Apple, long an outlier, has laid off dozens of sales employees in a surprise move. It’s part of a broader trend where tech layoffs have become a standard tool, with over 700,000 cuts since 2022. The industry’s glamour is fading fast.
A growing industry is training executives on social media best practices, with roles like PayPal’s “Head of CEO Content” paying over $300k. But recent posts from leaders at Blockworks and Snowflake highlight how quickly a personal brand push can backfire, causing real business and legal headaches.
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to confirm a supernova from when the universe was only 730 million years old. Surprisingly, the ancient stellar explosion looks a lot like ones we see nearby today.
The U.S. House passed the SPEED Act, a bill to speed up energy project permits under NEPA. However, a Republican-led amendment prevents it from applying to any offshore wind projects, drawing criticism from the renewables industry.
A new venture called Episteme, backed by Sam Altman and Masayoshi Son, is giving 15 scientists a lab and total freedom to explore. It’s a big bet that pure curiosity, free from grants and papers, will lead to profitable, world-changing ideas. But the history of private research funding is messy.
In a historic first, CERN will accept private funding for its massive Future Circular Collider project. A group of tech billionaires, including Eric Schmidt and Sergey Brin, have pledged nearly $1 billion to kickstart the effort to build a particle collider over three times longer than the current L
Element Critical has formed a new investment platform with a heavyweight group of backers to fuel expansion. The move highlights the intense capital flowing into digital infrastructure, especially in key markets like Texas.
The big AI prediction for 2026 isn’t a new model, but a cultural shift. Experts argue that for AI to finally deliver, it must be woven into how people actually think and work, not just dropped into broken processes.
According to a new report, Lenovo is planning a SteamOS variant of its upcoming Legion Go 2 handheld. This model would launch at CES 2026, keeping the same high-end hardware but swapping the operating system. It’s a bold move that signals growing frustration with Windows on handhelds.
The endless debate over remote vs. office work misses the point. According to one creative studio, the real goal is designing a workflow that follows the work, not enforcing a location. Their strategy involves maintaining two fully-equipped studios to eliminate compromise on craft.
