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☆ ESMA chair: Crypto market remains very volatile
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailESMA chair: Crypto market remains very volatileVerena Ross, the chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso, warning against the highly concentrated nature of trading in the crypto sector.

Persons: Verena Ross, Karen Tso Organizations: European Securities and Markets Authority

☆ IMF's Adrian: Do worry that some segments of the market are looking stretched
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIMF's Adrian: Do worry that some segments of the market are looking stretchedTobias Adrian, the director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the IMF, speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso at the IMF's Spring Meetings.

Persons: Adrian, Tobias Adrian, Karen Tso Organizations: Monetary, Capital Markets Department, IMF

☆ HSBC is 'very positive' about the future of China's economy, CFO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Hong Kong observation wheel and the HSBC building in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. HSBC is "very positive" about the mid to long-term outlook for the Chinese economy despite current headwinds, the British bank's chief financial officer told CNBC. This prompted Beijing to ramp up its efforts to bolster manufacturing and domestic tech, in a bid to modernize its economy and remain globally competitive. "We're looking at major economic transition, which is taking place, which gives us very strong grounds to be very positive about the medium and long term outlook," Elhedery said. He suggested that China's economic maturity has reached such a stage that now is the "right time to transition into what more mature economies are."

Persons: Karen Tso, Georges Elhedery, Elhedery Organizations: HSBC, CNBC Locations: Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour, British, China, Beijing, London, Asia, Pacific

☆ Telcos are barely done rolling out 5G networks — and they're already talking about '5.5G'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

And yet bosses of major carriers are already talking about building something called "5.5G," or "5G Advanced." Carriers in China, South Korea, the United States, and Europe, properly got underway with launches of 5G networks in 2019. 5G Advanced, or the name for the next stage of 5G, is the next evolution of mobile networks. 5G advanced — 5G standalone, that's absolutely fine. Telcos haven't yet revealed how much more a 5G Advanced data plan will cost compared with 5G.

Persons: Angel Garcia, it's, GSMAi, Milind Kulkarni, Howard Watson, 5.5G, Watson, execs, Mats Granryd, Granryd, Karen Tso, Telcos, Philip Song Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Spain — Telecom, Mobile, Congress, MWC, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, BT, Vodafone, Facebook, YouTube, Netflix, Apple, Apple Vision, Meta Quest, Telecommunications, 3GPP, CNBC, telco, Huawei, 5G, 5.5G Locations: BARCELONA, Spain, Barcelona, Orange, China, South Korea, United States, Europe, East, Asia Pacific, America

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Orange CEO Christel Heydemann
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Orange CEO Christel HeydemannOrange CEO Christel Heydemann speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Persons: Christel, Christel Heydemann, Karen Tso Organizations: Orange, Mobile Locations: Barcelona

☆ Orange CEO: The telecommunication sector needs to innovate faster
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOrange CEO: The telecommunication sector needs to innovate fasterOrange CEO Christel Heydemann tells CNBC's Karen Tso how the big telco companies are coming to Mobile World Congress to express the need for innovation

Persons: Christel Heydemann, Karen Tso Organizations: Orange, Mobile, Congress

☆ Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO: Our goal is to democratize supercomputing for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHewlett Packard Enterprise CEO: Our goal is to democratize supercomputing for everyoneHewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Persons: Antonio Neri, Karen Tso Organizations: Hewlett, Enterprise, supercomputing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Mobile Locations: Barcelona, Spain

☆ Microsoft invests in Europe's Mistral AI to expand beyond OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

watch nowMicrosoft on Monday announced a new partnership with French start-up Mistral AI – Europe's answer to ChatGPT maker OpenAI — as the U.S. tech giant seeks to expand its footprint in the fast-evolving artificial intelligence industry. It will also see Microsoft bolster the start-up's access to new customers as it rolls out its ChatGPT-style multilingual conversational assistant "Le Chat," or "the cat." Mistral AI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen. Anadolu | Getty ImagesMicrosoft President Brad Smith said on Monday that the deal was an "important" signal of the company's backing of European technology. "What we're fundamentally agreeing to a long-term partnership with Mistral AI so that they can train and deploy their next generation models for AI on our AI data centres, our infrastructure, effective immediately," he added.

Persons: OpenAI —, Le, Brad Smith, Smith, CNBC's Karen Tso Organizations: Microsoft, Monday, French, Anadolu, Getty, Europe, Mobile, Congress, Mistral Locations: U.S, Barcelona, Spain

☆ Ericsson CEO: Network operators need cross-European consolidation
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEricsson CEO: Network operators need cross-European consolidationBorje Ekholm, CEO of Ericsson, speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Persons: Karen Tso Organizations: Ericsson, Mobile Locations: Barcelona, Spain

☆ Deutsche Telekom CEO: Europe has lost its momentum in the digital world
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDeutsche Telekom CEO: Europe has lost its momentum in the digital worldTim Hoettges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Persons: Tim Hoettges, Karen Tso Organizations: Deutsche Telekom CEO, Deutsche Telekom, Mobile Locations: Europe, Barcelona

☆ CNBC Pro Talks: Fund manager to reveal his favorite 'Magnificent 7' alternatives and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

From major elections to inflation and recession risks, the world right now is highly unpredictable, according to Freddie Lait of Latitude Investment Management. Join CNBC's Karen Tso as she asks the fund manager how investors should navigate this uncertainty. Lait has been a managing partner at Latitude Investment Management since 2016, before which he was a fund manager at firms including Odey Asset Management and Rothschild Private Management. Join CNBC's Karen Tso as she asks the fund manager how investors should navigate this uncertainty. Join CNBC Pro Talks on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 12 p.m. GMT / 8:00 p.m. SGT / 7 a.m.

Persons: Freddie Lait, Karen Tso, He'll, Lait, Goldman Sachs, Tesla Organizations: Latitude Investment Management, JPMorgan, Sony, BP, Odey Asset Management, Rothschild Private Management, Morningstar Locations: U.S, China

☆ IMF upgrades global growth forecast, citing U.S. resilience and policy support in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday nudged its global growth forecast higher, citing the unexpected strength of the U.S. economy and fiscal support measures in China. It now sees global growth in 2024 at 3.1%, up 0.2 percentage points from its prior October projection, followed by 3.2% expansion in 2025. It forecasts growth this year of 2.1% in the U.S., 0.9% in both the euro zone and Japan, and 0.6% in the United Kingdom. "What we've seen is a very resilient global economy in the second half of last year, and that's going to carry over into 2024," the IMF's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, told CNBC's Karen Tso on Tuesday.

Persons: Pierre, Olivier Gourinchas, Karen Tso Organizations: Monetary Fund, IMF Locations: Lujiazui, Shanghai, China, U.S, Brazil, India, Russia, Japan, United Kingdom

☆ ABB CEO: We need to make a business out of green transition
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailABB CEO: We need to make a business out of green transitionABB CEO Peter Voser discusses challenges to the green energy transition, steps world leaders in politics and business can take to enhance sustainability efforts, how attacks in the Red Sea may affect global trade, and the prospects for artificial intelligence and robotics as 2024 gets under way. In the interview, with CNBC's Karen Tso and Amanda Drury, Voser said it's important not to "flip flop" over these issues, and agree on concrete plans to move forward at a global level. 09:30 9 minutes ago

Persons: Peter Voser, Karen Tso, Amanda Drury, Voser Organizations: ABB

Kin Cheung | Pool | Getty ImagesLONDON — Two countries are jockeying for position as Europe's capital for artificial intelligence. So, who is leading the race to take Europe's AI crown? The European Union has its AI Act, which is set to be the first comprehensive set of laws focusing on artificial intelligence in the West. In contrast the EU's AI Act could make France "less attractive" for investment in artificial intelligence given that it lays down "a burdensome regulatory regime" for AI, Tanna said. Alexandre Lebrun, CEO of Nabla, an AI "copilot" for doctors, said the U.K. and France are "probably even" when it comes to attractiveness for starting an AI company.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Kin Cheung, Macron, Karen Tso, Sunak, it's, Sajid Javid, Boris Johnson's, Simmons, Tanna, Anton Dahbura, Alexandre Lebrun, Lebrun, who've, Keir Starmer Organizations: British, Viva Tech, London Tech, Microsoft, U.S, CNBC, supercomputing, European Union, Johns Hopkins Institute, Autonomy, Google, Facebook, EU, Labour Locations: Europe, China, VivaTech, Paris, France, U.S, West, Germany, London

☆ The creators of this tech device want it to replace medication for anxiety and insomnia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe creators of this tech device want it to replace medication for anxiety and insomniaSiblings and tech entrepreneurs Stefanie and Michael Broes tell CNBC's Karen Tso how their Moonbird device could replace the need for medication in treating anxiety and insomnia.

Persons: Stefanie, Michael Broes, Karen Tso

☆ Meet the sibling 'well-tech' entrepreneurs aiming to change the way we breathe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMeet the sibling 'well-tech' entrepreneurs aiming to change the way we breatheCNBC's Karen Tso meets Stefanie and Michael Broes who have tapped into the thriving wellness market with a handheld tech device which guides breathing and, they claim, can improve wellness.

Persons: Karen Tso, Stefanie, Michael Broes

☆ Cannes Lions 2023: A.I. won’t make marketers lazy, TBWA CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Karen Tso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCannes Lions 2023: A.I. won’t make marketers lazy, TBWA CEO saysTroy Ruhanen, president and CEO of advertising agency TBWA Worldwide, tells CNBC's Karen Tso that using AI won't take away from being creative in the short-term and that he doesn't "necessarily" see a recession looming based on client spend.

Persons: Troy Ruhanen, Karen Tso Organizations: Cannes, TBWA

☆ France makes high-profile push to be the A.I. hub of Europe setting up challenge to U.S., China
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Macron told CNBC France will "invest like crazy" into A.I. "I think we are number one [in AI] in continental Europe, and we have to accelerate," French President Emmanuel Macron told CNBC's Karen Tso last week. watch nowWhile the U.S is seen as the leader in AI by many measures, France hopes to catch up. Underscoring the potential and hype of AI developments, four-week-old French startup Mistral AI raised 105 million euros to fund the company. I think we need a global regulation," Macron said.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Nathan Laine, Karen Tso, OpenAI's, Bruno Le Maire, Jean, Noel Barrot, Paris, Anton Dahbura, Rishi Sunak, Dahbura, … Organizations: Viva Tech, CNBC France, Bloomberg, Getty, PARIS —, French Finance, Digital, CNBC, European Union, Johns Hopkins Institute, Autonomy, Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, Global, EU, Organisation for Economic Co Locations: A.I, PARIS — France, Europe, China, U.S, France, Germany, Britain

☆ Macron: I think we need global regulation on A.I.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMacron: I think we need global regulation on A.I. "From my point of view … I think we do need a regulation and all the players, even the U.S. players, agree with that. I think we need a global regulation," French President Emmanuel Macron told CNBC's Karen Tso on the sidelines of the VivaTech conference in Paris.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Karen Tso Locations: U.S, Paris

☆ France sees global A.I. regulation ideas by the end of this year, wants to work with U.S. on tech laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I think we need a global regulation," Macron told CNBC's Karen Tso on the sidelines of the event. lawFrance's call for global AI regulation comes as the European Union closes in on passing an unprecedented law called the EU AI Act. watch nowFrance, which has traditionally taken a pro-regulatory stance, has expressed concern that the EU law around AI has gone to far. The U.S. has not yet come up with any kind of framework for AI regulation. France's top politicians who spoke to CNBC discussed their focus for AI regulation.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, ChatGPT, Bruno Le Maire, Jean, Noel Barrot, Macron, Karen Tso, Barrot, …, Le Maire Organizations: PARIS —, CNBC, U.S, European Union, Finance, Digital, Wednesday, Organisation for Economic Co, Development, EU A.I, EU, Nvidia Locations: China, France, Paris, U.S, Germany, EU, VivaTech, Europe

☆ IMF chief says there's no significant slowdown in lending and the Fed may need to do more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jihye Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The International Monetary Fund has yet to see enough banks pulling back on lending that would cause the U.S. Federal Reserve to change course with its rate-hiking cycle. "We don't yet see a significant slowdown in lending. The Federal Reserve in a May banks report warned that lenders are worried about conditions ahead, as trouble in mid-sized financial institutions in the U.S. caused banks to tighten lending standards for households and businesses. A majority of major global central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, have tightened their monetary policy aggressively to tame soaring inflation. Meanwhile, the world's global debt has swelled to a near-record high of $305 trillion, according to the Institute of International Finance.

Persons: Georgieva, Kristalina Georgieva, Karen Tso, Pierre, Olivier Gourinchas, IIF Organizations: Monetary Fund, U.S . Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve, CNBC, Institute of International Finance Locations: Dubrovnik, Croatia, U.S

☆ Qualcomm CEO says he’s expecting Apple to use its own modems in iPhones in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple is moving to in-house 5G modem chips for its 2024 iPhones, as far as the chief executive of Qualcomm — which currently produces them for the tech giant — is aware. "We're making no plans for 2024, my planning assumption is we're not providing [Apple] a modem in '24, but it's their decision to make," Cristiano Amon told CNBC at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Apple's most recent iPhone 14 models use Qualcomm modems, but the company has been looking to go solo in the wireless connectivity market for some years. It bought Intel's modem business in 2019 and there had been speculation it would begin using in-house parts this year. Amon did not confirm whether Apple would pay Qualcomm QTL licenses if it moves to its own modems, but said royalty was "independent from providing a chip."

☆ The popularity of ChatGPT is a 'milestone' in establishing Qualcomm as an A.I. company, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The explosive popularity of ChatGPT is an opportunity to show off the capabilities of artificial intelligence on smartphones, according to chip company Qualcomm 's chief executive. "This is the milestone we've been waiting for to establish Qualcomm as an AI company," Cristiano Amon told CNBC at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Developed by research company OpenAI, chatbot ChatGPT has been shared widely online, as users ask it to answer questions, generate text or provide detailed, responsive information. Qualcomm recently released videos of text being used to generate AI images on an Android phone, which it also demonstrated at the conference. "For you to make that happen, you can't run everything in a data center, you're going to have to bring the AI to the devices."

☆ GSMA chair: Europe thinks it's fair for Big Tech to contribute to network usage
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGSMA chair: Europe thinks it's fair for Big Tech to contribute to network usageMats Granryd, director of GSMA, speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

☆ Mercedes partnership just the beginning for Cisco's 'internet of things' growth, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMercedes partnership just the beginning for Cisco's 'internet of things' growth, CEO saysChuck Robbins, chair and CEO at Cisco, speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

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