Festivitas, the holiday-themed Mac app, just received its 2025 update with falling snow effects and Shortcuts integration. The app adds animated string lights to your dock and menu bar, with pricing starting at 4 euros for Mac and $3.99-$9.99 for iOS.
Apple’s steady climb and Nvidia’s recent 5% drop have put the two tech giants within striking distance in market valuation. The shift comes amid concerns about AI bubble stability and circular revenue deals in the chip sector. Apple’s late AI entry might actually be protecting it from market volatil
RealPage has settled with the DOJ over allegations its YieldStar software illegally coordinated rent prices among competing landlords. The company can no longer mix nonpublic data from different landlords when making pricing recommendations. While RealPage denies wrongdoing, the settlement represent
The PC and printer giant announced massive workforce reductions as part of its AI transformation strategy. The cuts are expected to save the company approximately $1 billion while costing $650 million in restructuring expenses.
The AI trade is splitting in dramatic fashion. Google parent Alphabet continues its monthslong rally while Nvidia shares slide, signaling a potential shift in investor sentiment about who will ultimately profit from the AI boom.
Volkswagen has revealed it can produce electric vehicles entirely in China for 50% less than equivalent German production costs. The automaker plans to launch about 30 EV models in China over the next five years as it fights to reclaim market share from Chinese rivals like BYD.
Nvidia isn’t sweating Google’s AI chip progress, declaring itself “a generation ahead of the industry.” The confident statement comes as Meta considers spending billions on Google’s chips, sending Nvidia shares down over 3% on Tuesday.
Microsoft has unveiled Fara-7B, a compact computer-use AI model that operates directly on PCs using visual interpretation of screenshots. The 7-billion parameter model achieved 73.5% on the WebVoyager benchmark, beating GPT-4o’s 65.1%. It’s available under MIT license through Hugging Face and Micros
A Greenhouse study reveals an inverse relationship between AI adoption and trust in hiring. Job seekers are using AI to fake interviews, while hiring managers respond with more personal involvement. The result? HR is becoming more human, not less.
Latvian quality engineering scale-up TestDevLab has been acquired by US-based Xoriant, expanding its global reach while maintaining its leadership team. The deal combines TestDevLab’s 14 years of testing expertise with Xoriant’s international presence across 28 offices worldwide.
