Ford is making a stunning pivot with its flagship electric truck. The next-generation F-150 Lightning won’t be fully electric; it will use a gasoline engine as a generator to achieve over 700 miles of range. This signals a major strategic retreat from pure battery-electric vehicles for now.
Luminar Technologies, the lidar sensor maker, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. The company plans to sell its core business and has already agreed to sell a semiconductor subsidiary. This follows a disastrous year that saw the founder’s abrupt resignation, massiv
Microsoft is expanding its Full Screen Experience for handheld gaming to more Windows 11 devices. The feature, which offers a console-like interface, first launched on the ASUS ROG Ally and ROG Ally X. It’s part of a broader effort to make Windows more competitive in the portable gaming space.
OnePlus is launching a new Turbo series of smartphones designed for gaming. It will compete directly with brands like ASUS ROG and RedMagic, prioritizing performance and battery life over camera specs.
Nvidia is acquiring SchedMD, the company behind the open-source Slurm workload manager critical for AI and supercomputing. The chip giant promises to keep Slurm open-source while investing heavily in its development, further expanding its ecosystem dominance.
A sweeping set of regulatory changes is fast-tracking the permitting process for power plants and grid infrastructure. The goal? To keep up with the explosive electricity demand from artificial intelligence and data centers.
Oracle is launching a new, more powerful cloud instance powered by Ampere’s Arm chips, just weeks after selling its stake in the chip designer. The move highlights a strategic pivot to “chip neutrality” as demand for efficient, Arm-based computing in data centers soars.
Apple’s powerful M4 Mac mini is seeing a major price cut, but only through a third-party retailer. The small desktop is now at an all-time low, making it a surprisingly affordable entry into the Apple ecosystem for home offices and creatives.
Broadcom posted a fiscal Q4 earnings and revenue beat, guiding for $19.1B in Q1 revenue. Yet, the stock dropped 6% premarket. The culprit? Concerns over margin dilution and the timing of its massive AI revenue ramp.
Meta is overhauling its VR business model, planning to increase headset prices and slow the pace of new hardware launches. The move comes as its Reality Labs division continues to hemorrhage money, with over $70 billion in losses since 2021.
