Instagram added a new short-form video feature to the image-focused platform in a direct challenge to TikTok. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Meta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on other short-form video apps, including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, CNBC has learned. With the TikTok app not currently available for download … Read more
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024. Cheney Orr | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is tapping tech heavyweights to join his new administration, continuing a trend of Silicon Valley’s growing influence in a second Trump White House. Trump said Sunday he would nominate Scott Kupor, a … Read more
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon shares jumped 6% on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings, driven by growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. The stock is up about 32% for the … Read more
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter, driven by growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. The stock was up about 7% on Friday morning. Here … Read more
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Reddit, Inc. (NYSE: RDDT) to celebrate its initial public offering. To honor the occasion, Snoo, rings the Opening Bell®. NYSE This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where … Read more
Snap unveiled an upgraded version of its Spectacles augmented-reality glasses on Tuesday, doubling down on its bet that wearable devices to enhance the view of the real world will be one of the next frontiers in tech. The company, known for its popular messaging app Snapchat and animated filters, partnered with chipmaker Qualcomm and OpenAI’s ChatGPT … Read more
Amazon reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter, driven by growth in advertising and cloud computing. The stock ticked higher in extended trading. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: 98 cents vs. 83 cents expected by LSEG Revenue: $143.3 billion vs. $142.5 billion expected by LSEG Wall Street is also looking … Read more
A view of Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California, United States on March 23, 2024. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images Advertising is so back. After a brutal 2022, when brands reeled in spending to cope with inflation, and a 2023 defined by layoffs and cost cuts, the top digital advertising companies have started … Read more
A view of the atmosphere during the Snap Partner Summit 2023 at Barker Hangar on April 19, 2023 in Santa Monica, California. Joe Scarnici | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Snap shares surged 28% on Friday after the company surprised Wall Street by showing a profit and reported sales and user numbers that exceeded analysts’ … Read more
Alphabet went into its earnings report on Thursday facing concerns about the growth of its core Google ads business and the company’s ability to generate profits from its hefty investments in artificial intelligence. For the time being at least, the company put Wall Street’s fears to rest. Alphabet topped analysts’ estimates, reporting revenue growth of … Read more
