HPE Juniper Channel Chief Out After Just Six Months
HPE Juniper’s global channel chief is out after just six months in the role. He’s being replaced by a 20-year Cisco veteran as the company aims to take on its former employer.
Category: Innovation
The 2025 Gaming Charts Are a Broken Record, And That’s a Problem
New data shows the five most-played games in the US on PlayStation and Xbox in 2025 were the exact same titles as in 2024. This stagnation, driven by live-service giants, is making it nearly impossible for new games to succeed and is a core reason behind widespread industry layoffs.
GMTec’s Panther Lake Mini PC Packs a Serious Punch
GMTec has unveiled the EVO-T2, a compact powerhouse built on Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake platform. It’s targeting developers and creators with specs like a Core Ultra X9 388H CPU and dual 10GbE ports, aiming to ship later this quarter.
Roborock’s new robot mower uses LiDAR for huge lawns
Roborock is launching an all-terrain robot mower designed for extra-large lawns. The high-end RockMow X1 LiDAR model uses a 360º LiDAR system and two cameras, claiming a data capture rate of 200,000 points per second to survey objects up to 230 feet away.
AMD’s Lisa Su: AI Isn’t Killing Jobs, It’s Just Changing Them
At CES, AMD CEO Lisa Su pushed back on the narrative that AI is a job-killer. She says AMD is hiring more people, just different ones who are “AI forward.” She also made a massive prediction about AI adoption.
Lego’s Smart Play Brick is a clever, risky bet on the future
Lego is launching an interactive Smart Play system to make creations respond with sound and light. The move comes as the iconic toymaker, which had a record $10.8 billion in revenue in 2024, looks to stay relevant with digital-native kids.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Launch Date Leaked, With a Pricey Twist
A new leak points to a February 25 launch for Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series. The phones may feature a new “Privacy Display” and see price increases in some regions, but not the US.
D-Wave’s New Chip Breakthrough Could Finally Scale Quantum
D-Wave says it has demonstrated the first scalable, on-chip cryogenic control for gate-model qubits. This tackles a core engineering problem that has limited quantum computer size and complexity for years.
A Top 20 VC Firm Spins Out a New Fund for Late-Stage Startups
A new investment firm, PrePublic Equity Partners, has spun out from the Top 20 VC firm Alumni Ventures. Its mission is to provide systematic, AI-powered access to late-stage private company shares for accredited investors.
HP’s CES 2026 Bet: An Entire AI PC Inside a Keyboard
HP is rethinking the desktop by cramming a complete AI PC into a keyboard. The EliteBoard G1a, announced at CES 2026, aims to free users from being tied to a single display. It’s powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series chip and is expected to launch in March.