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The AI layoff wave that defined so much of the past few years may finally be receding. A new survey finds just four percent of service firms have cut workers due to AI in the past six months, and businesses are increasingly hiring specifically to help their teams use AI tools effectively. The emerging picture is one of retraining over replacement, though some companies are still quietly hiring fewer people than they otherwise would have.
Shifting to hardware, Acer is having a busy product moment. The company unveiled the Predator Atlas seven, a smaller handheld gaming device, alongside a lineup of new monitors that includes a twenty-four-inch display running at a thousand hertz, aimed squarely at competitive esports players. That refresh rate number sounds almost absurd, but for players chasing every millisecond of edge, it signals where high-end gaming display technology is heading.
And on a more grounded note, Acer also introduced the Vero sixteen laptop, designed with repairability as a genuine selling point. Removable port covers, a detachable hinge, and a tool-free bottom latch put it in rare company among consumer laptops, where repairability is usually an afterthought at best.
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