DeepSeek triggers global tech sell-off

U.S. technology firms plunged in premarket trading, as Chinese startup DeepSeek sparked concerns over competitiveness in AI and America’s lead in the sector, triggering a global sell-off. Shares of chip designer Nvidia, a huge beneficiary of the AI hype, were down 13.60% at 05:52 a.m. ET ahead of the market open. Netherlands-based chip companies ASML … Read more

Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek’s challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms

Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s chip-related stocks fell Monday as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek challenges America’s global leadership in artificial intelligence, threatening Asian tech companies part of the U.S. AI value chain. … Read more

There’s a popular tech stock washout Monday as Palantir, Nvidia, Rigetti Computing drop

Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Technology stocks popular with retail investors tumbled Monday as investors took profits on their 2024 winners and dumped the more speculative names in an environment of rising interest rates. Nvidia slumped 2%. Palantir dropped 4%, while quantum computing winner Rigetti Computing plunged about 33%. Last year’s Nasdaq winner … Read more

TSMC beats sales estimates as AI chip boost continues

The logo for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 26, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. posted December quarter revenue that topped analyst estimates, as the company continues to get a boost from the AI boom. The world’s … Read more

Nvidia’s tiny $3,000 computer for AI developers steals the show at CES

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Project Digits personal AI supercomputer for researchers and students during a keynote address at the CES tech conference in Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was greeted as a rock star this week at CES in Las … Read more

Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI data centers in FY 2025

Vice Chair and President at Microsoft, Brad Smith, participates in the first day of Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 12, 2024. The largest technology conference in the world this year has 71,528 attendees from 153 countries and 3,050 companies, with AI emerging as the most represented industry. (Photo by Rita Franca/NurPhoto via Getty … Read more

How five top CEOs described the AI boom in 2024

Throughout 2024, CNBC’s Jim Cramer discussed the seemingly boundless rise of artificial intelligence with dozens of CEOs across the tech world. Here is how five top enterprise leaders characterized AI’s meteoric rise this year. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the “AI computing ramp” is only beginning and will last years. Huang in March painted a … Read more

OpenAI needs ‘more capital than we’d imagined,’ moves to for-profit

OpenAI said Friday that in moving toward a new for-profit structure in 2025, the company will create a public benefit corporation to oversee commercial operations, removing some of its nonprofit restrictions and allowing it to function more like a high-growth startup. “The hundreds of billions of dollars that major companies are now investing into AI … Read more

Larry Ellison has banner year as Oracle gains most since dot-com boom

Larry Ellison and Monica Seles and Bill Gates (back row) watch Carlos Alcaraz of Spain play against Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Quarterfinal match during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on March 14, 2024. Clive Brunskill | Getty Images It’s been a good year for Larry Ellison. Oracle’s co-founder has gained … Read more

Markets begin last trading week with holiday cheer

A television station broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up … Read more