According to Forbes, the path to 2026 is being paved by AI agents, a massive skills crunch, and a new premium on learning agility. The future belongs to those who can blend tech savvy with irreplaceable human skills. It’s a whole new playbook for students, workers, and employers.
General Motors is bringing native Apple Music directly to the infotainment systems of several 2025 and 2026 model year Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles. The move is part of GM’s broader strategy to expand its own native app ecosystem, even as it phases out phone mirroring tech like Apple CarPlay in n
A surprising political revolt is brewing in Republican-leaning areas against the massive data centers needed for AI. Residents are fighting back over noise, skyrocketing utility bills, and tax breaks for trillion-dollar tech companies, turning it into a potent local election issue.
Rodney Brooks, cofounder of iRobot, says the billions being poured into humanoid robots like Tesla’s Optimus are wasted. He argues the fundamental challenge of replicating human touch and dexterity is being ignored, calling current training methods flawed. His critique comes as his former company, i
Sequence, a startup building a revenue platform for finance teams, has raised $20 million in a round led by 645 Ventures. The funding highlights the intense investor focus on the B2B fintech and CFO tech stack verticals.
Apple has seeded the first developer betas for its next round of point updates. The watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS 26.3 builds are now available for testing, with a likely public release by the end of January.
In a move that directly contrasts with Netflix’s recent decision, Apple has added Google Cast support to its Apple TV app for Android. This makes it much easier for Android users to stream Apple’s content to their TVs. The timing seems strategic as the streaming wars heat up.
Repsense, a data analytics startup whose Havel platform is used by NATO, has closed a €2 million Seed round. The funding will boost its capabilities in detecting and predicting information threats across social and traditional media.
An early engineering sample of Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake Core Ultra 7 365 chip has been spotted on Geekbench. The results show it performing worse than the current-gen Core Ultra 7 268V. This could change before launch, but it’s a surprising first look.
Global internet traffic grew 19% in 2025, with nearly half now from mobile devices. AI bots are a fast-growing segment, prompting calls for new rules. The U.S. is the top source of bot traffic by a huge margin.
