McKinsey’s CEO detailed a radical workforce shift driven by AI, with 25% growth in client-facing roles and 25% cuts in non-client roles. The firm now has 40,000 employees and 25,000 AI agents, expecting those numbers to equalize by year’s end. This signals a new paradigm for how large companies oper
Cybersecurity is stuck in a reactive loop of patches and detection. According to a new analysis, the solution is a foundational shift: building autonomous, hardware-based defenses directly into silicon chips to enforce trust from the moment a device powers on.
Vitrealab has closed an $11 million Series A to industrialize its Quantum Light Chip for AR glasses. The tech promises smaller, brighter, more efficient displays. But the AR hardware graveyard is full of good ideas.
The cost for Taiwanese investors to hedge against a weaker US dollar has slumped to its lowest since 2016. This dramatic shift follows an accounting rule overhaul that prompted local life insurers to unwind massive hedging positions.
The big story at CES 2026 isn’t just faster chips from AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm. It’s a surprising shift toward laptops you can actually repair and upgrade. Plus, Dell is reversing its controversial rebranding by bringing back the beloved XPS line.
Scientists have built fully autonomous microrobots measuring just 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers. Powered solely by light, they can sense temperature, follow paths, and operate for months without external control, opening up new possibilities in medicine and micro-engineering.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang broke with other tech billionaires, saying he’s “perfectly fine” with a proposed California wealth tax. The one-time 5% levy on billionaires could cost him over $8 billion based on his current $162.9 billion net worth.
Barry Diller, the architect behind Fox and IAC, argues that the best leaders figure it out as they go. His key tool? Fostering passionate “creative conflict” while ruthlessly banning cynicism from the room.
Cambridge GaN Devices has appointed Fabio Necco as its new chief executive officer. The fabless semiconductor firm, spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016, is looking to Necco’s 25+ years in power electronics to drive its next growth phase.
Security researchers have uncovered a devious malware campaign that tricks users with a fake Windows Blue Screen of Death. The attack starts with a phishing email pretending to be from booking.com.
