Can Starbucks fix long lines at its airport cafes?
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has said airport stores' performance could improve. ...
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Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities
The growing size of data centers is raising questions about power, land and the environment. ...
How tech bros bought ‘America’s most pro-crypto Congress ever’
Crypto showed up in force this election cycle, raising tens of millions to vote out the industry's critics and vote…
Student loan legal battles delay SAVE borrowers’ path to forgiveness
With the Biden administration's new student loan repayment plan is tied up in legal battles, millions of borrowers have had…
Amazon to invest another $4 billion in Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival
Amazon on Friday announced it would invest an additional $4 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by ex-OpenAI…
Why X’s new terms of service are driving some users to leave Elon Musk’s platform
Elon Musk's X implemented new terms of service that are driving some users off the microblogging platform. ...
‘I have no money’: Thousands of Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis
CNBC spoke to a dozen customers caught in the Synapse fintech predicament, people who are owed sums ranging from $7,000…
Donald Trump chooses hedge fund executive Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary
The founder of Key Square Group was deemed a strong favorite to lead the Treasury Department, along with several other…
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is ‘billionaire proof’
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber told CNBC that the social media app's open design could thwart potential acquisition efforts. ...