2026-09-01

AI is redefining the workforce — and most planning models aren’t ready

Presented by SAPHR tracks employees and skills. Finance owns headcount targets and cost. Procurement manages contractors and services spend. Together, they leave executives unable to answer basic questions about how workforce decisions actually translate into business outcomes.Fragmented planning creates workforce blind spotsEach function has its own systems, its own planning cadence, and its own [...]

2026-09-01

UBS says China is unlikely to match ASML’s top tool this decade

UBS analysts say China’s lithography programme is at roughly the stage ASML reached in 2004 and will not produce a viable EUV alternative within a decade. They also expect China to reach high-volume manufacturing of immersion DUV machines in two to five years, which is the category the Dutch government controls through export licences. China […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-09-01

Micron’s Taiwan unions are heading for a strike vote over bonuses

Roughly 10,000 Micron workers in Taiwan are represented by two unions that are now preparing their members for a possible strike. About 80% of workers polled in a preliminary survey supported industrial action, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The dispute is about bonuses rather than base pay, and more specifically about how those bonuses are calculated. […]<br /> This story continues at The N [...]

2026-09-01

Atlas' brain-monitoring wearable tells you how much you're in the moment

Atlas says its new wearable EEG will be able to tell you where your attention is through the day. [...]

2026-09-01

Windows 11's antivirus is repeatedly telling users that it's turned off — but don't panic, this is a bug and it's working just fine

Think Windows 11's antivirus is broken? Thankfully it isn't, although the app is suffering from a pretty frustrating bug. [...]

2026-09-01

Amazon hit by lawsuit from FTC and 22 states claiming ad price rigging to the tune of $20 billion over seven years

The FTC and 22 US states have accused Amazon of inflating its ad revenue with shady practices, but Amazon denies. [...]

2026-09-01

Kremlin's war on the global web turned VPNs into Russia's new national utility, study finds

A study by RKS Global found that the Russian censorship regime is making VPNs an integral part of Russian citizens’ daily lives, with community groups promoting shared use of VPNs also growing. [...]

2026-09-01

Is TransDigm's Commercial Aftermarket Strength Driving Growth?

TDG's commercial aftermarket revenues rise 17% in fiscal Q3 2026, with strong bookings prompting a higher full-year growth outlook. [...]

2026-09-01

EGHT or BL: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

EGHT vs. BL: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? [...]