Signet Jewelers is combining its digital and IT teams under new Chief Digital and Technology Officer Raghu Sagi. The move is part of a broader strategy to modernize operations for its portfolio of 11 brands, including Kay and Jared. Sagi brings retail tech experience from Carter’s and Inspire Brands
A paper by former SAP CTO Vishal Sikka argues large language models have a fundamental, mathematical limitation on performing complex tasks. This throws cold water on the dream of fully autonomous AI agents running critical systems.
Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul is finally getting a schedule. According to new reporting, a Gemini-powered update arrives next month, with a complete “conversational” rebuild set for 2026.
Microsoft is scrambling to fix its problematic January 2026 Windows 11 update. After one emergency patch for shutdown bugs, a second was needed for OneDrive and Dropbox crashes. Now, boot failures are under investigation.
According to a Financial Times report, the Biden administration is planning a $1.6 billion investment into USA Rare Earth for a 10% stake. The deal is part of a broader strategy to onshore production of minerals vital for defense and semiconductors, reducing reliance on China.
According to XDA-Developers, SteamOS is proving a crucial point for the Linux desktop: success doesn’t require imitating Windows. By offering a curated, console-like experience first, it makes Linux approachable on its own terms. This challenges the long-held belief that familiarity through mimicry
Researchers are looking at a pair of bacteria to help build on Mars. One produces oxygen and UV protection, the other makes a mineral that could bind Martian soil. The concept is promising but still highly speculative.
Someone got the PRAGMATA demo running on an Apple M4 Max Mac Studio, and it hit 97 frames per second. That’s through a translation layer, not a native port. The performance is impressive, but Capcom’s financial incentive to bring games to macOS seems almost non-existent.
Samsung’s QD-OLED tech is set for a massive 35% brightness jump in 2026 thanks to a new quantum dot formula. But despite this technical win, it’s still losing the wider TV war to LG’s more affordable OLED panels. Price and availability are the real hurdles.
Japan is proposing its first major overhaul to foreign investment rules since 2019, granting new powers to order retroactive divestments. The move targets high-risk investors, particularly from China, but experts don’t expect it to cool the inbound M&A boom, which hit $33 billion last year.
