LinkedIn’s latest report looks ahead to 2026, forecasting major shifts in work and life driven by AI. It highlights the rise of the “Individual Empire,” profound job market changes, and a more resilient form of globalization. The analysis digs into what these trends really mean for professionals and
Hashkey, Hong Kong’s largest licensed crypto exchange, saw its shares drop 0.15% in its trading debut. The company raised HK$1.6 billion but faces a cooling crypto market and declining revenue.
Venezuela’s state oil giant PDVSA claims a US cyberattack caused no operational issues. But reports from Reuters and Bloomberg, citing internal sources, describe significant system outages and halted exports. The incident comes amid heightened tensions over a seized oil tanker.
Venture capital in 2025 was a tale of two extremes. AI companies hoovered up a record share of mega-rounds, while traditional mid-stage deals got squeezed out. The entire funding landscape is being reshaped.
Netflix’s co-CEOs are reassuring employees about their $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. But Paramount has launched a hostile $108 billion bid for the entire company, setting up a fierce bidding war. The Warner Bros. board is expected to respond by the end o
The AI infrastructure gold rush is showing its first major cracks. Companies like Oracle and Broadcom are seeing their stocks plummet as the market questions the sustainability of their massive debt-fueled spending sprees.
The US has suspended a planned technology partnership with the UK announced just this September. The deal, which covered AI and quantum computing, is stalled over disputes on trade barriers, including UK food safety regulations.
The promised £31bn US investment in UK tech is paused over trade disputes. Meanwhile, Chrome extensions are caught selling your private AI chats to third parties. Plus, Oracle defends its OpenAI deal and a pop star’s iPhone rage.
Oracle is down 44% from its high, and AI cloud provider CoreWeave is down a staggering 60%. Yet, the S&P 500 barely flinched. This isn’t a broad bubble pop—it’s a targeted reckoning for over-leveraged players.
Amazon is cutting 84 corporate jobs in Washington state, but insists these are individual business decisions, not part of its broader 14,000-person layoff plan. The separations, affecting roles from engineers to directors, are scheduled between February 2 and 23, 2026.
