ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs

ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven demand, the company reported Wednesday as it also announced plans to slash its workforce by about 1,700, about 4% of its workforce. The…

India Budget 2026 Expectations Live Updates: Will Budget 2026 deepen insurance penetration and cut medical costs? What Nirmala Sitharaman may announce

India Budget 2026 Expectations Live Updates: Will Budget 2026 deepen insurance penetration and cut medical costs? What Nirmala Sitharaman may announce

India Budget News Live Updates:Budget 2026 expectations are rising around measures that can ease household financial pressure while strengthening access to formal credit.According to Adhil Shetty, CEO of BankBazaar, the upcoming budget presents a key opportunity to align digital infrastructure, taxation, and credit systems with the country’s evolving economic needs.Highlighting the importance of Digital Public…

Kontent.ai Launches AI-Powered SEO and GEO Workflows to Cut Optimization Time by Up to 80% and Optimize Content for Search and Answer Visibility

Kontent.ai Launches AI-Powered SEO and GEO Workflows to Cut Optimization Time by Up to 80% and Optimize Content for Search and Answer Visibility

Kontent.ai today announced the launch of new agentic SEO and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) workflows following early results that show organizations reducing the time required to audit and optimize content performance by up to 80 percent while improving organic and answer engine reach without additional media spend. BRNO, CZ / ACCESS Newswire / January 21,…

AI PCs to gain speed, cut cloud costs — and help workers upskill – Computerworld

AI PCs to gain speed, cut cloud costs — and help workers upskill – Computerworld

Specifically, Panther Lake has 12 GPU tiles, which will bring faster AI processing capability to PCs. The older Intel PC chip, Lunar Lake, had only 4 GPU tiles. (GPUs are also used in the cloud to run OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Azure AI and other critical cloud services.) Intel has redesigned its chip to run AI…