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Waymo will update driverless fleet after San Francisco blackout to improve navigation during outages
Three days after blackouts in San Francisco brought down Waymo's service, the company said it's implementing changes for when "infrastructure fails."
Motive, an Alphabet-backed fleet management software company, files for IPO
Motive says its products, including a dashboard camera for tracking truckers, have saved over 1,000 lives.
Why an analyst sees Meta shares getting back to record highs – plus, another tariff reprieve
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
U.S. pushes additional tariffs on Chinese chips to June 2027
As part of an investigation that kicked off a year ago, the agency found that China is engaging in unfair trade practices in the industry.
The next AI pivot will be toward efficiency and lowering costs, ex-Facebook privacy chief says
Former Facebook privacy chief Chris Kelly said that AI companies will focus on creating efficiencies for training models.
ServiceNow's deal blitz gives it an 'AI control tower,' CEO McDermott tells CNBC
The enterprise software company said the deal will bolster its cybersecurity capabilities in the age of artificial intelligence.
Why we put Alphabet back in the Bullpen — plus, Cramer's case for Nvidia in 2026
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Novo Nordisk's new obesity pill, Alphabet's data center deal, the end of EV euphoria and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling
Detroit automakers are refocusing on large gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs, and many have admitted that policies, not consumers, were driving the charge for EVs.
Space stocks rocket higher as sector optimism gains steam into 2026
Space stocks have rallied in recent weeks following news that Musk's SpaceX is planning to go public next year and widespread government interest.
We're putting an AI giant in the Bullpen — not letting a mistake cloud our judgment
Alphabet can no longer be ignored.
Alphabet to acquire data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect
Alphabet said the acquisition will help bring more data center and generation capacity online faster.
Instacart ends AI-driven pricing tests that pushed up costs for some shoppers
A study earlier this month showed that Instacart's algorithmic pricing tools caused shoppers to pay different prices for identical items from the same store.
Tech stocks rebound, Google's boomerang strategy, Xbox's slump and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
Uber, Lyft set to trial robotaxis in the UK in partnership with China's Baidu
Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced plans to bring autonomous vehicles to London through its partnerships with Lyft and Uber, with testing to begin next year.
Waymo pauses robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected
As power outages spread Saturday, videos shared on social media appeared to show multiple Waymo vehicles stalled in traffic in different parts of San Francisco.
Xbox is losing the console race by miles. It's part of Microsoft's big gaming pivot
Sales of Microsoft's Xbox Series S and Series X are even behind the original Nintendo Switch, which launched in 2017.
Your CEO wants to be a social media influencer. Is it cool or cringy?
Executives and founders were sold on the idea that social media is good for business. But they're learning the hard way that it's not all it's cracked up to be.
AI was behind over 50,000 layoffs in 2025 — here are the top firms to cite it for job cuts
Some of the world's biggest tech companies cited AI as part of their layoff and restructuring strategy in 2025.
Roomba's bankruptcy may wreck a lot more than one robot vacuum maker
Roomba's bankruptcy should serve as a warning sign to many small companies that big tech may not be able to come to the rescue, say M&A experts.
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