Spotify is doubling down on social features within its app. The new “Listening Activity” shows friends what you’re streaming in real time, while “Request to Jam” lets Premium users invite others to a collaborative listening session. Both features are rolling out now via the Messages system.
Logitech’s configuration software for Mac broke after the company let a critical security certificate expire. The company has released a manual patch, calling the oversight an “inexcusable mistake.”
In a major move for precision oncology, Amgen is acquiring UK biotech Dark Blue Therapeutics. The deal, valued at up to €718 million, centers on a promising leukemia drug candidate currently in pre-clinical studies.
The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions is launching a £23 million AI system to manage calls from 20 million benefits claimants. The six-year contract aims to steer calls to the right human agent or self-service, hoping to fix a system that’s been missing performance targets since 2020.
At CES, McKinsey’s Bob Sternfels and General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja declared the old career model broken. They argue AI’s explosive growth, like Anthropic’s leap to a “couple hundred billion” dollars, demands constant re-skilling.
Lenovo has officially revealed a SteamOS variant of its Legion Go 2 handheld gaming PC. It’s coming in June 2026 with a starting price of $1,199, offering the same high-end hardware but with Valve’s console-like OS.
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.
