Kate Rooney
Tech Reporter at CNBC
@CNBC in San Francisco. Covering Amazon, OpenAI, Anthropic, gen AI ... and retail investors, with the occasional meme stock.
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cnbc.com | Kate Rooney
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailEndowment tax hikes on the table: Here's what to knowCNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Squawk Box' with the latest news.
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cnbc.com | Kate Rooney |Ashley Capoot
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is seen through glass during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Feb. 11, 2025. Aurelien Morissard | Via ReutersElon Musk tried to derail a major artificial intelligence infrastructure deal in the Middle East after learning that his startup, xAI, would be excluded from the initiative, CNBC has confirmed.
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cnbc.com | Kate Rooney
watch nowOpenAI is betting a new "era" of computing will justify the company's decision to spend billions of dollars on bespoke hardware to go with it, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said. The artificial intelligence startup, best known for the ChatGPT chatbot, announced plans on Wednesday to buy iPhone designer Jony Ive's devices startup io for about $6.4 billion. Ive's company was founded roughly a year ago and doesn't have a product on the market.
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nbcnews.com | Kate Rooney |Hayden Field
May 21, 2025, 1:39 PM EDT / Source: CNBCBy and OpenAI said on Wednesday that it’s buying Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io for about $6.4 billion in an all-equity deal that includes its current stake in the company. Ive is taking on “deep creative and design responsibilities across OpenAI and io,” OpenAI said in a statement. The company said that it is merging with OpenAI, while Ive and his “creative collective” called LoveFrom will stay independent.
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nbcconnecticut.com | Kate Rooney |Hayden Field
OpenAI said on Wednesday that it's acquiring Jony Ive's artificial intelligence devices startup io for $6.4 billion. The deal is all in stock and the value includes OpenAI's current stake in the company. It's by far OpenAI's largest acquisition to date and comes just weeks after the company agreed to buy AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for $3 billion.
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Chatted with @collision this week on the heels of Stripe Sessions in SF @CNBC interview dives into everything from the company’s AI news to tariffs, health of the consumer, the current tech race and what he’s taken from Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett in building Stripe 💳
Sat down with @btaylor , co-founder of Sierra and chairman of OpenAI’s board, at CNBC's San Francisco bureau this week 🌉 Fascinating convo about: - New deal with Minted 🎄 - The boom in AI agents and how to build a moat - Potential pullback in enterprise IT spending (how AI
RT @btaylor: I had a nice conversation with @Kr00ney about @SierraPlatform, AI agents, and demand for AI applications in the face of global…