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Meta’s move to only offer its AI chatbot, Meta AI, to WhatsApp users has not been well received by European competition regulators. The European Commission announced Thursday that it will launch an antitrust investigation into Meta’s move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users on the app. WhatsApp changed its business API policy in October, banning general-purpose chatbots from its chat app, saying the API was not designed as a platform for chatbot distribution. The policy change, which goes into effect in January, will affect whether AI chatbots such…
A sign at the New York State Department of Labor job fair held at the Downtown Central Library on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 in Buffalo, New York, USA.Lauren Petracca Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. A handbook that brings a ray of hopeYesterday we highlighted the relevance of market maxims. “Bad news can actually be good news for investors.” Stocks rose after private jobs data showed weakness in the labor market, with investors hoping the…
South African photographer Shem Compion remembers exactly when his love affair with the Great Rift Valley began. In 2002, in his 20s and seeking adventure, Compion saved as much as he could, sold what he didn’t need and bought a Land Rover. He hit the road with a friend and headed north. They could not return home for seven months. Their journey was Compion’s first exposure to the Rift Valley, also known as the East African Rift Valley. The rift valley carves a 4,000-mile path from Botswana and Mozambique in the south, through Djibouti and the Red Sea in the…
The head of Russia’s Security Council warned on Thursday that if the European Union used frozen assets seized to aid Ukraine, it would be tantamount to justifying war. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, has been considering how to use frozen Russian assets held in Europe to further support Ukraine.Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said the move could be tantamount to justifying war, in comments posted on Telegram and translated by Google. “If a crazy European Union tries to steal Russian assets frozen in Belgium by issuing so-called reparation loans, such an act could be classified…
New Zealand police have charged a man with theft after allegedly picking up a jewel-encrusted gold Faberge egg locket from a jeweler and swallowing it. The unusual incident occurred at a store in central Auckland on Friday afternoon, according to a statement from New Zealand Police Auckland Central Area Commander Inspector Gray Anderson sent to CNN on Tuesday. Anderson said store staff called police at around 3:30 p.m. local time (9:30 p.m. ET on Thursday), and “officers responded within minutes and arrested the man who was inside the store.” The 32-year-old man was charged with theft and was taken into…
Martha Stewart, Meghan Markle and Gwyneth Paltrow share their honest thoughts on becoming lifestyle expertsMartha Stewart doesn’t play around with fancy titles. The cookbook author’s grandchildren, Jude Stewart, 14, and Truman Stewart, 13, call her by her first name. “They’ve called me Martha since the day I was born,” the 84-year-old said on the Nov. 30 episode of QVC+’s “50+ & Unfiltered” podcast. “And all their friends call me Martha. Nobody calls me Mrs. Stewart. I’m not Mrs. Stewart.” And the reason has to do with Martha’s only child, Alexis Stewart, who adopted Jude and Truman through surrogacy. “My daughter…
Flamengo have added the Brazilian Serie A title to their Copa Libertadores laurels and are looking to take on PSG in the Intercontinental Cup in Qatar.Published December 4, 2025December 4, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareOn Wednesday, four days after defeating Palmeiras to win their fourth Copa Libertadores, Flamengo clinched the Brazilian title with a 1-0 victory over Ceará at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracanã Stadium.This is the ninth title for Brazil’s most popular football club, and the third in the past seven seasons.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listSamuel Rino, who signed a record deal for…
Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty ImagesBitcoinThe more than 30% drop from its all-time high highlights the volatility that has characterized cryptocurrencies.According to figures compiled by CoinDesk Data for CNBC, the move from previous cycles not only shows that the current price movements are all part of Bitcoin’s normal operating pattern, but also that price movements often precede upswings.Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, fell to a low of about $80,000 late last month before rallying and falling again this week. When Bitcoin fell below $81,000, it represented a drop of about 36% from its all-time high of about $126,000, set…
While many venture firms seem to be focused solely on AI these days, Nexus Venture Partners is intentionally splitting its focus for its new $700 million fund. The company will support AI startups and look for India-focused startups in the consumer, fintech and digital infrastructure sectors. AI has absorbed most of the venture capital raised globally, and the 20-year-old venture capital firm also sees it as a defining technological change. But they argue that focusing on a single overheated category comes with its own risks. India’s digital economy offers a balance with an expanding market where AI adoption is on…
meta The company is under EU antitrust investigation over its use of AI features on WhatsApp, as the European Union continues to step up its challenge to American tech giants.The city of Brussels said in a statement Thursday morning that the investigation will look into whether Meta’s new policy allowing AI providers to access WhatsApp could violate EU competition rules.”The claims are baseless,” a WhatsApp spokesperson told CNBC in a statement, adding that the app’s application programming interface (API) was not designed to support AI chatbots and “puts a strain on our systems.””The AI space is highly competitive, and people…