Steve Kovach
@stevekovach.bsky.social
Tech correspondent on CNBC.
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Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
How many licensing agreements also pay off shareholders? Because that's what's happening here.
Also, Huang effectively lives in the Oval Office these days so he could probably buy Groq the old-fashioned way without much scrutiny.
Also, Huang effectively lives in the Oval Office these days so he could probably buy Groq the old-fashioned way without much scrutiny.
Every major user of AI inference services should be SCREAMING at the FTC/DOJ to take a hard look at the Nvidia/Groq deal. There's a reason why they dropped this quietly, late on Christmas Eve.
IMO, they're dressing this up as a non-exclusive licensing arrangement, but it's really an acquisition.
IMO, they're dressing this up as a non-exclusive licensing arrangement, but it's really an acquisition.
December 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
How many licensing agreements also pay off shareholders? Because that's what's happening here.
Also, Huang effectively lives in the Oval Office these days so he could probably buy Groq the old-fashioned way without much scrutiny.
Also, Huang effectively lives in the Oval Office these days so he could probably buy Groq the old-fashioned way without much scrutiny.
Christmas miracle in the Garden
a basketball player for the new york knicks number 11
ALT: a basketball player for the new york knicks number 11
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December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Christmas miracle in the Garden
Elf is the best Christmas movie.
December 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Elf is the best Christmas movie.
Weiss spiked the story because she wanted this guy’s voice in it
No 60 Minutes segment can be considered complete without this kind of erudite analysis on the issues of our day.
December 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Weiss spiked the story because she wanted this guy’s voice in it
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Kavanaugh tries to put the "Kavanaugh Stops" genie back in the bottle
Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand.
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
December 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Kavanaugh tries to put the "Kavanaugh Stops" genie back in the bottle
Ah, the secret third Fed mandate
TRUMP: I WANT MY NEW FED CHAIRMAN TO LOWER INTEREST RATES IF THE MARKET IS DOING WELL
December 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Ah, the secret third Fed mandate
"But the group did not do what Mr. Musk said it would: reduce federal spending by $1 trillion before October. On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"But the group did not do what Mr. Musk said it would: reduce federal spending by $1 trillion before October. On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
HAPPY FESTIVUS TO ALL!
two men are standing in front of a sign that says a festivus for the rest of us .
ALT: two men are standing in front of a sign that says a festivus for the rest of us .
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December 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
HAPPY FESTIVUS TO ALL!
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- Does the music have to be Christmas music?
- Will viewers know what a fireplace is?
- Make the fire more appealing to single men.
- Will viewers know what a fireplace is?
- Make the fire more appealing to single men.
Network Notes on The Yule Log
Overall, you’ve got a strong concept: a log burning in a fireplace, on a loop for five hours. But we have a few notes. Can the log be more aspira...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
- Does the music have to be Christmas music?
- Will viewers know what a fireplace is?
- Make the fire more appealing to single men.
- Will viewers know what a fireplace is?
- Make the fire more appealing to single men.
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Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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My segment on CNBC today
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
grabien.com/story?id=562...
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
grabien.com/story?id=562...
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
‘These aren’t benign diseases’
grabien.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My segment on CNBC today
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
grabien.com/story?id=562...
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
grabien.com/story?id=562...
My favorite media story of 2025: some of the best political stories and scoops of the year came from @wired.com and @theverge.com. Bravo!
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My favorite media story of 2025: some of the best political stories and scoops of the year came from @wired.com and @theverge.com. Bravo!
Only 12 hours left to shop before Festivus
an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
ALT: an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Only 12 hours left to shop before Festivus
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lmao this program is completely compromised. what do you mean “the spirit if not the intent” of the law? what?
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
lmao this program is completely compromised. what do you mean “the spirit if not the intent” of the law? what?
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BREAKING: Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to drop her bid for New York governor, according to three people with knowledge of her decision.
Rep. Elise Stefanik set to drop her bid for NYS governor
The upstate Congress member announced her run in November.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
December 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
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not too late to add retro gameboy made from attack drone metal to your christmas wishlist!
December 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
not too late to add retro gameboy made from attack drone metal to your christmas wishlist!
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Romney on taxing the rich: “The largest source of additional tax revenues is also probably the most compelling for fairness and social stability.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Romney on taxing the rich: “The largest source of additional tax revenues is also probably the most compelling for fairness and social stability.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Gonna miss my deskmate :(
Best of luck in your next chapter, @berthacoombs.cnbc.com!
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Gonna miss my deskmate :(
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Best of luck in your next chapter, @berthacoombs.cnbc.com!
December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Best of luck in your next chapter, @berthacoombs.cnbc.com!
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When your philanthropy is inconvenient for your business with the president
Sources: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cuts ties with FWD.us, an immigration advocacy group founded by Mark Zuckerberg, eliminating FWD.us' main funding source (Bloomberg)
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December 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
When your philanthropy is inconvenient for your business with the president
When your philanthropy is inconvenient for your business with the president
Sources: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cuts ties with FWD.us, an immigration advocacy group founded by Mark Zuckerberg, eliminating FWD.us' main funding source (Bloomberg)
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December 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
When your philanthropy is inconvenient for your business with the president