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Arjun Kharpal is CNBC’s Senior Technology Correspondent, based in London. Since joining CNBC in 2013, he has reported from across the world’s major innovation hubs, bringing viewers and readers inside the companies, trends, and technologies shaping the future.
Arjun has interviewed many of the most influential leaders from the world’s biggest technology companies as well as entrepreneurs and policymakers driving global innovation.
He spent three years in Guangzhou, China where he moved to open CNBC’s bureau in southern China, establishing a critical presence in the heart of the Greater Bay Area. His reporting delivered unparalleled insight into China’s fast‑moving technology landscape at one of its most critical junctures.
Arjun appears across all of CNBC’s major platforms, reporting on “Squawk Box Europe” to “Worldwide Exchange” on TV and writing for CNBC.com. Arjun is the co‑host of “The Tech Download,” CNBC’s global tech podcast, and host of his own series, “Built for Billions,” where he unpacks the blueprint behind the world’s biggest tech firms.
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Perplexity CEO tells CNBC one metric will determine who wins the AI raceArjun Kharpal1 Hour Agowatch nowVIDEO45:59Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch on AI infrastructure, sovereignty and Europe’s AI futureArjun Kharpal4 Hours Agowatch nowVIDEO02:38SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son on AI correction fears: That’ll be the best investment opportunity to meArjun KharpalJune 1, 2026watch nowVIDEO02:08SoftBank CEO: AI ’50x bigger’ than dotcom boomArjun KharpalJune 1, 2026watch nowVIDEO21:47Watch CNBC’s exclusive interview with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi SonArjun KharpalJune 1, 2026watch nowVIDEO04:24Softbank’s big bet on France as CEO Masayoshi Son announces €75 billion commitmentArjun KharpalJune 1, 2026watch nowVIDEO11:47Nokia doesn’t make phones anymore. So how does it make billions?Arjun KharpalMay 28, 2026watch nowVIDEO02:50Mistral says it’s open to renting compute to U.S. AI labsArjun KharpalMay 28, 2026Mistral to explore designing own chips, CEO says, as it ramps up infrastructure buildArjun Kharpal|Kai Nicol-SchwarzMay 28, 2026watch nowVIDEO04:53Mistral AI CEO: We invest ‘where we think we have an edge’Arjun KharpalMay 28, 2026watch nowVIDEO05:02Mistral CEO: EU policymakers realize that something needs to be done on AIArjun KharpalMay 28, 2026watch nowVIDEO08:21How AI could reshape the power structure of the music industryArjun KharpalMay 23, 2026
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