Abidur Chowdhury, a designer known for his work on the iPhone Air, has left Apple to become head of design at AI startup Hawk. The company is backed by $100 million from Figure AI founder Brett Adcock and is staffing up with ex-Meta and Google engineers.
According to a new report, Microsoft is preparing for another significant round of layoffs, potentially hitting in the third week of January. The cuts are allegedly needed to fund the massive costs of AI infrastructure, continuing a brutal trend for employees.
The AI data center boom is a power problem first. Investor Andrejka Bernatova argues for “disruptive decarbonization,” using cleaner fuels like natural gas today instead of waiting for perfect solutions. Her firm targets scalable, cash-flowing infrastructure assets to meet this massive demand.
A new FCC rule banning foreign-made drones has blindsided the industry. With the vast majority of public safety agencies relying on Chinese models like DJI, the immediate future for critical operations looks chaotic and uncertain.
Samsung’s 2026 foldable phone plans have surfaced in a database leak. The Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Flip8 were spotted alongside a mysterious third model. This could signal a big expansion for Samsung’s flexible phone lineup.
Kuaishou, a major competitor to TikTok, is weighing its debut offshore bond offering. The move aims to fund its aggressive push into AI-generated video, capitalizing on a stock price that has jumped over 80% in the past year.
At CES 2026, Lenovo unveiled a redesigned ThinkPad X1 Carbon focused on repairability. Its new double-sided “Space Frame” motherboard allows users to easily replace parts like USB ports and the battery. The laptop also packs Intel’s latest Panther Lake processors and a 2.8K OLED display.
Canadian miner Wealth Minerals secured approval for a lithium project in Chile’s Ollagüe salt flat. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Transportation Average surged to a new record, closing above 18,033 points.
Lenovo just showed off a wild concept gaming laptop with a rollable OLED screen. It can stretch from a 16-inch display all the way to a 24-inch ultrawide panel. After trying it, regular laptops feel instantly outdated.
Mobileye is making a huge bet on humanoid robots, agreeing to buy Israeli startup Mentee Robotics for $900 million. The deal, set to close in early 2026, connects two companies founded by the same tech visionary.
