Jensen’s substitute, a 5-star MacBook, and different tech intrigue from PCWorld sister websites

TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos wrote a provocative — and self-described “extremely unscientific” — checklist of doable successors to disgraced Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s vacated throne. The candidates vary from extremely unlikely (AMD’s Lisa Su) to Andrew Bell (an Nvidia insider who has the chip pedigree Workforce Inexperienced wants proper now). Amanda Silberling additionally compiled an ideal timeline of the whole sordid Jensen mess.

BTW, I requested ChatGPT to offer me a “gate” descriptor for Jensen’s very public meltdown — I believed it could be ironic to get a solution powered by Nvidia silicon. So, I’m now calling it Leathergate. Let’s make Leathergate occur.

Turning subsequent to Macworld, senior editor Roman Loyola wrote an exhaustive assessment of the MacBook Professional with PROLED XDR Show, and he appreciated it to the tune of a really uncommon 5-star rating. Does this make your blood boil, PCWorld reader? Tweet again at Macworld and let Roman know.

And right here’s one other tantalizing take from the Apple universe: Contributor Mahmoud Itani argues that HomeView is “Apple’s first post-iPhone system.” The central thesis: This odd good house hub is “constructed for a future when Apple’s iconic handset doesn’t exist.” Honest sufficient, Mahmoud. Have your day in court docket.

Coming in sizzling from Tech Advisor — the Foundry website that thinks telephones are the long run — contributor Jon Mundy explains why the Motorola Signature 27 is “probably the most thrilling telephone of 2026.” Jon did some deep testing, and located it has some very cool digicam tech. And show tech. And tactile design.

CIO is, properly, for CIOs, C-Suite. These guys. However right here’s a narrative I believe anybody, who works in any firm, can wrap his or her head round: Senior author Grant Gross printed a report on how CEOs aren’t happy with their firms’ incremental AI rollouts.