According to a new Forrester report, the long-standing dominance of Google, Meta, and Amazon in media budgets is set to fracture in 2026. Driven by AI search and the creator economy, 86% of marketing execs plan to experiment with new channels.
yuv, a London startup making tech for salons, just secured a €10 million Series A round. The company’s system uses refillable cartridges and AI software to modernize professional hair colour. This funding highlights a growing, but niche, investment trend in beauty hardware.
Apple is seeing a stunning wave of executive departures. Key leaders in AI, design, legal, and policy are all exiting, with some talent also flowing to rivals like OpenAI.
A survey of over 1,000 young professionals reveals they’re deeply integrating AI into their workflows, with huge majorities reporting increased confidence and contribution. The catch? They find generic AI output impersonal and are demanding tools that adapt to their unique voice and context.
Proton has launched Sheets, a new end-to-end encrypted spreadsheet editor. It’s a direct challenge to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel, promising that not even Proton can see your data. The rollout is gradual, starting now.
Accounting software giant Xero is ending free API access for developers, introducing a tiered pricing model that one startup founder says will cost his company over $17,000 a year. The move has sparked immediate backlash and concerns it will make smaller apps unviable.
Dave’s Hot Chicken is deploying AI across its operations, from drive-thru ordering to robotic fry arms, aiming for an edge in the crowded chicken restaurant wars. The chain, acquired for ~$1B this year, is seeing early ROI from tech like kiosks but is cautious about losing the human element. Meanwhi
The financial value of a university degree in the UK has been quietly collapsing for over a decade. Adjusted for inflation, graduates now earn 30% less than they did in 2007, while competition for entry-level roles has become absurdly fierce.
According to CNBC, Tesla is grappling with major challenges including expected delivery declines and intense competition from Chinese EV makers like BYD. An analyst is recommending a bearish options trade, buying a put vertical that profits if TSLA falls below $407.52 by January 2026.
Satya Nadella argues that empathy and social skills are becoming more critical than pure IQ in the AI age. However, new data suggests AI adoption is leading employees to talk less to coworkers and even become less polite.
