ASUS is raising prices on select products, starting January 5, 2026. The company blames rising costs for DRAM and NAND components driven by AI demand. This follows similar moves from other hardware makers.
Michael Burry, famed for predicting the 2008 crash, says he’s not shorting Tesla. This comes after he told his paid Substack subscribers the EV maker’s stock is “ridiculously overvalued” and the company published soft delivery estimates.
The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on Iran and Venezuela with fresh sanctions. The measures target companies and individuals allegedly involved in weapons trading, including drone and ballistic missile technology.
A Forbes contributor, a practicing astrophysicist, makes four “anti-predictions” for 2026. He argues we won’t get scientific proof of alien UFOs, achieve Artificial General Intelligence, see the 3I/ATLAS object reveal itself as a spaceship, or get commercially viable quantum computers.
Meta is spending big to catch up in AI, acquiring startup Manus for over $2 billion. The deal brings in revenue and AI agents, but can it solve Meta’s core innovation problem? We break down the risks.
The consensus from major tech leaders is clear: the AI hype cycle is over. For 2026, the focus shifts entirely to delivering measurable return on investment and implementing ironclad governance, with a major push toward on-premises and private AI infrastructure. The era of unchecked experimentation
In a massive bet on AI infrastructure, SoftBank is buying digital infrastructure investor DigitalBridge. The $4 billion deal gives SoftBank a huge portfolio of data center assets and stakes in companies like Vantage Data Centers, which is involved in the Stargate project.
The era of relying on a single cloud provider is fading fast. Businesses are now distributing workloads across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to boost uptime, cut costs, and leverage unique strengths. It’s a fundamental shift in enterprise tech strategy.
SoftBank is making a massive $4 billion bet on the physical backbone of the AI boom. The deal to buy DigitalBridge gives the Japanese conglomerate direct control over a huge portfolio of data centers and other digital infrastructure.
Robinhood is executing a meticulously planned CFO transition over seven years, a stark contrast to its chaotic early days. The move from Jason Warnick to Shiv Verma highlights the company’s journey from hypergrowth startup to a profitable, $3B revenue public firm focused on governance.
