CES 2026 is finally here, and Mashable reporters are on the ground looking for the best in show. Get live updates from the showroom floor and behind the scenes.

Jefferies upgrades shares of the tech giant while downgrading Adobe as part of its review of the software sector.

If 2025 taught us anything, it’s that “inexpensive” doesn’t have to mean “cheap” when it comes to the latest tech products. Some of our favorite gadgets of the year came in at a cool $50 or less, from innovative power strips that kept our cables organized to cases that improved our phones’ and earbuds’ style and functionality.

Watch the Video Lee and I rewound the clock about 25 years, back to the height of the dot-com boom. At that time, Cisco was one of the hottest stocks on the planet, sitting at the center of the internet infrastructure buildout.

Despite the run-up YTD, as of December 30, 2025, the defense tech sector is valued at just over 26x 2026 earnings and 22x 2027 earnings. We expect EPS growth to remain strong, boosted by a continued mix shift toward high-margin software and digital systems.

"Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles, which could further loosen the labor market." A new report by the analyst firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which tracks layoffs across various industries, found that the US tech ...

The tech sector has been far choppier in recent weeks, and the new year might see more of the same as volatility continues working its way through parts of the tech scene. Notably, the software stocks took a hit on the chin on the first trading day of the year.