The flashy robots doing backflips are a distraction. The real, quiet revolution is in software that lets robots learn from data, finally giving them the “common sense” to handle a chaotic world. This shift could unlock physical labor markets the way AI unlocked digital ones.
Serial entrepreneur Bill Harris, who was the founding CEO of PayPal for five months, now runs a self-funded IRA advisory called Evergreen Wealth. He credits his energy to a radically simple personal life, living in a small Miami Beach cottage and biking everywhere.
According to XDA-Developers, HexOS launched in November 2024 and has undergone a year of rapid development throughout 2025. It’s a $199 NAS operating system based on TrueNAS Scale, developed in partnership with iXsystems, with a price hike to $299 expected after its early-access period. The platform
Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, has launched an administrative inquiry into Microsoft’s cloud computing and software licensing. The probe, which began on January 2, directly cites the UK CMA’s recent findings of anti-competitive effects. Microsoft has a January 12 deadline to answer a detailed q
Consulting giant Accenture is acquiring UK-based AI services firm Faculty. As part of the deal, Faculty’s CEO Marc Warner will become Accenture’s new chief technology officer.
According to Blackstone CTO John Stecher, entry-level software engineers today are far more talented than he was starting out in 2001. However, the rise of AI coding tools is creating a crisis of opportunity, making it harder for new hires to learn the fundamentals by doing the work.
AMD CEO Lisa Su used her CES keynote to detail the upcoming MI400 accelerator series and make a stunning claim about the future MI500. The company says its 2027 chips will deliver a 1,000x increase in AI performance over today’s MI300X. This all hinges on new data center racks and partnerships with
Microsoft’s latest campaign tries to stop Chrome downloads by promoting Edge as more secure. But a new Windows 11 gaming ad accidentally features Google Chrome pinned prominently on the taskbar, undermining its own message. It’s an awkward mistake in a long-running browser war where Chrome holds 75%
NVIDIA’s big CES 2026 announcements were all about software and ecosystem upgrades, with no new GeForce hardware in sight. The focus was on G-SYNC Pulsar monitors, DLSS 4.5, and expanding AI features into games. It’s a clear pivot towards refining the experience rather than raw power.
MSI has launched an incredibly compact AI mini PC at CES. The Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG uses Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake processors in a chassis just over half a liter in size.
