In a move highlighting continued tech sector tensions, President Trump has prohibited a small but sensitive acquisition. The order forces HieFo, a firm controlled by a Chinese citizen, to divest assets it bought from defense contractor Emcore.
According to AppleInsider, the last six months of 2025 were packed with Apple launches like the M5 iPad Pro and a new M5 Apple Vision Pro. The year also saw the arrival of the iPhone 18 Pro Max and a rumored “iPhone Air,” all while old legal fights and Apple Intelligence issues dragged on.
Singapore’s economy accelerated sharply in the final quarter of 2025, with GDP growing 5.7% year-on-year. The surge was driven by a 15% jump in manufacturing, fueled by pharmaceuticals and AI-related tech. However, the government remains cautious about sustaining this pace.
According to TechCrunch, the anonymous social app Fizz has become the dominant platform on US college campuses. CEO Teddy Solomon argues that traditional social media has stopped being truly social.
Valve has released its preliminary best-sellers list for Steam in 2025. While AAA blockbusters dominate, indie games are making a surprisingly strong showing in the revenue rankings.
Valve’s official 2025 Steam best-sellers list reveals a year of hits and misses. Major titles like Monster Hunter Wilds and Civilization 7 charted highly, even as they were plagued by terrible PC ports and launch woes that left players frustrated.
A wave of layoffs is targeting middle managers, with 20% of businesses expected to use AI to slash over half of these roles by 2026. However, experts argue these positions are vital for employee motivation, especially in an AI-driven workplace, and warn that cutting them deeply is a strategic error.
Shawn Layden, former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, says the console market has hit a hard cap. To break past 250 million units per generation, he argues the industry needs a single, licensed format—just like VHS beat Betamax.
Across Asia Pacific, generative AI is no longer just a support tool—it’s starting to shape business decisions. This subtle shift is forcing enterprises to grapple with who’s accountable when things go wrong, from fabricated reports to deleted databases.
Asus is teasing a new ROG dual-screen gaming laptop for a CES 2026 reveal on January 5. The company is returning to a concept it’s tried before, aiming to give gamers extra screen space without the usual trade-offs.
