Auto manufacturing’s final assembly tasks remain stubbornly manual despite automation everywhere else. Humanoid robots could fill this gap, with the market potentially hitting $5 billion by 2035. But they need to get cheaper and work a full shift to be practical.
Google is rolling out its conversational “Ask” feature to both Google Photos and YouTube. Powered by Gemini AI, it lets users interact with their content through natural language queries. The feature starts in the U.S. with global expansion planned.
Apple has rolled out Safari Technology Preview 232, featuring numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. The experimental browser version targets developers testing future Safari features.
A new workplace report paints a divided picture for 2026. While employee discontent grows, young workers in specific cities are seeing significant pay increases. The gap between struggling and thriving workers appears to be widening.
AMD just dropped its roadmap through 2028 at Financial Analyst Day. The company confirmed Zen 6 CPUs are coming next year, with Zen 7 following around 2028. Next-generation GPUs and NPUs are also in development with major AI enhancements.
Paramount Skydance just lost 600 employees who chose buyouts over returning to the office five days a week. The mass exodus follows the company’s strict return-to-office mandate set to begin January 5. The departures cost the newly merged company $185 million in restructuring charges.
Private cloud investments are accelerating dramatically among major enterprises. Companies spending over $10 million annually on cloud are seeing private cloud grow at double the rate of public cloud deployments.
Google is taking legal action against a sophisticated phishing operation responsible for millions of scam texts. The company revealed staggering numbers about the scale of these SMS phishing campaigns that have exploded in recent years.
Voter anger over surging electricity costs is creating political backlash against AI data centers. Democrats are winning elections by promising to make tech companies pay their fair share for power infrastructure. The issue is becoming a major political flashpoint ahead of next year’s mid-term elect
A fire broke out at Bitdeer’s Massillon, Ohio Bitcoin mine construction site, damaging two buildings. No servers or specialized equipment were installed yet, and investigators found no signs of arson. The company is assessing impact on their Q1 2026 completion timeline.
