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☆ Abu Dhabi wants to be an AI leader. Aligning with the US is just the start
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The world’s first minister dedicated to developing artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is already becoming embroiled in a global power struggle for tech supremacy. The UAE is one of the world’s largest producers of fossil fuels, and Abu Dhabi sees its AI push as crucial for diversifying away from oil. Christopher Pike/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWashington has also limited the sale of sophisticated US chips to ensure China doesn’t use Middle Eastern nations as a back door to access the newest AI technology, according to Reuters. By opening up the technology, Abu Dhabi is positioning itself as an ally to developing nations that don’t have the resources to build their own AI tools. In March, a report commissioned by the US State Department warned that the most advanced AI systems could, in a worst-case scenario, “pose an extinction-level threat to the human species.”Olama has some specific concerns.

Persons: Biden, Omar Al Olama, “, Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, ”, ” Olama, Al Olama, ’ ”, Christopher Pike, Olama, Abu Dhabi’s, ” James Lewis, Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin, Gifty Sahany, Lewis, ” He’s Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, United Arab Emirates, UAE, PwC, Commerce Department, Huawei, Etihad, United, Bloomberg, Getty, Washington, Reuters, Nvidia, Apple, Technology Innovation Institute, Google, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Washington DC, University of Artificial Intelligence, Systems, US State Department Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, China, United States, Dubai, Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Beijing, Washington, University, Valley

☆ Nvidia, Apple, other tech giants flash weakness. Here are buy levels to consider as entry points
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Apple and Alphabet pulled back to the support levels we highlighted and have since rallied strongly. As we can see, $400 served as a key support level three times early this year (the second black horizontal line). Here, we are again applying the polarity principle and using prior resistance as the new support level. We see that $166 has proven a key support level (the top black horizontal line) ever since that post-earnings breakout. Nvidia Potential entry points: $120, $110, and $100 Just below Tuesday's close, around $120, that's a battleground level (the top black horizontal line).

Persons: It's, we've, We're, it's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Big Tech, Club, Apple Intelligence, Developers, CNBC, NVIDIA, Publishing, Getty Locations: HANGZHOU, CHINA, Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, China

☆ Microsoft faces mega fine after EU takes issue with bundling of Teams and Office
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Hanna Ziady | Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Microsoft has violated European Union antitrust laws by bundling Teams with its other popular applications for businesses, EU officials said Tuesday, marking the bloc’s latest challenge to a US tech giant. If confirmed, the preliminary findings of an EU investigation could lead to a fine of up to 10% of Microsoft’s global revenue, which totaled $211 billion in its latest financial year. Apple, which has denied wrongdoing, also faces a huge fine if the charges are confirmed. “Preserving competition for remote communication and collaboration tools is essential as it also fosters innovation on these markets. If confirmed, Microsoft’s conduct would be illegal under our competition rules,” she added.

Persons: Apple, Slack, Margrethe Vestager Organizations: London CNN, Microsoft, Digital Markets, Apple, European Commission, Salesforce, CNN

☆ Tech giants bet next-generation optical networks will reduce AI's climate impact, aid 6G transition
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

IOWN Global Forum is a global group aiming to develop technical standards for all-photonics networks. "Mobile traffic is growing more and more every day," Katsuhiko Kawazoe, chair of the IOWN Global Forum, told CNBC via email. "Data centers are becoming bigger and bigger, and hyperscale data centers are a struggle for societies' carbon reductions," Kawashima said. "To deploy antennas, we need optical fiber to connect antennas to radio data centers," Kawashima explained. For now, the IOWN Global Forum is working toward achieving its main goals by 2030.

Persons: —, Kawazoe, Gonzalo Camarillo, OpenAI's, Kawashima, Banks, NTT's Kawashima Organizations: Getty, Microsoft, Google, Intel, Sony, IOWN, photonics, NTT, Ericsson, Nokia, SK Hynix, CNBC, IOWN Global, NTT Corporation, Mitsubishi, Netflix, Amazon, 5G

☆ Nvidia share price nosedives to wipe $430 billion off company’s value
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The US chipmaker’s market capitalization hit $3.34 trillion on June 18 to surpass Microsoft’s but has since shed $430 billion. Now worth $2.91 trillion, Nvidia has fallen into third place globally, behind Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL), which have a market cap of $3.33 trillion and $3.19 trillion respectively. The company’s chips power AI systems, including generative AI, the technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT that can create text, images and other media. Now investors have started to take profits and they seem to prefer selling stocks with the best year-to-date performance.”Market contagion? Nvidia is a member of the so-called Magnificent Seven, the mega-cap tech companies whose shares greatly outperformed the broader US stock market rally last year.

Persons: ” Jim Reid, OpenAI’s, Nvidia’s, ” Jochen Stanzl, —, ”, Derren Nathan, Hargreaves, isn’t, “ Organizations: London CNN, Nvidia, US, Microsoft, Apple, Deutsche Bank, CMC, CNN, Nasdaq

☆ Eli Lilly's treatment for obesity and diabetes looks promising for another severe condition
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. "This is what the bears should be most worried about, which is the [market] broadening out," Jim Cramer said Monday. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Eli Lilly, Jim, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Dow, Nasdaq, Honeywell, Coterra Energy, Nvidia, Microsoft, U.S

☆ Huawei Harmony OS: Flashpoint in US-China tech rivalry is again a force to reckon with
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Huawei is in the midst of one of the most stunning comebacks in the history of the tech industry. The Chinese giant, which has been a flashpoint in the escalating rivalry between Washington and Beijing, says more than 900 million smartphones now use its in-house operating system Harmony OS. Harmony, which is called “Hongmeng” in Chinese, was first unveiled in 2019, months after Huawei was placed on a US trade blacklist that barred American firms from selling tech and software to the Chinese tech company without a license. The US ban prevented companies like Google (GOOGL) from supplying new Huawei devices with its version of Android OS. Sales of the iPhone began bouncing back in May, after the company aggressively cut prices in its largest overseas market.

Persons: ” Richard Yu, It’s, Yu, Huawei’s Organizations: CNN, Huawei, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Research Locations: China, Washington, Beijing, Shenzhen

☆ Top Wall Street analysts recommend these stocks for the long haul
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Against that uncertain backdrop, Wall Street analysts are focused on identifying stocks with solid fundamentals and strong long-term growth prospects. In that climate, here are three stocks favored by the Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Finally, Feinseth mentioned Microsoft's strong financial position, which supports enhanced shareholder returns and enables investments in the company's AI ambitions. The company's Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform securely connects users, devices and applications by protecting them from cyberattacks and data loss. Following the Zenith Live 2024 event, Baird analyst Shrenik Kothari reaffirmed a buy rating on Zscaler stock with a price target of $260.

Persons: Kevin Scott, TD Cowen, Helane Becker, Becker, TipRanks, OpenAI, Ivan Feinseth, Feinseth, Baird, Shrenik Kothari, Zscaler, Kothari Organizations: Microsoft, Technology, Artificial, Seattle Convention Center, Federal Reserve, Street, Delta Air, Delta Air Lines, DAL, Delta, Activision Blizzard, Zero, Zenith Locations: Seattle, Seattle , Washington, Toronto, Delta

☆ Microsoft is one of the most overbought stocks on Wall Street. Here are the others
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

To that end, CNBC Pro used its stock screener tool to find the most overbought and oversold names on Wall Street, employing the 14-day relative strength index, or RSI, as a metric. Stocks that have a 14-day RSI above 70 are said to be overbought, indicating that shares might soon be due for a pullback. Microsoft was among the most overbought stocks this week, with an RSI of 74. Analyst price targets suggest more than 37% upside, per LSEG. With a RSI of about 19, real estate data firm CoStar Group was also among the most oversold stocks.

Persons: Nvidia, Brent Thill, Morgan Stanley, Meta Marshall, Vasu Raja, AAL, Ravi Shanker, Nicholas Jones, CSGP, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC Pro, Microsoft, Jefferies, American Airlines, U.S, JMP Securities Locations: Corning

☆ Software stocks are slumping. The reasons behind the downturn and the 4 best investments to make now, according to UBS and C-suite executives.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Enterprise software customers are seeing their profits shrink from high interest rates and weakening consumer spending, which is reflected in cost-cutting initiatives such as shrinking software budgets. The best software stocks to buy in today's environmentAccording to UBS, the current software industry offers investment opportunities for cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure stocks. Cybersecurity is a promising growth area, with potential for rapidly increasing demand, UBS said. Demand for cloud infrastructure — the combination of hardware and software needed for cloud computing — is also increasing. Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL) are two cloud infrastructure providers whose respective products, Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, have performed well in 2024, in contrast to the lackluster returns of other software companies.

Persons: —, Salesforce, hasn't, Marc Benioff Organizations: Service, Business, UBS, Enterprise, Microsoft, Oracle, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

☆ Honeywell makes a deal to strengthen a core business but fails to address a key risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. The chipmaker stock reached all-time highs as well, up more than 2.5%. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jeff Marks, chipmaker, Jim Cramer's, NVDA, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Philadelphia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Honeywell, CAES Systems

☆ JPMorgan raises its EPS estimates for Apple, says stock could rise another 13%
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. "We don't want to be too greedy after a parabolic move," said Jeff Marks, the CNBC Investing Club's director of portfolio analysis. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jeff Marks, We're, Jim Cramer's, MSFT, DOV, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Broadcom, JPMorgan, Apple's Worldwide, Conference, Wall Locations: U.S, Dover

☆ Microsoft stock will surge 24% amid a 'tidal wave' of AI-monetization opportunities, Wedbush says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft stock is set to hit $550 on AI monetization opportunities, Wedbush Securities said. Client checks revealed growing bullishness towards Microsoft's AI Copilot software. AdvertisementArtificial intelligence deal conversions are accelerating, priming shares of Microsoft to reach even higher records, Wedbush Securities said. Behind the call were increasingly bullish customer checks, Wedbush Securities said, driven by "a tidal wave of Copilot and Azure monetization now on the doorstep for MSFT." Growth in Azure, Microsoft's cloud platform, has boomed in recent quarters, and could be a bridge into more AI spending, Ives wrote.

Persons: —, Redmond, Dan Ives, Ives, Wedbush Organizations: Microsoft, Wedbush Securities, Service, Nadella, Oracle, IBM, Nvidia, Apple

☆ Analysts say to buy Best Buy stock for an AI device upgrade boost and a whole lot more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Coming on Tuesday, Microsoft plans to start selling new AI-enabled laptops at Best Buy, with roughly 40% of Copilot+ PCs exclusive to the retailer. We think that high-end offerings like these will give Best Buy a much-needed boost in sales and later for its stock price, too. In Monday's note to clients, the analysts also said that Best Buy can get a "volume benefit from lowering prices on previous models of the same product." That's a key reason why we first initiated our position in Best Buy earlier this year. People walk past a Best Buy store in Manhattan, New York City, November 22, 2021.

Persons: I'm, it's, Jeff Marks, Marks, we've, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Andrew Kelly Organizations: UBS, CNBC, Club, Microsoft, Federal, 1Q Locations: Friday's, Manhattan , New York City

☆ How Apple, Microsoft and 3 other tech giants can make money with AI geared to consumers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

(Expected AI-driven device upgrades from Apple, Microsoft, and other personal tech makers is the reason we're invested in Best Buy . Microsoft, Apple and fellow Club name Nvidia have all eclipsed $3 trillion market values — and have been wrestling for the top spot as the most valuable U.S. company. META YTD mountain Meta Platforms (META) year-to-date performance Meta Platforms is monetizing consumer interest in AI by boosting user engagement. The Meta AI generative artificial intelligence assistant is currently free to use. AMZN YTD mountain Amazon (AMZN) year-to-performance Comparable to Meta, Amazon offers AI to consumers for free to increase engagement on its dominant e-commerce platform.

Persons: Tim Cook, Siri, Apple, WWDC, Piper Sandler, Jim Cramer, Bard, Missteps, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Eugene Mymrin Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Developer Conference, Microsoft, Services, Cook, Co, AI Party, Bloomberg, Microsoft's, Computing, Club, Nvidia, Gmail, Google, ChatGPT, Facebook, Citi, Meta, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, CNBC Locations: China, Cupertino, U.S

☆ Jim Cramer says he would take profits in our big AI winner of the week. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. After a more-than-20% surge this week on the back of a strong earnings report, Jim Cramer said he would sell some Broadcom on Friday if not for our restrictions. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jeff Marks, Jim, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Broadcom, Apple, Microsoft, there's, GE Healthcare, Palo Alto Networks, Club, DuPont de Nemours, JPMorgan, Companies Locations: AVGO

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Broadcom, Dell, Meta, Roblox, Tesla, Boeing, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Broadcom as buy Following Broadcom's earnings report, Bank of America said the company has "potential to join the trillionaires club." Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded Corning mainly on valuation. Bank of America reiterates Dell as buy Bank of America said it sees several positive catalysts ahead for Dell. Morgan Stanley reiterates Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Adobe as overweight Morgan Stanley named several tech stocks that it said are well positioned for AI. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Colgate-Palmolive as a top pick Morgan Stanley said it sees a "pet inflection on the horizon" for Colgate.

Persons: it's, Oppenheimer, Ulta, Jefferies, OpenAI, Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Goodyear, Wolfe, Bill Brown, Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning, TD Cowen, Cowen, KeyBanc, Dell, Clark, Wells, Fortnite, Stephens, Wedbush, Tesla, Elon Musk Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Nike, Bank of America, Broadcom, Citi, Royal, TEAM, Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, Starbucks, Goodyear Tire, Civitas Resources, Netflix, Media Survey, Dell, " Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Adobe, Colgate, Palmolive, Technology, Barclays, NextEra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy, Boeing, of America Locations: Royal Caribbean, Corning, Texas

The bank also raised its price target to $160 from $115, suggesting 18% upside from Wednesday's close. — Michelle Fox 7:59 a.m.: KeyBanc raises Netflix price target Netflix's growth isn't going to slow down any time soon, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. — Pia Singh 7:23 a.m.: Bank America raises price target on Boeing Bank of America is weighing the challenges and opportunities Boeing has to make a turnaround. She kept her $38 price target, which implies shares could drop just slightly from its latest close. — Pia Singh 5:45 a.m.: Jefferies names Microsoft a top pick Microsoft is "going for AI gold," according to Jefferies.

Persons: Jefferies, Christine Cho, — Jesse Pound, Clark, Anna Lizzul, Kimberly, — Michelle Fox, Justin Patterson, Patterson, — Pia Singh, Ronald Epstein, Epstein, Oppenheimer, Ulta, Rupesh Parikh, Parikh, Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning, Corning, Morgan Stanley, Meta Marshall, Marshall, Tom O'Malley, O'Malley, AVGO, JPMorgan's Harlan Sur, Timothy Arcuri, Brent Thill, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, Barclays downgrades NextEra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy Partners, Barclays, Bank of America, Clark Bank of America, KeyBanc, Markets, Netflix, Bank America, Boeing Bank of America, Boeing, Broadcom, VMware, Google, UBS, Jefferies Locations: Kimberly, F2H25

☆ Why Pope Francis thinks the Church should play a part in G7 debate on AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This week, the pope is due to make an historic intervention in the debate around AI at the G7 summit in southern Italy’s Puglia region. AI, the pope believes, can make the world a better place only if it serves the “common good” and does not increase inequalities. European Union lawmakers have already passed a law regulating AI, while a bipartisan group of US senators have set out plans for AI regulation that could lead to federal legislation. “AI and emerging technologies are on Pope Francis’ radar screen,” Larrey, now a professor of philsophy at Boston College, told CNN. It’s clear that Francis sees AI as part of what he called the “epochal change” taking place at the beginning of the 21st century.

Persons: Pope Francis, Francis, Joe Biden, ”, “, Paolo Benanti, Benanti, ” Benanti, Vincenzo Paglia, Giorgia, Francis ’, Father Antonio Spadaro, Philip Larrey, Larrey, Pope Francis ’ Organizations: CNN, Catholic, Pontifical Academy for Life, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, United Nations, Food, Agriculture Organization, Union, Philosophy Department, Pontifical Lateran University, Boston College Locations: Italy’s Puglia, ” Italy, Puglia “, Puglia, Rome, Nevada

The firm upgraded the ingredients maker to buy from neutral but lowered its price target to $48 per share from $50. "Though these items might not help earnings until 2025, we believe visibility surrounding them could improve in coming months and send the share price higher," he added. Lovallo has a $198 price target for Lennar, reflecting 30.1% in upside. Analyst Raimo Lenschow upgraded the marketing automation stock to overweight from equal weight and upped his price target by $4 to $29. Singlehurst raised her price target to $58 from $54.20, but the new forecast implies nearly 2% downside from Tuesday's close.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Thomas Palmer, — Brian Evans, Edward Jones, Logan Purk, — Jesse Pound, John Lovallo, Lovallo, — Alex Harring, Oppenheimer, Colin Rusch, Rusch, Alex Bradley, Alex Harring, Raimo Lenschow, Lenschow, Wells, Steven Cahall, Wedbush, Michael Pachter, Pachter, Keith Gill, Piper Sandler, Valvoline Piper Sandler, Peter Keith, Keith, VVV's algo, hasn't, Will Gaertner, Gaertner, Morgan Stanley, Mark Murphy, Keith Weiss, Brent Bracelin, Louise Singlehurst, Singlehurst, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Analysts, Citi, Diamond Green Diesel, AMD, Devices, Nvidia, UBS, Lennar, KB, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Paramount, GameStop, Products, LSEG, Google, AI, JPMorgan, Oracle Locations: California, Tuesday's, VVV, reaccelerate, ORCL

☆ Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones at his companies if Apple integrates ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Elon Musk is not happy about a new partnership between Apple and ChatGPT creator OpenAI. “Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI,” Musk said in a separate post. OpenAI’s technology will support some of these new tools — for example, allowing users to direct questions to ChatGPT via their Apple devices. Greg Brockman, OpenAI president, said late Monday that ChatGPT would be integrated into Apple’s operating systems for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. So Musk’s employees may have limited options if he wants to ban rival AI — or even OpenAI — from his companies.

Persons: London CNN — Elon Musk, OpenAI, ” Musk, Apple, Musk’s, Siri, Greg Brockman, We’re, Will, Sam Altman, ”, Catherine Flick, ” OpenAI, ” Matt Britzman, Hargreaves Lansdown Organizations: London CNN, Apple, SpaceX, Bluetooth, ” CNN, OpenAI, Developers, Apple Intelligence, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Windows, Staffordshire University Locations: OpenAI, ”, England

☆ Apple’s new AI features for the iPhone should fuel just what investors wanted
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

On Monday, the longtime Club holding unveiled its long-awaited generative AI initiatives, known as Apple Intelligence. It means that Apple's new AI tools should be able to boost lagging iPhone sales, which make up roughly half of the company's overall revenue. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, which were released last year, are the only versions of the smartphone currently compatible with Apple Intelligence. "Even if iPhone 15 users don't upgrade right away, they now have a very good reason to do it sooner than they otherwise would have. Taken together, these suite of features show that Siri is getting the makeover that Jim Cramer recently argued would be crucial for an iPhone upgrade cycle to ensue.

Persons: Siri, Pro Max, Zev Fima, Fima, Kelsey Peterson, Apple, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Tim Cook, Nic Coury Organizations: Apple, Monday, Club, Apple Intelligence, Pro, Investing, Apple News, Microsoft, CNBC, Developers, AFP, Getty Locations: China, Cupertino , California

☆ Wall Street showers an AI chipmaker we own with praise — and it's not Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

JPMorgan upped its growth forecast for the custom AI chip market and said Broadcom's dominance in the space is poised to continue. Essentially, these networking chips help make up the plumbing of data centers. The second line of Broadcom's AI business is custom processors, where the company is best-known for co-designing Alphabet's tensor processing units, or TPUs. Google-parent Alphabet and Broadcom have collaborated on the creation of the AI chips for years, with the sixth-generation TPU being announced last month . The AI chips made by market leader Nvidia and rival AMD are more general purpose.

Persons: Bernstein, Melius, —, Jensen Huang, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Hock Tan, Broadcom Lucas Jackson Organizations: Nvidia, Wall, Broadcom, Melius, JPMorgan, Wall Street, VMWare, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Marvell Technology, Marvell, AMD, CNBC

Club holdings Microsoft and Best Buy were the subject of upbeat Wall Street research, while TJX Companies hit an intraday high Friday on the same day it announced plans to enter a new international market. BBY YTD mountain Best Buy year-to-date performance The news: Loop Capital increased its Best Buy price target to $100 from $93 while maintaining its buy rating on the stock. On the stock, Loop sees Best Buy trading at a "significant discount" to the valuations of other retailers with relatively slow growth. Shares of Best Buy were slightly lower Friday, though they hit a new 52-week high Friday of $89 each earlier in the session. TJX YTD mountain TJX Companies (TJX) year-to-date performance The news: TJX Companies is expanding into Mexico.

Persons: Oppenheimer, OpenAI, Copilot, it's, we're, Jim, I'm, bode, Citigroup's, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Axo, Ernie Herrman, TJX, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Shannon Stapleton Organizations: Microsoft, TJX Companies, Analysts, Federal Trade Commission, CNBC, Club, Amazon, TJX, Grupo Axo, Axo, Black Locations: Mexico, Chile, Peru, Maxx, U.S, Westbury , New York

Oppenheimer raised its price target on Microsoft to $500 on the potential of increasing AI adoption. Shares of AT & T are up 9% on the year, but analyst Michael Rollins' $20 price target implies that shares could rise another 9%. Analyst Andrew Obin upgraded the Post-it and Scotch parent to buy from neutral and raised his price target by $15 to $120. Analyst Christopher Nardone upgraded the shoe maker to buy from neutral and raised his price target by $16 to $87. Analyst Jay Sole upped his price target on the clothing maker by $14 to $174, now suggesting upside of 43.4%.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Exxon, Neal Dingmann, Dingmann, aren't, — Spencer Kimball, Michael Rollins, Rollins, Lisa Kailai Han, BofA, Andrew Obin, William Brown, Michael Roman, Brown, Obin, — Alex Harring, Christopher Nardone, Nardone, Skechers, Jeffrey Zekauskas, Zekauskas, Huntsman, Benjamin Soff, Soff, Fred Imbert, PVH, Jay Sole, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Sole, Alex Harring, Morgan Stanley, Dara Mohsenian, Mohsenian, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, Gavin Parsons, Parsons, Tami Zakaria, Zakaria, Herc, Morgan, Tim Hsiao, Bernstein's Eunice Lee, NIO, America's Ming Hsun Lee, Timothy Horan, Horan, Rob Sanderson, Sanderson Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, Loop, Exxon, Natural Resources, Citi, AT, VZ, Bank of America, Huntsman, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Colgate, Palmolive, Loop Capital, UBS shaves, Boeing, Rentals, United Rentals, Herc Holdings, Wall, 3Q, Bank, OpenAI Locations: Truist, Guyana, OPEC, Thursday's, America's

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