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The iconic Stylophone Mini has been reintroduced with a compact design roughly the size of a credit card, featuring three color options—pink, black, and white. Despite minimal changes, it retains its original features such as built-in speakers, a stylus, and a full set of keys, and is priced at $30. The device continues to celebrate its musical heritage, favored by artists like David Bowie and others from the 1960s onward.
Stanford's 2026 AI Index finds 88% of companies have adopted AI in some part of their business, while a PwC CEO survey found 56% of CEOs reported neither revenue growth nor cost reduction from AI, with only 12% seeing both. IDC projects enterprises will spend $409 billion on AI platforms, applications, and services this year.
HubSpot announced Tuesday it is laying off roughly 7% of its workforce, about 660 employees, as part of a reorganization centered on AI-driven customer outcomes. The company's CEO said the cuts are not the result of AI 'efficiencies' replacing workers, even as the restructuring is explicitly tied to AI strategy.
Apple CEO John Ternus and Executive Chairman Tim Cook each published social media posts on X marking the 15th anniversary of Steve Jobs' death. Ternus credited Jobs with instilling attention to detail that still guides Apple's work, while Cook described Jobs as someone who changed the world and his own life forever.
Unilever has acquired nutrition brand Grüns and men's personal care company Dr. Squatch, according to Fast Company's Modern CEO newsletter. The acquisitions are described as part of a broader growth strategy that also involves unconventional brand collaborations and upgrading established labels like Dove.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple CEO John Ternus has taken direct oversight of the company's industrial design and human interface teams, a responsibility he assumed even before formally becoming CEO following Jeff Williams' departure as COO. Gurman reports Ternus visits the design studio multiple times a week, sometimes more than once a day, far more frequently than Tim Cook's roughly monthly visits. Apple has not launched a search for a Chief Design Officer to replace Jony Ive, instead relying on internal leaders like Molly Anderson and Steve Lemay alongside Ternus's hands-on involvement.
Ryan Roslansky, the former LinkedIn CEO, announced on Thursday that he is leaving Microsoft at the end of the year, closing out nearly 18 years across LinkedIn and its parent company. He cited reluctance to relocate and work full-time, every day, from Microsoft's Washington office as a factor in his decision.
Mattel Inc. is bringing in a new chief executive, while Condé Nast and the newly merged Paramount-Warner Bros. are also undergoing leadership changes this week. Each company's incoming leadership is reportedly tied to experience in streaming media.
About a month into his tenure, Apple CEO John Ternus has told colleagues Apple must develop products faster and take more risks in new markets, according to Bloomberg sources. He is reportedly considering breaking from Apple's traditional spring-and-fall launch schedule, expanding the device lineup, cutting management layers, and pursuing cost-cutting to fund future products.
Sources tell Bloomberg that new Apple CEO John Ternus, who succeeded Tim Cook on September 1, intends to move away from the company's traditional spring/fall product cycle toward year-round releases and more experimental products. He is also cutting middle management, including engineering program directors working on Vision Pro, Siri and AI software, some of whom have been given weeks to find internal roles or face layoffs by year end.
Disney has cut hundreds more jobs in its latest layoff round, marking the third such reduction since a new chief executive succeeded Bob Iger in March. Employees had reportedly been expecting the cuts before they were announced.
According to Bloomberg, new Apple CEO John Ternus is pursuing an overhaul aimed at making the company faster and leaner, including releasing more products on a less predictable schedule and cutting layers of middle management. Apple has reportedly dismissed a number of engineering program managers in its hardware division over the past two weeks, including roughly half a dozen directors, with affected staff given weeks to find new internal roles before facing layoffs later this year.