After sending 200 applications with a generic résumé, Rishab Jolly’s break came from a contact made during an MBA project. His story highlights the critical role of networking and authenticity in Big Tech hiring.
Cybersecurity merger activity surged in 2025, nearly matching the 2021 record. The driving forces? CISOs are fed up with vendor sprawl and need integrated platforms, especially for managing AI and identity security.
New code in Chrome’s open-source project suggests Google plans to gate powerful AI “actuation” features behind a paywall. This follows the pattern of Gemini, which was also initially exclusive to paying subscribers.
Sandfall Interactive’s game director, Guillaume Broche, has finally addressed the controversy. He says the studio briefly tried AI in 2022 for placeholder textures but found the process “felt wrong” and all final assets are human-made.
A Seattle startup just got a cash infusion to help it inject AI into customer feedback analysis. Ambassador’s new funding will fuel its platform that consolidates referrals, surveys, and loyalty programs.
Vanguard’s global CIO, Nitin Tandon, is betting that AI can solve the firm’s fundamental scale problem: 20,000 employees serving 50 million clients. He’s already rolled out tools to 97% of staff, but the real test is proving the financial return on this massive investment.
Apple’s latest MacOS 26 update brings flashy new features like Liquid Glass UI and a Games hub. But a closer look shows Windows has offered comparable, and often more mature, versions of these tools for a long time.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has reportedly slammed the AI assistant Copilot’s integration with email platforms like Gmail and Outlook as “mostly unusable.” He’s demanding accelerated improvements, holding weekly hour-long meetings to monitor progress, and restructuring leadership to sharpen Microsof
Marissa Mayer is pivoting from her struggling photo-sharing startup Sunshine to launch Dazzle, a new AI personal assistant company. It’s already raised an $8 million seed round at a $35 million valuation led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green. The product is expected to launch early next year.
Nissan has disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 21,000 customers, linked to unauthorized access on a Red Hat-managed server. This is the company’s third significant cybersecurity incident in as many years. Stolen data includes names, addresses, and partial email addresses.
