2026-05-01

Occidental Petroleum is replacing its CEO with a company insider as she retires

COO Richard Jackson will take over from Vicki Hollub on June 1, ending her more than 40-year career at the Houston oil producer [...]

2026-05-01

13 states are now fighting to block Nexstar's $6.2 billion local TV merger

Indiana and Kansas, both led by Republican attorneys general, are among 5 new states joining California's legal challenge [...]

2026-05-01

7 ways AI is being used at work by everyone from teachers to marketing professionals

People in a wide range of fields are using AI for things like lesson plans and deciphering industry jargon. [...]

2026-05-01

Big tech's AI spending balloons to $725 billion this year

Big tech keeps pouring more money into AI data centers, chips, and infrastructure. According to the Financial Times, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta have a combined budget of around $725 billion for next year.<br /> The article Big tech's AI spending balloons to $725 billion this year appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

2026-05-01

Apple is overhauling its Photos app with AI — because it has to

Apple’s upcoming AI photo tools are less about innovation for its own sake and more about catching up in a space where competitors have already reset expectations [...]

2026-05-01

Mini LED vs. OLED: I've tested dozens of TV with both display types, and this one's better

OLED is the king of TV tech, but the latest developments in Mini-LED put it in close second. I've broken down the differences to help you decide. [...]

2026-05-01

Atlassian stock jumps 20% after beating revenue and earnings expectations

Revenue climbed 32% to $1.79 billion, topping Wall Street estimates, as cloud sales accelerated and data center revenue exceeded forecasts [...]

2026-05-01

Tesla reported $158 billion in Elon Musk compensation for 2025 — but he realized none of it

The figure is almost entirely an accounting-driven valuation; no shares have vested and Tesla says Musk's realized pay was zero [...]

2026-05-01

Meta is threatening to shut down in New Mexico after $375 million child safety verdict

The company called state demands "technologically impractical," including a requirement to verify 99% of underage users' ages [...]