PlayStation hardware architect Mark Cerny described his late-1980s stint at Sega’s Tokyo office as a “sweatshop.” He revealed teams of just three people had three months to make a cartridge game, often sleeping at the office, under pressure to outnumber Nintendo’s catalog.
A new Fortune cover story dives into Anthropic’s business and the role of cofounder Daniela Amodei. While the AI safety-focused company projects $10 billion in revenue next year, its path to profit looks shorter than rivals, targeting 2028. Daniela’s commercial focus and cautious leadership are high
India has mandated that all smartphone makers pre-install a government security app called Sanchar Saathi. Apple is reportedly refusing to comply, setting up a potential clash over privacy and state control.
Omar Bailey, former head of the Yeezy Innovation Lab, left Adidas in May 2022 to launch Fctry Lab. The company uses in-house design and 3D printing to slash prototype time from months to days, and its 50-50 profit split with stars is a game-changer.
In a stunning move, Apple has hired Amar Subramanya as its new Vice President of AI. He just joined Microsoft from Google four months ago. This comes as Apple’s current AI chief, John Giannandrea, announces his retirement for spring 2026.
According to new research, companies are increasingly bringing back “boomerang” employees shortly after laying them off. This trend, highlighted during the pandemic and now amid AI uncertainty, reveals deep flaws in corporate workforce planning. It’s a costly cycle of poor management decisions.
A new MIT study called “Project Iceberg” uses a massive supercomputer simulation to map AI’s impact on the US labor force. It finds current AI can handle tasks for 11.7% of workers, representing $1.2 trillion in wages, with effects spread far beyond the tech sector.
A ransomware attack forced the shutdown of the CodeRED emergency alert platform used by cities and counties. The incident exposed subscriber data and left agencies scrambling for alternatives during the Thanksgiving holiday.
The public feud between chipmaker Nexperia and its parent company Wingtech has escalated with new accusations of secret supply chain plans. At the heart of the conflict is a $300 million expansion in Malaysia and a goal to source 90% of production outside China by mid-2026. This corporate battle has
Microsoft is moving on from its long-standing fictional case study companies, Contoso and Fabrikam. The tech giant has introduced a new fake brand, Zava, which sells “intelligent athletic apparel,” to showcase its modern AI and cloud-native technologies.
