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About 28% of survey respondents said the shift is due to the new U.S. H-1B visa policy, which includes a $100,000 filing fee and skill-based prioritization.
Gene Munster says Apple's decision to move from OpenAI's ChatGPT to Google's Gemini strengthens the chances of a successful Siri overhaul, signaling a more serious AI push as leadership changes, analyst optimism, and market dynamics underscore rising competition with Alphabet.
Google is preparing to start building its most advanced Pixel phones in Vietnam this year, according to Nikkei Asia, a move that reflects the broader effort by US tech firms to reduce their reliance on China.
The U.S. financial landscape shifted gears on Tuesday as the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the highly anticipated Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for December 2025. With Core CPI coming in at a lower-than-expected 2.6% year-over-year, the U.S. Dollar faced renewed pressure, continuing a downward trajectory that
BOISE, Idaho – As of January 13, 2026, the financial markets are witnessing a historic transformation in the semiconductor landscape. Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), once a company defined by the volatile boom-and-bust cycles of the commodity memory market, has completed a two-year metamorphosis into a high-margin powerhouse at the center of
As of mid-January 2026, the global financial markets find themselves in a state of precarious euphoria. The S&P 500 Information Technology Index is hovering near an all-time high of 5,688 points, buoyed by a sector-wide earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate that continues to exceed 20%. Yet, beneath this veneer
As of January 13, 2026, the financial landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation, marked by a decisive "regime shift" that many Wall Street analysts are calling the "Great Rotation." For the first two weeks of the year, the Russell 2000 Index, the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks, has sprinted to
As the calendar turns to mid-January 2026, the global financial markets are standing on a precipice. For three years, the "Magnificent 7" have served as the undisputed engines of global equity growth, propelling the S&P 500 to record highs on the back of a relentless Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom.
The structural transformation of the U.S. equity markets reached a fever pitch in early 2026. Investors are decisively abandoning the "growth at any price" mantra that dominated the AI-fueled years of 2024 and 2025, opting instead for a "Great Rotation" into the long-dormant industrial and financial sectors. This migration
In a historic realignment of the global financial order, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) reached a monumental $4.01 trillion market capitalization on January 13, 2026. This milestone marks the first time since 2019 that the search giant has surpassed Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in total market value, signaling a definitive shift
As the calendar turns to early 2026, the halls of Congress are witnessing a historic confrontation between technological rapid-fire and the foundational principles of American equity. The recent reintroduction of H.R. 6356, officially titled the Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025, marks the most aggressive legislative attempt to date to regulate the "black box" [...]
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the artificial intelligence industry, the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) of Abu Dhabi has officially released its most ambitious model to date: the Falcon-H1R 7B. Unveiled on January 5, 2026, this compact 7-billion-parameter model is not just another incremental update in the open-weight ecosystem. Instead, it represents a [...]
In a move that signals a paradigm shift for corporate data strategy, Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Google Cloud (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have announced a major expansion of their partnership, bringing the newly released Gemini 3 model family natively into Snowflake Cortex AI. Announced on January 6, 2026, this integration allows enterprises to leverage Google’s most advanced [...]
In a bold move that signals the complete "AI-ification" of the mobile landscape, Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930) has officially announced its target to reach 800 million Galaxy AI-enabled devices by the end of 2026. This ambitious roadmap, unveiled by Samsung's Mobile Experience (MX) head T.M. Roh at the start of the year, represents a doubling [...]
CUPERTINO, CA — January 13, 2026 — For years, the digital assistant was a punchline—a voice-activated timer that occasionally misunderstood the weather forecast. Today, that era is officially over. With the rollout of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) reimagined Siri, the technology giant has successfully transitioned from a "reactive chatbot" to a "proactive agent." By integrating advanced [...]
In a landmark release that has sent shockwaves through the global financial and cybersecurity sectors, Experian (LSE: EXPN) today published its "2026 Future of Fraud Forecast." The report details a historic and terrifying shift in the digital threat landscape: for the first time in the history of the internet, autonomous "Agentic AI" has overtaken human [...]
In a move that has sent shockwaves through both Silicon Valley and Hollywood, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and OpenAI officially announced a landmark $1 billion investment and licensing deal on December 11, 2025. This historic agreement marks the definitive end of the "litigation era" between major studios and AI developers, replacing courtroom battles with [...]
In a watershed moment for the artificial intelligence industry, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently confirmed that the "vast majority"—estimated at over 90%—of the code for new Claude models and features is now authored autonomously by AI agents. Speaking at a series of industry briefings in early 2026, Amodei revealed that the internal development cycle at [...]
