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Uber is offloading a third of its office space in an example of a dire vacancy situation in San Francisco and how the city will struggle to bring back workers and its economy. Plus, Micron shares fall after Chinese authorities barred some of its large companies from buying its chips. 

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We’re seeing the greatest outperformance of tech versus the S&P 500 ever, with the rally concentrated in just a handful of big tech names including Nvidia, Meta, Google and Amazon. But investors looking for the next big winner in the space might set their sights on Oracle.

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Alibaba’s stock has gone nowhere since announcing its six-way breakup, and is still down today despite making its cloud spinoff official. Plus - what is AI-washing, and why should investors be on the lookout for it? 

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In a CNBC Exclusive interview, Elon Musk voiced concerns about how much control Microsoft has over OpenAI. Satya Nadella has rejected that, but it raises the question again of whether big tech will gobble up smaller incumbents in this emerging industry. Plus, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque explained why his open-source business model is important for transparency. 

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s debut on Capitol Hill seemed more collaborative than combative, unlike tech hearings we’ve seen over the past. He agreed with lawmakers in calling for more AI oversight, saying that safe development of the technology requires companies to do good, regulatory intervention from the government, and public education. 

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Ad agencies are topping analysts' lists of businesses most at risk of AI automation, but ad titan Sir Martin Sorrell argues the technology will be a net positive for the industry. Plus, Apple is now worth more than the combined market cap of the Russell 2000 – but as the tech giant grows, so does the question of whether it’s overpriced. 

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Analysts today have called out a few stocks that could be under-the-radar beneficiaries of AI. CNBC’s Steve Kovach breaks that down – plus one company that has been singled out as an AI loser. 

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Softbank posted a record $32 billion loss at its Vision Fund tech investment arm as executives promise the company are going on the offensive on AI. But is it too little too late? Plus, character.ai has become an example for tech investors of an AI bubble – after the company raised a billion dollars without seeing any revenue. CEO Noam Shazeer talked monetization, use cases, and how they landed their partnership with Google Cloud.

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Google held a much anticipated event today, but what really caught the investors’ attention was its demonstration of AI integration with search. 

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PayPal is the better profitability play, yet trails Block’s valuation by a mile. But does any of that matter when pretty much all of fintech are commodity services anyway? Plus, Amazon is offering a $10 incentive for some customers who choose to pick up a purchase in store instead of have it delivered, and Spotify is tackling AI bots who inflate streaming numbers. 

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