Fire truck maker Pierce Manufacturing is pouring nearly $150 million into modernizing its plants. The goal? To finally beat the supply chain delays and get back to normal delivery times for fire departments.
According to a leaked GameStop memo, Nintendo has ended production of the popular Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle ahead of schedule. The bundle, which offered a $30 discount, was supposed to be available through Fall 2025. Now, retailers are being told to expect only the base console moving forwa
Clearwater Analytics, a cloud-based investment management platform, has agreed to be acquired by a private equity consortium. The deal values the fintech at a staggering $8.4 billion and will see it delist from public markets.
Visa is tackling the next frontier of e-commerce: AI agents that can make purchases on your behalf. Their strategy focuses on building a universal trust layer so these bots feel as safe and seamless as a regular card payment, without merchants having to rebuild everything.
Microsoft is rolling out a new “Explainer” feature for PowerPoint, powered by Copilot. It lets users right-click on dense slides for instant, simplified breakdowns. This could be a game-changer for deciphering jargon-heavy presentations.
2025 was a turbulent year for clean energy under President Trump, who called renewables a “scam” and signed a tax bill slashing subsidies. Yet, solar and storage still made up 85% of new grid power, proving economic fundamentals can trump politics.
Japan’s new law is forcing tech giants to allow third-party app stores and payments. Apple and Google have complied, but with clear reluctance and warnings about security risks. Meanwhile, Debian adds support for a Chinese CPU architecture.
In a wild experiment, a tech journalist tried to infect a Windows XP virtual machine with modern malware. Surprisingly, much of it simply wouldn’t run, crashing due to missing system features or 64-bit requirements. But this doesn’t mean the 23-year-old OS is safe.
Researchers have cracked a long-standing problem plaguing tin sulfide thin-film solar cells. By inserting an ultra-thin 7-nanometer germanium oxide layer, they boosted device efficiency from 3.71% to 4.81%, a nearly 30% jump.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has announced Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025 as planned. He accuses Apple of implementing “competition-crushing” new fees instead of complying with a law requiring it to open iOS to competing stores.
