Jonathan Vanian

Articles by Jonathan Vanian

Meta faces β€˜astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California - CNBC

Business August 18, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the U.S. Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., March 26, 2026. If New Mexico created the blueprint for taking oοΏ½...

Reddit stock jumps on inclusion in S&P 500 - CNBC

Business August 15, 2026

Reddit shares rose 11% in extended trading on Thursday on the social media company's inclusion in the S&P 500. The company will join the index on Aug 18, replacing AvalonBay Communities, accordiοΏ½...

How a small Israeli startup was linked to rogue AI hacks at OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta - CNBC

Business August 10, 2026

Over the past two weeks, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta all revealed that their AI models went rogue during routine security testing. In explaining what happened, the companies each mentioned the same smοΏ½...

Meta debuts first AI coding agent to take on Anthropic and OpenAI - CNBC

Business August 6, 2026

Meta is rolling out its first coding agent called Muse Code as the company tries to challenge leading AI labs Anthropic and OpenAI. Muse Code is latest major release from AI chief Alexandr Wang, whoοΏ½...

Snap's stock jumps 8% on earnings beat and strong sales forecast - CNBC

Business August 5, 2026

Snap reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings for the second quarter and issued a forecast for the current period that topped analysts' estimates. The stock jumped about 8% in extended tradοΏ½...

Reddit shares sink 7% on 'choppy' search referrals even as results blow past estimates - CNBC

Business July 31, 2026

Reddit reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat on the top and the bottom lines, and the company issued guidance that sailed past expectations. But the stock sank 11% after the companοΏ½...

Alphabet shares fall on report its most powerful AI model Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed - CNBC

Business July 18, 2026

Alphabet shares sank 4% on Thursday following a report that the company has delayed releasing its flagship artificial intelligence model. The search giant's Gemini 3.5 Pro AI model is months behind οΏ½...

Meta jumps into AI coding market in effort to chase Anthropic and OpenAI - CNBC

Business July 10, 2026

Three months after unveiling its first artificial intelligence model under the leadership of AI chief Alexandr Wang, Meta is rolling out a major update as it attempts to compete with OpenAI and AnthrοΏ½...

Meta is building its first big Canadian data center as AI expansion crosses the border - CNBC

Business July 9, 2026

Meta's AI expansion is heading north of the border. The company said in a blog post on Wednesday that it's building its first data center in Canada, a 1 gigawatt facility in the province of AlbertaοΏ½...

Meta enters AI image model race in bid to court advertisers and subscribers - CNBC

Business July 8, 2026

Meta on Tuesday released Muse Image, a new artificial intelligence model for creating images as the company seeks to attract creators and advertisers to its offerings. Originally codenamed Mango, thοΏ½...