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Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi. Databricks Data analytics startup Databricks said Wednesday that it’s buying Neon, a cloud-based database software vendor, for about $1 billion. It’s the latest big deal for Databricks, which bought artificial intelligence model training startup MosaicML for $1.3 billion in 2023 and paid over $1 billion last year for data…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella leaves after attending a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Willy Kurniawan | Reuters Microsoft on Tuesday said that it’s laying off 3% of employees across all levels, teams and geographies. “We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best…
From left, Steven Levy, Wired editor at large, and Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, speak onstage at Wired’s The Big Interview event in San Francisco on Dec. 3, 2024. Kimberly White | Wired | Getty Images Design software startup Figma on Wednesday debuted an artificial intelligence feature to automate the process of building…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City, Feb. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Amazon reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter. The stock fell more than 4% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share:…
Michael Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave, speaks at the Semafor World Economy Summit during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington on April 25, 2025. The International Monetary Fund sharply lowered its forecasts for world growth for this year and next, warning the outlook could deteriorate further as US…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on April 4, 2025. David Ryder Microsoft shares rose more than 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly results driven by its Azure cloud business. Here’s how the company…
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) speaks with Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella after posing for a family picture with guests who attend the “Tech for Good” Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 23, 2018. Charles Platiau | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said that as much as 30%…
From left, Veza founders Rob Whitcher, Tarun Thakur and Maohua Lu. Veza Tech giants like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia have captured headlines in recent years for their massive investments in artificial intelligence startups like OpenAI and Anthropic. But when it comes to corporate investing by tech companies, cloud software vendors are getting aggressive as…
President Donald Trump‘s trade policies will have a negative impact on Google parent Alphabet‘s core advertising business, an executive from the company said Thursday. Alphabet, which reported stronger-than-expected revenue in its first quarter of the year, faces an online ads market that’s on edge due to concerns about how Trump’s tariffs will affect the economy…
IBM reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter on Wednesday. Here’s how the company performed: Earnings per share: $1.60 adjusted vs. $1.40 expected Revenue: $14.54 billion vs. $14.4 billion expected Revenue increased 0.6% in the quarter from $14.5 billion a year earlier, according to a statement. Net income slid to $1.06 billion, or…