According to a new study published in JAMA Health Forum, the Affordable Care Act’s individual market has become a massive financial burden for taxpayers. In 2024, taxpayers covered nearly 80% of premiums for subsidized plans, sending over $114 billion directly to insurers.
Lou Gerstner, the former CEO who famously engineered IBM’s historic turnaround, has died at 83. He led the company from 1993 to 2002, steering it away from breakup and toward a services-led future. His legacy is one of brutal pragmatism and cultural revolution.
The Wall Street Journal’s annual tech predictions include folding iPhones and mind-reading machines by 2026. The newsletter also covers a 15-year-old AI founder and Nvidia’s new deal with chip startup Groq.
Samsung is taking full control of its mobile GPU destiny. The upcoming Exynos 2600 chip for 2026 will use a GPU based on AMD’s RDNA4 architecture, but developed entirely in-house by Samsung. It’s also set to be the world’s first smartphone chip built on a 2nm manufacturing process.
Google is quietly testing a long-requested feature that would allow users to change their Gmail username. The test has begun in India, letting users alter the part before “@gmail.com” without losing their data.
Samsung is developing its next major software update for its budget-friendly Galaxy M series. A test build has been spotted on the Galaxy M54 in regions like the UAE and Malaysia. However, the stable update is likely still a long way off.
The US State Department has barred five Europeans, including former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, from entering the country. The move is retaliation for Europe’s Digital Services Act, which can fine companies like X up to 6% of global revenue.
Canonical is replacing its old Ubuntu Report system with a new, open-source telemetry tool called Ubuntu Insights. The data, which is entirely opt-in and contains no personal information, is used to improve the OS and convince hardware vendors to support Linux. It’s a rare case of telemetry done rig
AirTrunk is making a huge bet on AI demand in Australia. The company just acquired a site for a new 354MW data center campus in Melbourne, representing a massive A$5bn investment.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is restarting the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant in January. This marks a dramatic return to atomic energy for Japan and the utility behind the Fukushima disaster.
