Trump White House had a secret crypto booster in Jared Kushner, new Mnuchin file dump shows
Files show that Jared Kushner, one of ex-President Donald Trump's most trusted and senior advisors, was secretly pushing White House to lean into crypto.
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New chief scientist wants NASA to be about climate science, not just space
Katherine Calvin was appointed NASA's new Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor on Monday. She wants to improve data accessibility.
Venture capitalists invested more money than ever into start-ups last year
Despite a surge in VC investment in the U.K and Europe, according to Dealroom data, the region has yet to create a tech titan.
'Green' fuels will cost the consumer — but we need to think long term, Maersk CEO says
Shipping is not unique in attempting to find more sustainable ways of powering operations.
Databricks CEO dismisses cloud sell-off, says growth rates will determine valuations
Databricks, valued last year at $38 billion, is now focusing on industries such as retail, and its CEO isn't worried about a cloud sell-off in recent weeks.
Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather sued by investors over alleged crypto scam
A class action lawsuit accuses Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather of artificially inflating the price of the cryptocurrency EthereumMax.
Chipmakers are set to be 'winners' as the metaverse takes off
The metaverse, which requires large amounts of computing power, is set to benefit global chipmakers — but other related industries could also gain, analysts say.
Solar window start-up aims to turn skyscrapers into vertical solar farms with investment from major window manufacturer
Ubiquitous Energy closed a $30 million funding round, with an investment from U.S. window and door giant Andersen.
Investors are paying millions for virtual land in the metaverse
Investors are paying millions for plots of land — but not in New York or Beverly Hills. In fact, the plots do not physically exist here on Earth.
PC sales are back to 2012 levels, up 34% from their 2017 nadir
2021 shipments were up over 34% from the industry's low point in 2017 to 349 million units, according to preliminary data provided by IDC.
Elastic shares drop after co-founder of Banon steps down as CEO of software company
Elastic shares have fallen of late on weak earnings, and a broader sell-off of cloud names.
Tesla co-founder says EV sales are about to take off, but questions whether production can keep up
JB Straubel says industry sales estimates predicting EVs will account for 12.7% of all U.S. auto sales by 2025 may be too low.
Apple may bid for MLB weekday package, marking its first foray into live sports
MLB and Apple are in talks to stream live regular-season games during the week.
Bitcoin could rise to $75,000 this year to top record high, bank CEO predicts
Seba Bank CEO Guido Buehler told CNBC that bitcoin's price could rise to between $50,000 and $75,000 in 2022.
Nominate a company for CNBC's 2022 Disruptor 50 list
CNBC is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Disruptor 50 list, the 10th annual ranking of the start-ups poised to become the next great public companies.
Facebook drops 36 spots on Glassdoor's annual Best Places to Work list after a year of PR crises
A trove of internal documents released by a former employee sparked a series of hearings and public outrage against the company.
Elizabeth Holmes sentencing proposed for September
The court filing also said the government will dismiss counts 3, 4 and 5 of the indictment in which the jury deadlocked on.
Crypto scams are the top threat to investors 'by far,' say securities regulators
Investments related to cryptocurrencies and digital assets are the top threat to investors "by far," according to a survey of securities regulators.
Goldman's David Kostin says a tech disconnect is the 'single greatest mispricing' in U.S. stocks
A tech stock derating likely has further to go, according to Goldman Sachs' chief U.S. equity strategist, David Kostin.
China is pushing for broader use of its digital currency
China has pushed to expand the number of users for its sovereign digital currency through partnerships with tech giants including Tencent and JD.com.
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