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Amazon has overhauled its consumer hardware line-up, unveiling new Echo speakers, Kindle e-readers, Fire TV sticks and Ring cameras. The move underlines how serious Amazon is about competing with Apple and Google in the fast-moving AI devices market. The launch in New York marked the first major refresh under Panos Panay, the former Microsoft hardware…

Spotify founder Daniel Ek will step down as CEO on January 1, 2026, moving into the role of Executive Chairman after almost 20 years leading the company. Co-Presidents Gustav Söderström, who runs product and technology, and Alex Norström, head of business operations, will become co-CEOs. Ek said the change formalises the way Spotify has already…

Western Digital will pour US$1 billion ($1.5 billion) into Japan over the next five years, stepping up its push to supply the booming AI data centre market. CEO Irving Tan said the investment through to 2030 marks a “material increase” from prior periods, targeting advanced hard-disk drive (HDD) technologies, manufacturing processes, and new research partnerships.…

Microsoft has launched Microsoft 365 Premium, a US$20 ($30) subscription positioned directly against OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus. The new tier bundles Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the wider Office suite with 1TB of OneDrive storage and expanded AI usage limits. It also includes Microsoft’s latest Copilot features powered by GPT-5 and GPT-4o, plus new AI agents dubbed…

Microsoft has elevated Judson Althoff to CEO of its commercial business in a leadership shake-up. One designed to sharpen its enterprise focus while freeing up Satya Nadella to concentrate on technical priorities. Althoff, a 12-year company veteran, previously served as executive vice president and chief commercial officer. He now takes charge of sales, marketing and…