More than 1 million American workers have been laid off so far in 2025, according to a new report. The tech and government sectors are seeing the heaviest job losses as companies continue cost-cutting measures.
Visa is throwing its weight behind new digital wallet projects in Europe, capitalizing on regulatory changes that break open NFC access. This comes as data shows mobile wallet use is surging overall, but Apple Pay’s growth remains surprisingly incremental despite high adoption.
Nvidia is pushing its latest DLSS 4 tech into new and old games this week, with Where Winds Meet leading the charge. They’re also running a flashy giveaway for a one-of-a-kind RTX 5090. It’s a classic feature update with a major hardware tease.
A new analysis from Goldman Sachs economist Ronnie Walker shows a clear link between corporate AI talk and hiring cuts. While an economy-wide AI job impact isn’t yet clear, firms mentioning AI in workforce contexts have sharply reduced job openings this year.
Windows 11 updates are breaking things and disrupting users. The real issue isn’t the updates themselves, but Microsoft’s refusal to give users a simple, permanent way to turn them off.
India’s telecom ministry has ordered that all smartphones must come with the government’s Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed, and users cannot remove it. Digital rights groups are calling it a dangerous expansion of state control over personal devices.
Apple is shaking up its AI leadership after failing to deliver promised Siri upgrades. Longtime chief John Giannandrea is stepping down immediately, replaced by former Google and Microsoft AI exec Amar Subramanya, who will report directly to software boss Craig Federighi.
Researchers from Bloomberg are showcasing their machine learning work at the NeurIPS 2025 conference. Their papers tackle financial time-series forecasting and the potential of semantic parsing to democratize complex analysis.
Avalue has unveiled the EMS-ARH, a fanless edge computing system powered by Intel’s Core Ultra processor. It delivers up to 99 TOPS of AI performance for discriminative tasks like classification and anomaly detection. The rugged box is designed for flexibility and harsh environments.
According to CRN, the hottest networking startups of 2025 are all-in on AI-powered networking, Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), and private 5G. These trends are no longer just buzzwords but are driving real infrastructure upgrades and new consumption models.
