According to a Wall Street Journal analysis, OpenAI’s stock-based compensation averages a staggering $1.5 million per employee. This is fueling massive losses and a frantic talent war with rivals like Meta.
A fresh round of performance testing on the Linux 6.19 kernel reveals that builds using LLVM Clang 21.1.7, especially with Full Link-Time Optimization (LTO), are now competitive with and sometimes beat those from GCC 15.2. This marks a significant shift in the long-standing compiler rivalry for the
Meta is making one of its biggest AI acquisitions ever, snapping up the Singapore-based startup Manus for more than $2 billion. The AI agent, which launched just last year, has already hit $100 million in annual revenue.
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.
Meta has acquired the AI agent startup Manus. The company will continue to operate the Manus service, and its team will join Meta to build agents for products like Meta AI. Founder Aaron Yang called the deal a validation of their ambitious vision for general AI agents.
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.
In a move that brings the digital storefront full circle, GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński has purchased the platform from CD Projekt RED. The company promises no changes for users, with a renewed focus on its founding principles of DRM-free ownership and game preservation.
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.
According to a Business Insider report, agencies are struggling to integrate AI effectively. Jules Love of Spark AI says the biggest barriers are cultural, not technical, and that treating AI as just a speed tool is a path to commoditization.
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.
