Morgan Stanley names head of artificial intelligence, Jeff McMillan

Morgan Stanley names head of artificial intelligence, Jeff McMillan

The Morgan Stanley digital sign is seen at the company’s Times Square headquarters in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 12, 2016. John Taggart | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley promoted a tech executive … Read more

Facebook and Amazon lead Big Tech lobbying in Q1 2020

Facebook and Amazon lead Big Tech lobbying in Q1 2020

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., arrives for a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook and Amazon led … Read more

Bitcoin rises to a new record, ether breaks through $4,000

Bitcoin rises to a new record, ether breaks through $4,000

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin extended recent gains and climbed to another record to start the week. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 4% at $72,492.42, according to … Read more

Terran Orbital CEO ‘looking at everything’ after Lockheed Martin takeover bid

Terran Orbital CEO 'looking at everything' after Lockheed Martin takeover bid

Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital is “looking at everything” regarding the company’s future, CEO Marc Bell told CNBC, as it considers Lockheed Martin’s acquisition offer. “We found out about [Lockheed’s takeover bid] when the rest of … Read more

Space company Astra going private to avoid bankruptcy

Space company Astra going private to avoid bankruptcy

Rocket LV0006 tilts during liftoff. Astra / NASASpaceflight Space company Astra will go private in a cut-rate deal with its founders after a dismal run as a publicly-traded stock. Astra co-founders Chris Kemp and Adam … Read more