AI-powered business desktops combine next-generation performance, whisper-quiet cooling, intelligent collaboration tools, and business-grade security

• Powerful performance: Up to AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 350 processor with 50 NPU TOPS, NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ graphics, and up to 64GB DDR5 memory
• Quiet and reliable: Advanced cooling with copper heat pipe and high-efficiency fan sustains 45W TDP while staying whisper-quiet
• AI-ready for business: Copilot+ PC features plus ASUS AI ExpertMeet with smart meeting transcription, real-time translation and more
• Secure and durable: ASUS ExpertGuardian with TPM 2.0, BIOS Self-Recovery, and military-grade durability backed by ASUS support

TAIPEI, Taiwan, September 11, 2025 – ASUS today announced ExpertCenter P700 series, an all-new lineup of business desktops designed to deliver exceptional performance, scalability, and reliability for professional creators, engineers, and small businesses – including the 15-liter P700 Mini Tower (PM700MK) and 8.6-liter P700 SFF (PM700SK) desktops. With cutting-edge hardware, business-grade security, and comprehensive manageability, ExpertCenter P700 is engineered to be the trusted backbone of business-critical workloads.

Blending next-generation AI performance with whisper-quiet thermal design, P700 series is built to tackle modern professional tasks with ease – from generative AI and content creation to advanced data analysis. As Copilot+ PCs, these new desktops bring intelligence and creativity to the forefront of everyday business, while ASUS-exclusive AI ExpertMeet redefines how teams collaborate across borders. They also benefit from ASUS ExpertGuardian, providing all-around protection for sensitive data, plus military-grade durability to ensure long-term reliability.

This powerful mix of performance, innovation, and resilience makes ExpertCenter P700 an ideal solution for organizations seeking to maximize productivity with confidence.

Klarna, one of Europe’s early adopters of artificial intelligence (AI), is now reversing course on its aggressive use of the technology. According to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the company may have gone too far in cutting costs with AI, potentially at the expense of its service and product quality.“We probably over indexed a little bit on that, and then in the last six months we have been trying to course correct,” news agency Reuters quoted CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski as saying. He said that the company cut thousands of jobs, dropped vendors such as Salesforce and turned to AI. While this saved millions for the company, he said that the company has now realised that it went too fast, too soon.

Why Klarna is hiring humans again

The “buy now, pay later” lender previously cut thousands of jobs and dropped vendors like Salesforce in favour of AI-driven solutions. The company’s AI chatbot, for example, was reported to be doing the work of 700 employees, drastically reducing customer query resolution times. In May, Klarna even used an AI avatar of its CEO to present quarterly earnings and a separate interactive AI avatar to speak with customers on a hotline.He stated that investors are more concerned with growth and the quality of customer and merchant services than with cost savings from AI.The company’s focus is now shifting toward boosting productivity and improving products, a move that coincides with the company’s decision to begin hiring new employees. There are currently dozens of open positions on Klarna’s job portal, Reuters said.

Klarna completed US IPO

Klarna recently completed a successful US IPO, and its shares jumped 30% in their hotly anticipated New York debut, valuing the Swedish fintech at $19.65 billion. The company’s shares opened at $52, compared with their IPO price of $40 per share.

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