Meta plans to nearly double its capital expenditures to up to $135 billion in 2026. Microsoft’s quarterly capex hit $37.5 billion. Both companies are telling investors to look past the massive numbers and focus on long-term monetization.
A new study reveals professionals naturally split into three AI collaboration styles, each with radically different outcomes for performance and skill development. The most common style isn’t the most accurate, and over a quarter of workers risk hollowing out their own expertise.
India is consolidating 29 labour laws into four new codes, with a standardized wage definition at the core. This fundamentally changes how salaries and statutory benefits are calculated, pushing legacy systems to their limits.
Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2026 brought in $143.8 billion, a 16% jump year-over-year. The results largely met the sky-high expectations set by Tim Cook back in October 2025.
Microsoft’s stock took its biggest hit since 2020 after earnings revealed slowing cloud growth and higher-than-expected capital spending. Meanwhile, Meta’s shares surged over 7% as it announced plans to spend up to $135 billion on AI infrastructure. The divergent reactions highlight the market’s int
In response to US trade policy, allies are forging new bilateral deals to diversify supply chains. The economic cost of this hedging strategy appears manageable, for now.
The tech services industry is facing an unusual stagnation, with eight consecutive quarters of flat growth. According to a Forbes analysis, this is just the prelude to a potential contraction by 2026, fueled by AI-driven efficiency and a shift in how companies operate.
Tesla is investing $2 billion into Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, as part of its $20 billion funding round. The deal, expected to close in early 2026, comes as xAI’s Grok chatbot faces multiple global probes over deepfake image generation.
Microsoft’s quarterly earnings showed a staggering $7.6 billion net income increase from its investment in OpenAI. The partnership is fueling massive Azure commitments, but the capital costs to feed the AI boom are astronomical. Here’s what the numbers really mean.
A phrase from an NPR episode, “unprepared for what has already happened,” captures a widespread anxiety as AI evolves. But labor economist David Autor offers a counterpoint: we have more agency to shape the future than we think.
