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.
Kuaishou Technology has pulled off a dramatic pivot to AI video, with its Kling app driving an 84% stock surge. The company, once a laggard to TikTok, now projects $140 million in 2025 revenue from the tool and has amassed 60 million users by moving faster than rivals.
Intel has officially launched its Core Ultra Series 3 processors, codenamed Panther Lake, at CES 2026. Built on the new Intel 18A manufacturing process, the chips promise major leaps in performance and efficiency for AI and gaming.
HP launched a major refresh of its consumer PC lineup at CES 2026. The star is the OmniBook Ultra 14, claiming to be the first consumer notebook with up to 85 TOPS of NPU performance. They also introduced a new 27-inch all-in-one for creators.
Brex is taking a radical approach to enterprise AI, arguing that complex orchestration is now a bottleneck. Its “Agent Mesh” uses many small, specialized agents that chat in plain English to automate finance tasks, aiming for near-total invisibility.
Qualcomm is doubling down on its Windows on Arm push with new budget-friendly Snapdragon X2 Plus processors. Announced at CES, they promise huge efficiency gains and an 80 TOPS NPU, but the company still faces an uphill battle against entrenched x86 rivals in the enterprise market.
