So, Whimo is rolling out its newest driverless system and it's putting it in vehicles made by a Chinese company first. The robo taxi is called the Ohigh. It's built by Ziker, a subsidiary of a Chinese automaker and that's drawing fire from GOP lawmakers.Last week during a committee hearing here in DC, Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno cited prior testimony about Whimo being locked in a race with China and then told the company, "It seems like you're getting in bed with China." Whimo's defense, the Chinese manufact ...

So, Anthropic announcing a blockbuster funding round in AI. It's a $30 billion series G valuing the tech company at $380 billion. It is about $10 billion higher than what I was told that funding round was going to be just a couple weeks ago.It does also top some of the biggest IPOs in history. I'm told there was strong demand here for Anthropic from investors at the 11th hour. The round was led by GIC and CO2.You also had Microsoft and Nvidia participating, although it is part of a portion of what they had ...

As Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency got to work to aggressively shrink the size of the federal government last year, Caitlyn Lewis was ready to help. Lewis, the founding executive director of nonprofit organization Work for America, runs a platform called Civic Match that helps place workers in roles in state and local government. >> For many, it's been a year of chaos and confusion.But at Work for America, we saw for our customers, cities and state governments across the country, that there ...

Open AI is following a different playbook. Dear Jabra Bosa has more in today's tech check. Dear Jra, hey Kelly.So put simply, AI's internal civil war over safety. It's going public. Santhropic just put $20 million into a super PAC that does push guard rails like kids safety chip export controls and transparency rules.On the other side, you've got a coalition led by OpenAI's Greg Brockman and Andre Horowitz. They've poured $125 million into a pack that wants just one federal standard and no state regulation. ...

All right, Amazon's down again. Eighth day in a row. Investors showing some concern after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion on the AI build during that last earnings report on Thursday.For more on those capex plans, we are joined by CNBC's John Port as well as the CEO of Amazon Web Services in a CNBC exclusive. John, over to you. >> Sarah, thanks.Matt Garmin, uh, good to see you. Um, first after earnings. Uh, I guess I saw you in San Francisco a few days ago, but first time on TV.$200 billio ...

>> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SO-CALLED SELL US TRADE.MAYBE YOU SAY IT'S GETTING LOUDER IN CERTAIN AREAS. JUST AS A REMINDER, AS I MENTIONED GOING TO BREAK LAST YEAR THE OUTSIDE THE US TRADE TROUNCED THE INSIDE THE US TRADE BY THE WIDEST MARGIN IN A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. GIVE YOU AN IDEA.THE ISRAEL ETF UP 43%, S&P WAS UP 16.5%, BRAZIL 41, EMERGING MARKETS 31, JAPAN 26 AND THE FTSE IN LONDON UP 21. SO THAT GIVES YOU AT LEAST AN IDEA. THEN WE HEARD A WEEK AGO OR SO THAT BLACKROCK'S RICK RIED ...

AI coding tools are making it possible for anyone to build software, so what happens to the designers? Figma CEO Dylan Field joins for an exclusive pre-earnings interview and a major product announcement that speaks directly to how the company plans to survive the AI era. As agentic coding tools let people skip the design process entirely, Figma is making a bold bet — one that leans into the disruption rather than fighting it. Dylan argues that in a world where everyone can build, thoughtful design is what ...

FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam discusses the company’s new growth outlook and opportunities within AI. ...

New York State Assemblymember Alex Bores (D) has garnered national attention for his plan to regulate AI, both in New York and across the nation. He explains his view that regulation could support American competitiveness, rather than hinder it. Restaurant Brands chairman Patrick Doyle has a unique view of consumers through the Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons brands. After years of implementing an effective tech strategy at Dominos, Doyle discusses his plans for fast food innovation. Plus, Emily Wilki ...

>> POLITICAL BATTLE LINES NOW BEING DRAWN IN THE AI INDUSTRY. ANTHROPIC ANNOUNCING TODAY IT'S DONATING $200 MILLION TO A SUPERPAC THAT SUPPORTS PUTTING MORE GUARDRAILS AROUND THE TECHNOLOGY. DEIRDRE BOSA HAS MORE IN TODAY'S TECH CHECK.SO THEY'RE NOT JUST SPENDING ON DATA CENTERS, DEIRDRE. >> NOT JUST DATA CENTE CENTERS. BUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS AI'S INTERNAL SAFETY, CIVIL WAR THAT'S GOING PUBLIC.YOU'VE GOT ANTHROPIC ON ONE SIDE ARGUING FOR GUARDRAILS ON EVERYTHING FROM SAFETY TO CHIP EXPORT ...