Apple layoffs ahead of CEO change; Amazon raises device prices; geothermal energy expands
Apple plans to lay off about 200 staff tied to Siri and VisionPro ahead of the CEO transition, while Amazon increases prices on Echo devices and Kindles due to higher memory/storage costs; the piece also highlights Ormat Technologies’ push to scale geothermal power with enhanced geothermal systems to meet growing AI data-center demand.