HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery told staff not to fight AI as it could make them “more productive versions of themselves”. Elhedery said he wanted to make sure employees were “not fighting us, not disenfranchised, not anxious, overwhelmed, and resisting the change.” “We all know generative AI will destroy certain jobs and will create new jobs,”…
TL;DR Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed that generative AI plays “zero part” in GTA 6’s development, calling Rockstar’s worlds “handcrafted” down to every building and street. The game launches 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, roughly 18 months behind its original internal target. While Take-Two uses AI for testing and productivity across…
Jensen Huang, Founder, President and CEO of Nvidia | Photo Credit: REUTERS The tech ecosystem has entered the era of useful AI, said Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA during the Dell Technologies World 2026 in Las Vegas. During the event’s keynote address, Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Technologies, talked about how the…
Sony Group President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroki Totoki believes that future PlayStation projects will greatly benefit from artificial intelligence technologies, having said as much during a recent corporate meeting. Nonetheless, the executive indicated that Sony would adopt a measured approach in adopting AI tech, stressing the importance of retaining a human touch in PlayStation…
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) — The HAWANA-DBP 2026 Pantun Festival is a vital platform for strengthening journalistic integrity while uplifting Malaysia’s cultural heritage in the digital age, said Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) chief executive officer Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin. She described the second edition of the traditional Malay poetry festival as more than just…
Rebellion, the team behind Sniper Elite and last year’s hidden gem, Atomfall, has no expectations “to ever use gen AI on the screen,” according to CEO Jason Kingsley in a conversation with GameSpot. “This isn’t what we think we should be doing.” Still, the CEO added that he feels having an online conversation on the…
New BR Korea CEO Cho Yoon-sang. Photo by BR Korea SEOUL, April 28 (UPI) — BR Korea said Tuesday it appointed industry veteran Cho Yoon-sang as its new chief executive officer. The company offers such brands as Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin’ in Korea. The Seoul-based company said the leadership change is geared toward accelerating…
The corner office at Walmart Inc. has long been one of the highest-paid gigs in retail — but the head honcho doesn’t always come out on top. And so it was last year, when outgoing chief executive officer Doug McMillon logged total compensation of $29.2 million. That included a $1.5 million salary, $4 million in…
Lin Qiao, CEO of Fireworks AIFireworks AI Lin Qiao said Fireworks AI processes 15 trillion tokens daily in 2026. Fireworks AI’s CEO cited exponential token growth driven by AI’s expanding use. AI infrastructure is struggling to keep up as demand for AI services continues to surge. The AI boom isn’t slowing down; it’s accelerating. Lin…
The AI boom isn’t slowing down; it’s accelerating. Loading audio narration… Lin Qiao, a former Meta engineer who helped build PyTorch, now runs Fireworks AI, a $4 billion startup processing 15 trillion AI tokens a day, and she says demand is only just getting started. “This is the year token consumption is going to grow…
