Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 21:00
Trump Media and Technology Group said it will merge with an experimental fusion energy corporation called TAE Technologies. In an all stock transaction valued, they say, at more than $6 billion, shareholders of each company will own approximately 50% of the combined company, which the parties are calling one of the world's first publicly traded fusion companies. And they say that Trump Media's hefty balance sheet is going to help fuel innovation in that fusion energy tech.The company says it's just on the v ...
Tech’s Leverage Comes Into Greater Focus
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-12-18 21:00
We saw really strong revenue growth from Micron, The fundamentals clearly outperforming. Is that what we need. We need earnings proof points right now.Hi, Caroline. Yes, absolutely. I think investors are being more picky in general.I think as the I trend continues to accelerate, I think we need solid evidence that it is actually delivering commercial benefits, broadening application and, of course, delivering earnings. And I think that that is really the primary thing that investors are going to focus incre ...
New HHS rules target care for transgender minors
NBC News· 2025-12-18 21:00
The Trump administration announced today new moves meant to crack down on care for transgender minors across the country. This morning, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. unveiled the steps his department is taking. It includes barring hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid from performing transition related care. >> There is divine worth in every person.It shines most brightly in our children. That worth commands us to protect them. And as long as I serve ...
MS NOW | We the People | "The American’s Creed”
MSNBC· 2025-12-18 21:00
I believe in the United States of America [music] as a government of the people, by the people, for the people, a democracy in [music] a republic, a sovereign nation of many sovereign states, a perfect union, one and inseparable. established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to respect its flag, to support [music] its constitution. ...
'You got to be louder': Leslie Jones says reporters should let Trump 'have it'
MSNBC· 2025-12-18 20:56
Wouldn't it be the dopest if he did this to a reporter and they just let his have it like because like he likes to cut people. That's what they do too. They talk loud. They try to overtalk you and and cut you off, but you got to be louder and you got to be cons. Like if somebody if he did that to somebody and they was like, "You know what. YOU CAN'T TALK to me like that and I'm tired of you being" and just let and just the everybody will be like, "Okay, she did it. I'mma do it. I I promise. ...
House passes bill that would help advance AI data center buildout
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 20:54
Scott, you know, you just talked about Micron, you've talked about AI. Both of those have just notched a major win in the House. They have just passed regul regulation that would basically help speed up data centers, the building of data centers as well as the building of transmission lines.And of course, the power and the energy that is much needed to power those data centers. And it actually passed the House with bipartisanship. You saw about 11 Democrats cross the aisle and vote with Republicans on that. ...
AI News: Gemini 3 Flash, GPT Image 1.5, NVIDIA Nemotron 3, Bernie Sanders DOOMER, and more!
Matthew Berman· 2025-12-18 20:52
Gemini 3 Flash is here and it is extremely fast, nearly as good as Gemini 3 Pro and on some benchmarks, even better. It's super efficient and very cheap. It is the best overall model on the planet right now.Here are the benchmarks. So, first the price. It's 50 cents per million input tokens, which is a fourth of the cost of Gemini 3 Pro, a sixth of the cost of Claude Sonnet 4.5%, and a third of the cost of GPT 5.2%. And as you can see here, it is comparable on almost every single major benchmark against Gem ...
AI demand increasing, productivity increases are real: Partners Group's Amoroso
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 20:51
the final stretch of 2025, whether a Santa rally is still possible and what this choppy end ofear trade means for the start of next year. Let's ask our panel partners groups, Anastasia Maroso, CNBC contributor paying capitals Courtney Garcia, Robin Hood, Stephanie Gild. It's good to have everybody with us.Anastasia, I'll start with you. The tape feels still kind of heavy. I mean, we're getting a nice bounce today in the NASDAQ.It's much needed. I don't know how much conviction is behind it, though, in the n ...
iPhone 17 Pro vs. Professional Cinema Camera: A Short Film
CNET· 2025-12-18 20:51
Can the iPhone 17 Pro replace an actual professional cinema camera. I put together a video shoot where I put the iPhone up against a full cinema camera rig to see just how well the iPhone can hold its own. Roll clip.Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat.Heat. Heat. ...
NVIDIA Fireside Chat at Google Public Sector Summit 2025
NVIDIA· 2025-12-18 20:42
In this new era, we know that leadership, technology, and partnerships matter. Google Cloud's partnership with Nvidia is paving the way forward in this new era. We have a very famous and senior leader from Nvidia joining us today who's been working with Google for over a decade.Fresh off GDC GTCDC where we made several announcements together. I'm delighted to introduce the vice president of hypers scale and high performance computing at NVIDIA, Ian Buck. So glad to have you here.And of course, please welcom ...