CNBC Daily Open: Vive le Softbank and Nvidia’s PC push
A €75 billion commitment to France and a fresh push into PCs — Softbank and Nvidia lead the AI headlines as June gets underway.
Nvidia picks Unitree for humanoid robot platform as Chinese startup eyes IPO
The U.S. chipmaker’s first publicly available humanoid robotics system will use humanoids from Chinese startup Unitree.
Nvidia jumps into PCs with new Arm-based chip debuting in laptops from Microsoft, Dell, HP
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a long-awaited Arm-based PC chip, breaking into PCs for the first time on new laptops by Dell, Microsoft, HP, ASUS and others.
Nvidia-backed $5 billion AI company tells CNBC of major London expansion
Runway follows U.S. AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI in announcing big London growth plans.
China’s factory activity beats forecasts in May, private survey shows, despite softer official data
China’s manufacturing activity expanded faster than expected in May, according to a private survey released Monday, although growth slowed from April.
Oil jumps 2% as Israel expands Lebanon offensive, rattling ceasefire hopes
Oil prices surged on Monday after Israel instructed troops to push deeper into Lebanon amid renewed clashes with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
Oil jumps more than 4% as Trump tells CNBC he doesn’t care if Iran negotiations are over
Oil prices rose on Monday after Israel instructed troops to push deeper into Lebanon amid renewed clashes with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
South Korea stocks hit fresh high amid mixed regional trade despite Trump’s Iran deal caution
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors monitored lingering uncertainty around U.S.-Iran negotiations.
The daughter of Thailand’s beer billionaire says she never doubted women belonged at the top
Thapanee Techajareonvikul reflects on family, succession and leadership inside the billionaire empire behind Chang beer, Big C and Singapore beverage giant Fraser & Neave.
Japanese bond yields are the highest in 40 years. The budget and a ‘red flag’ from PM Takaichi have markets nervous
Japanese bond yields have reached the highest levels in 40 years. The budget and a ‘red flag’ from Prime Minister Takaichi have made markets nervous.
