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Where Silicon Valley meets Wall Street, TechCheck dives deep into stocks, trades, trends and opportunities focused on new technologies while highlighting news from mega-cap heavyweights, social media darlings, streaming giants, growth software and red-hot disruptors. Everyday TechCheck delivers investors what they need to know with compelling in-depth reporting and analysis from investors, analysts and leaders in the industry.

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00:05:35

Impact of Nvidia’s return to China 7/18/25

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2025/07/18

Impact of Nvidia’s return to China Description: Shares of chip giant Nvidia up this week after the company announced it expects the U.S. government to greenlight the export of its H20 chips to China. We dig into what that could mean for China’s AI ambitions.

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00:03:08

How European tariffs could backfire on U.S....

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2025/07/16

Shares of ASML took a dive today after warning it may not see growth next year due to tariff uncertainty. The Dutch chip equipment-maker is a chokepoint in advanced chip manufacturing, the only company in the world that makes the tools needed to produce cutting-edge semiconductors. We dive into how it could have a boomerang effect on U.S. chip strategy.

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00:04:15

Nvidia's walled garden, plus Jensen Huang the...

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2025/07/15

Nvidia scored a potential win today, after announcing that it expected to be able to sell its AI chips in China again after the Trump administration seemed ready to reverse course on its ban in April. Though Nvidia's less-performant chips give fast-growing rivals in China a chance to catch up, Nvidia also has an edge they don't: its software ecosystem. Plus, CEO Jensen Huang is in China today, marking his third visit to the country this year. It could signal a new era for the chipmaker chief, one

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00:07:25

Cracks in the AI productivity bull case 7/11/25

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2025/07/11

Tech giants like Microsoft and Google are outsourcing more and more coding to AI in a productivity push. We dig into how new research suggests the tools might not be as helpful as expected.

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00:04:23

Nvidia's next catalysts after $4 trillion milestone...

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2025/07/09

After being the first company ever to top the $4 trillion market cap milestone, Nvidia still has a long runway ahead for growth, according to analysts. CEO Jensen Huang has been emphasizing how the company is evolving past chips. its full-stack solution includes autonomous vehicles and networking.

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00:07:39

Meta poaches top Apple AI researcher 7/8/25

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2025/07/08

Meta is notching another name in its expensive hunt for top AI talent, poaching a top Apple executive for reportedly tens of millions of dollars. We dig into how the cost of staffing Meta’s superintelligence lab is adding up.

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00:05:51

How the GOP bill could slow U.S. AI innovation 7/7/25

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2025/07/07

President Trump's newly-signed spending bill slashes tax credits for renewable energy, which could have a massive and unexpected impact on big tech's development of AI, especially as China ramps up its electricity generation compared to the U.S.

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00:03:45

Google promotes “AI Mode” on homepage 7/2/25

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2025/07/02

The talent wars between OpenAI and Meta are drawing headlines but Google is quietly making an AI move that could put the tech giant ahead. We dig into Google’s AI mode and how distribution will be crucial to the next stage of the AI race.

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00:06:50

Threats to SpaceX & Tesla as Musk, Trump feud heats...

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2025/07/01

Tesla is the worst performer in the Magnificent 7 this year as the feud between President Trump and Elon Musk heats up. We dig into which parts of Musk’s empire could be the most at risk from the fallout.

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00:04:56

Zuckerberg poaches AI talent as Meta chases...

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2025/06/30

Shares of Meta hitting a fresh all-time high today as it pushes full steam ahead on its AI talent spending spree. We dig into why Zuckerberg is poaching top AI names and how Meta is planning on reaching superintelligence.

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00:07:32

OpenAI raises alarm over Chinese startup Zhipu AI...

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2025/06/27

OpenAI is warning an emerging Chinese startup that it says is catching up quickly. We dig into how China’s rapid spread of AI infrastructure could be the biggest threat to U.S. AI dominance.

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00:08:02

AI’s reasoning blind spot 6/26/25

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2025/06/26

Tech stocks continuing to rally this week, the NASDAQ 100 hitting another record high today as AI optimism buoys big tech names. We dig into why the market could be overlooking a major risk propping up the next leg of the AI trade. Check out the full deep dive on CNBC.com/tctakes.

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00:12:10

TechCheck Takes: The AI Boom's Multi-Billion Dollar...

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2025/06/25

AI reasoning models were supposed to be the industry’s next leap, promising smarter systems able to tackle more complex problems. Now, a string of research is calling that into question. In June, a team of Apple researchers released a white paper titled “The Illusion of Thinking,” which found that once problems get complex enough, reasoning models stop working. Even more concerning, the models aren’t “generalizable,” meaning they might be just memorizing patterns instead of coming up with genuinely

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00:00:55

Waymo, Uber bring robotaxis to Atlanta 6/24/25

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2025/06/24

Shares of Uber surging after opening its robotaxi partnership with Waymo to the public in Atlanta. It comes just two days after Tesla launched its small-scale robotaxi fleet in Austin, we dig into the rapidly expanding race for autonomous taxis.

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00:03:36

Tesla’s robotaxi debut sends shares surging 6/23/25

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2025/06/23

Tesla rolled out their first limited batch of robotaxis in Austin Texas over the weekend, sending shares soaring. We dig into how the robotaxi race is rapidly expanding, and how that value may be being overlooked in Google and Amazon shares

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00:08:00

Meta’s all-out AI talent hunt, plus Masayoshi Son’s...

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2025/06/20

A source confirming to CNBC that Meta tried to buy Perplexity before the $14.3B deal for Scale AI and its founder Alexandr Wang. Plus, we look at Softbank’s Masayoshi Son is continuing his trend of moonshot bets with a reported proposal to build a $1T AI hub in Arizona.

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00:05:10

Countdown to Fed Decision, Sen. Warren on Fed, Iran &...

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2025/06/18

Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, we look at what’s at stake and what to expect from today’s projections. Plus, Senator Warren joins us live from Capitol Hill to address President Trump’s criticism of Fed Chair Powell and the conflict in the Middle East. And OpenAI’s Sam Altman is accusing Meta of poaching its staff with 9-figure signing bonuses.

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00:06:31

Microsoft and OpenAI’s slow untangling 6/17/25

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2025/06/17

One of the longest-standing partnerships in AI could be reaching a breaking point. We look at the souring relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft and why AGI is at the center of it.

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00:05:11

Tech’s tightrope in Gulf AI deals 6/16/25

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2025/06/16

Geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East continues to escalate, as U.S. tech firms deepen their ties to Gulf states investing in AI. We dig into how those connections are starting to expose the risks of sovereign AI.

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00:05:00

Scale AI CEO joins Meta 6/13/25

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2025/06/13

Meta making its investment in scale AI official. Spending $14.3B for a 49% stake in the company, as CEO Alexandr Wang departs for a role inside Meta. We dig into how tech giants are spending

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