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Reddit stock pops on earnings beat, strong guidance and $1 billion buyback Reddit reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday in which the social media company beat on the top and bottom lines.

Reddit stock pops on earnings beat, strong guidance and $1 billion buyback

Reddit stock pops on earnings beat, strong guidance and $1 billion buyback Reddit reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday in which the social media company beat on the top and bottom lines.

Reddit stock pops on earnings beat, strong guidance and $1 billion buyback
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Nvidia, OpenAI appear stalled on their mega deal. But the AI giants still need each other Five months after OpenAI and Nvidia announced a $100 billion deal, no contract has been signed and no money has changed hands.

Nvidia, OpenAI appear stalled on their mega deal. But the AI giants still need each other www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/n... by @kif.bsky.social

Marsalis, a 1 for the Utah Jazz, blows

The Smashing Machine was far better than Marty Supreme and i think its because the movie’s makers clearly like MMA

I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by federal agents was my childhood best friend.

"I grew up with Alex Pretti" www.theverge.com/policy/86856...

Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for 'immediate deescalation' The Trump administration has surged federal law enforcement to the city to enforce its immigration crackdown and pursue allegations of widespread welfare fraud.

Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for 'immediate deescalation'

Bigly language model

when i was a teenager, i tried to learn the guitar, and spent a lot of time posting away messages and telling people about broken strings, finding tabs, etc.

ultimately it was performative and i never gained much skill at the instrument.

been thinking about this a lot in the wake of claude code

Marty Supreme did not respect the sport of table tennis

Heated Rivalry clearly respects the sport of ice hockey

Lesson in there

Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator Disney is investing in OpenAI and has licensed its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Ariel and Iron Man to be used in the Sora AI video generator.

New: Disney is making $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will bring its characters to the startup's short-form video app Sora.

Disney CEO Bob Iger and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joining @cnbc.com to discuss shortly.
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Supreme pizza was a great flavor you don’t see as much anymore

A surprising amount of older U.S. music is about going to the big city to make it and then taking the midnight train back home to San Jose

Another commute, more intolerable bart delays

It feels like NFL refs really don’t want to call a safety

Think the fixie is making a comeback…..

CNBC has a new logo. Here it is.

Server prices set to jump 15% on memory cost spike: Channel Exclusive: Major OEMs are plotting double-digit hikes as DRAM and NAND shortages bite

Channel sources tell @kunerticus.bsky.social that server prices are set to jump ~15%, PC prices ~5%, as the AI boom contributes to a shortage of memory: www.theregister.com/2025/12/04/s...

Wow! I just got my Apple Music wrapped for the year

Apple nears deal to acquire talent and technology from computer vision startup Prompt AI Apple is in late-stage talks with startup Prompt AI to bring on the company's employees and its computer vision technology.

I used to cover early stage startups, especially hardware and deep tech. And back on that beat today with a scooplette w/ my colleague @kif.bsky.social - Apple acquihiring PromptAI makers of the Seemour app that added cool features to smart home / security cameras... www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/a...

Nvidia just spent over $900 million to hire Enfabrica CEO, license AI startup's technology In a deal reminiscent of acquihires by Meta and Google, Nvidia hired Enfabrica's CEO and other employees of the startup, and licensed its technology.

Nvidia just shelled out over $900 million in cash & stock to hire Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar and other employees at the AI hardware startup, and to license the company’s technology... deal scoop with @jordannovet.bsky.social + @kif.bsky.social @cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/n...

Nvidia just spent over $900 million to hire Enfabrica CEO, license AI startup's technology In a deal reminiscent of acquihires by Meta and Google, Nvidia hired Enfabrica's CEO and other employees of the startup, and licensed its technology.

Nvidia has hired talent from Enfabrica, backed by Arm and Cisco, in the latest non-acquisition. from me and @lorak.bsky.social and @kif.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/n...

How Tim Cook convinced Trump to drop made-in-USA iPhone — for now www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/a... by @kif.bsky.social

yep. smartphone tariffs on india would mostly affect apple. i don’t think any other brand ships into the u.s. in volume.

Amazon taps Whole Foods CEO to oversee grocery business Amazon named Jason Buechel, who currently serves as CEO of Whole Foods, to oversee its larger worldwide grocery business.

Amazon has a new executive overseeing its grocery business: the CEO of Whole Foods. It marks the latest example of Amazon bringing Whole Foods and its own grocery bets (Fresh, Go, etc.) closer together since it acquired the upscale supermarket chain in 2017.
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Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI Trade groups and consultants warn that trade wars spurred by Trump's tariffs could slow global commerce and raise prices for consumers.

Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/t... its a 3-story day for @kif.bsky.social

listen, i’m a consumer, i like buying stuff and i like trends. i just can’t help but feel like the buzz of buying something isn’t what it was. like we or i have built up a tolerance to the dopamine rush of acquiring consumer goods made in china

this time last year the stanley cup was the must-have product.

when was the last time you used yours?

got one alert to be on tsunami watch, and then 6 texts it was called off

tsunami warning in bay area