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CNBC Daily Open: It’s not completely bad news that Nvidia fell

A view of NVIDIA headquarters in Santa Clara of Silicon Valley, California, United States on August 28, 2024. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty...

Politics

Harriet Harman joins Electoral Dysfunction podcast – and shares her views on the PM

Labour heavyweight Harriet Harman is joining Sky News’ Electoral Dysfunction podcast as a permanent member of the team. The former acting leader of the...

World

Abba demands Donald Trump campaign stop use of their music – joining long list of stars

Abba has become the third musical act this month to complain about its music being used in Donald Trump’s campaign. The Swedish group have...

Kamala Harris ‘doesn’t regret’ defending Joe Biden’s ability to stay president – as she reveals moment she found out he’s stepping aside

Kamala Harris doesn’t “at all” regret defending Joe Biden’s ability to serve another four years as president – as she revealed the moment he...

Sports

Hill, 44, pitches in game for 20th season in row

ESPN News Services Aug 29, 2024, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — 1 Related Hill replaced starter Kutter Crawford with two outs...

Sports

Angels calling up Italy’s Aldegheri, touted Dana

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Sports

Phillies demote struggling Walker to bullpen

Associated Press Aug 29, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — On the hook for nearly $40 million over the next two...

Starmer attacked for ‘petty’ removal of Thatcher portrait from No 10

Sir Keir Starmer has provoked outrage from senior Tories and political grandees for removing a portrait of Margaret Thatcher from inside 10 Downing Street....

Free childcare for nine-month-olds available from next week – but rollout comes with

Parents and carers of children aged nine months or over will be entitled to 15 hours of free childcare a week from Monday, the...

Politics

Esther McVey’s smoking ban tweet labelled ‘repugnant’ by Jewish group

A tweet from a Tory MP about proposals to ban smoking in pub gardens has been called “repugnant” by the Board of Deputies of...

Dagenham fire: Video shows residents of burning tower block ‘trapped behind locked gate’

Video given to Sky News shows terrified residents at a tower block on fire in east London appearing to have their escape blocked by...

Technology

MongoDB shares surge 13% on guidance boost

Dev Ittycheria, CEO, MongoDB. Scott Mlyn | CNBC MongoDB shares jumped as much as 16% in extended trading on Thursday after the database software...

Sports

Del Rio joins Badgers staff in first college foray

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

Sports

Georgia, Ohio St. open as CFP betting favorites

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 29, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions...

Sports

Sources: Pitt to start Tide transfer Holstein at QB

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 29, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alabama transfer Eli Holstein will start for Pittsburgh at quarterback against Kent State...

Technology

Cord cutters prepare for political ad blitz as campaigns flood Roku, Hulu ahead of election

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and former President Donald Trump Reuters Consumers who cut their cable cord in recent years are finding that there’s...

Technology

Dell beats estimates as server sales soar 80%, riding AI wave

Michael Dell at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 12, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. David Grogan | CNBC Dell reported quarterly...

Technology

OpenAI and Anthropic agree to let U.S. AI Safety Institute test and evaluate new models

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI and Anthropic, two of the most richly valued artificial intelligence startups, have agreed to let the...

Environment

Affirm shares have best day in three years, surge 32% after earnings beat

Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal and chief executive officer of financial technology company Affirm, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the annual Allen...

Official ‘abruptly pushed’ in altercation with Trump campaign staff at Arlington National Cemetery but matter closed, US Army says

An official at a military cemetery was “abruptly pushed aside” during an altercation with Donald Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony, but the matter...