AYANEO has finally revealed the processor for its upcoming Pocket PLAY gaming phone. It’s opting for MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300, a 2023 flagship chip, which should offer solid performance for the sliding-control device. The Kickstarter campaign is still pending.
Microsoft reported a massive quarter with $81.3B in revenue, yet the stock dipped. The reason? Analysts are worried the company’s record-breaking spending on AI data centers is getting ahead of the profit curve, even as Copilot usage triples.
At Davos, tech leaders debated the real-world impact of agentic AI. The consensus? Massive productivity gains are being held back by old org structures, and the effects on jobs are not what we expected.
Apple’s earnings call revealed a major shift in its AI approach. The future Siri will be a hybrid system using on-device processing and Apple’s new Private Cloud Compute servers, which are already being manufactured and shipped.
Microsoft is reportedly reviewing and potentially removing some AI features from Windows 11 after widespread user complaints. The company now says it will prioritize fixing fundamental “pain points” like system performance and reliability.
Deezer has struck a landmark deal to license its AI music detection technology to France’s royalty collection agency, Sacem. The streaming platform reports that AI-generated tracks now make up 39% of its daily uploads. This move is part of a broader industry fight against a new wave of streaming fra
Nintendo has responded to the controversy over the censored Switch version of *Dispatch*, but their statement clarifies very little. The company says it doesn’t alter content itself but won’t discuss the criteria partners must meet, leaving developers and players in the dark.
Raymond James upgraded SanDisk to “outperform” with a $725 price target after the company demolished earnings estimates. The stock jumped over 17% on the news, fueled by explosive data center growth and a severe supply crunch.
Japanese GPU cloud company Ubitus is planning a new AI data center in Maizuru City. The facility will be built in two phases on a 2.3-hectare site, with a major development targeted for completion by 2027. It will run on Nvidia’s latest Blackwell architecture.
Marc Andreessen flips the AI jobs panic on its head. He argues that without AI, we’d be facing an economic crisis due to shrinking workforces and slow productivity. His view is that AI will reshape tasks, not eliminate jobs, making human labor more valuable.
