Nintendo has responded to the controversy over censored content in the Switch version of ‘Dispatch,’ clarifying its platform guidelines. In other news, Mandy Patinkin is set to play Odin in Amazon’s God of War series, and Ubisoft confirms Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still in development.
Apple is seeing some key AI researchers and a Siri executive depart for rivals like Google and Meta. This churn is normal for Silicon Valley, but it highlights the pressure on Apple to finally deliver meaningful Siri improvements with Apple Intelligence.
The German industrial giant had a rough 2025, with profits nearly halving. The company doesn’t expect significant market improvements until 2027, pushing back its financial targets.
Instacart is taking its partnership with Costco overseas, using its white-label tech to power the retailer’s e-commerce in Spain and France. This marks a strategic shift for Instacart, focusing on enterprise services over its consumer app abroad. The move highlights a global race for grocery deliver
Apple’s record $143.8 billion quarter was fueled by growth abroad, especially in emerging markets. CEO Tim Cook is now pointing to India as the company’s next major frontier for expansion.
Elon Musk’s business empire is buzzing with merger talk. SpaceX is eyeing a potential IPO and could combine with Tesla or his AI startup, xAI, in a move that would reshape the so-called “Muskonomy.” The logic points to a unified push for AI supremacy, possibly in space.
Nvidia’s H-1B visa data shows competitive base pay for tech roles, with software engineers earning up to $425,500. CEO Jensen Huang personally reviews all employee compensation and claims to have created more management billionaires than any CEO.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI will create “massively deflationary pressure,” making goods and services radically cheaper. But the company is slowing hiring as it burns billions, and current economic data tells a very different story.
Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth jumped to $251.7 billion on Thursday, pushing him past Jeff Bezos. The surge came as Meta announced plans to spend up to $135 billion on AI this year.
Software stocks are in a full-blown bear market, with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) down 21% from its high. The sell-off accelerated Thursday with a 5% drop, the worst since last April.
