OpenAI debuts GPT Store, new business tier after leadership fracas
OpenAI is back in action after its leadership tumult, debuting two product and service launches on Wednesday: the GPT Store — OpenAI’s answer to the App Store, which allows users…
Affirm’s stock quintupled this year, beating all tech peers
Drew Angerer / Getty Images A year ago, there was little holiday cheer at Affirm. The point-of-sale lender was confronting rising interest rates, recession fears and weakening consumer spending. Affirm…
Twilio hires Qatalyst to advise on shareholder, activist defense
Jeff Lawson CEO, Twilio Scott Mlyn | CNBC Cloud software developer Twilio has hired Qatalyst Partners, the investment bank founded by Frank Quattrone, to advise on its defense against a…
SumUp defies fintech funding slump with $307 million fundraise
SumUp Chief Financial Officer Hermione McKee said the fresh capital gives the company “more firepower to act on opportunities,” including acquisitions and new country launches. SumUp British payments startup SumUp,…
How to send digital gift card on Amazon, Venmo or Cash App
Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Don’t panic if you miss the window to order a gift for someone during the holidays, or are in a faraway…
Sam Altman’s back. Here’s who’s on the new OpenAI board and who’s out
Sam Altman (L), US entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and founder and CEO of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, and the company’s co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, speak together at Tel Aviv…
Ether tops $2,000 for the first time since April, bitcoin climbs to an 18-month high
Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images The price of ether jumped Thursday, topping the key $2,000 level for the first time since April, after BlackRock took initial steps toward…
Bitcoin tops $37,000 for the first time since May 2022 as optimism about a forthcoming ETF builds
Bitcoin has had a strong start to the year with the cryptocurrency seeing a huge rally. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin rose to a new high for…
Klarna sets up UK holding company in move toward IPO
“Buy-now, pay-later” firm Klarna aims to return to profit by summer 2023. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Buy now, pay later firm Klarna has established a holding company…
FTNT, SQ, EXPE, AAPL and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Fortinet — Shares dropped 23.1% after the cybersecurity company missed earnings expectations and gave a weak outlook for the current quarter.…