Topic: Future Outlook
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Users Are Abandoning Plex for Its Rivals, Survey Finds
Plex's evolution from a simple media server to a commercialized platform has alienated users who valued a seamless, self-controlled hub, prompting many to reconsider their loyalty. A significant user exodus is underway, with over 30% having already switched to competitors and nearly half actively...
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2025: The Year AI Faced Its Vibe Check
2025 marked a turning point for AI, shifting from hype to scrutiny over sustainable business models, innovation pace, and societal impact, despite continued massive investment. The industry faced a reality check with more incremental model improvements, a disruptive focus on cost-effective develo...
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Intel's Comeback: How It Regained Relevance and Is Winning Again
Intel has staged a market recovery, driven by new AI partnerships and a critical $16 billion investment package, which has boosted its share price and investor confidence. The company's recent struggles, including steep financial losses and a declining stock, stemmed from strategic missteps, such...
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Agentic Metadata: The Next Infrastructure Layer?
The detailed logs of AI agents' reasoning and actions, known as agentic metadata, are becoming essential for making autonomous systems trustworthy, efficient, and compliant. This metadata enables key applications like debugging workflows, optimizing costs by identifying inefficiencies, and ensuri...
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Top 3 Smart Displays of 2025: Expert Tested & Reviewed
Choose a smart display based on its intended role, such as a kitchen assistant or smart home dashboard, to ensure value for money. Recommended models include the Google Nest Hub for its privacy features and gesture control, and the Echo Show 5 for affordability, while avoiding third-party Google ...
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Activision Bans 97% of Black Ops 7 Cheaters in 30 Minutes
The open beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 attracted many players but was disrupted by cheaters, with Activision taking swift action against them. Activision reported banning 97% of identified cheaters within 30 minutes and has shut down over 40 cheat developers since the previous game's launch....
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Cowboy E-bikes in Acquisition Talks
Cowboy, an electric bike maker, is in advanced acquisition talks with ReBirth Group, which recently provided it with financial support to avoid bankruptcy. The company gained recognition for its smart, connected e-bikes featuring app-controlled locks and location tracking, raising over €100 milli...
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GM Slows EV Production Ahead of Tax Credit Expiration
General Motors is reducing production of key electric vehicle models due to an anticipated drop in consumer demand, particularly as the federal tax credit for EVs is set to expire. Production adjustments include temporary pauses and slowdowns at facilities in Tennessee and Kansas, leading to layo...
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LG TV Update Forces Microsoft Copilot on Users, Sparks Outrage
An LG software update automatically installed Microsoft's Copilot AI on smart TVs without user consent, sparking controversy over forced software and consumer control over their devices. The incident has raised significant privacy concerns, as users worry the non-removable AI could analyze viewin...
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Microsoft's Guide to AI Search Optimization
Microsoft has released guidelines to improve content selection for AI-generated responses, emphasizing clarity, structure, and ease of information extraction over traditional SEO tactics. Key recommendations include using aligned titles and headings, descriptive subheadings, concise paragraphs, a...
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Why I'm Finally Ditching Passwords for Passkeys
Passkeys are often implemented alongside passwords rather than replacing them, creating a hybrid and sometimes confusing login process that varies by website. Despite inconsistencies in adoption, passkeys provide strong phishing protection because scammers cannot replicate their authentication, s...
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2025: The Year Phones Became Fashionable Again
The smartphone design landscape in 2025 has shifted from conservative, monochromatic devices to a vibrant revival of bold aesthetics, featuring unique materials like wood, rich colors, and fashion-conscious accessories. Motorola is credited with leading this stylistic resurgence, particularly wit...
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3 Forces That Defined Martech in 2025
Marketing technology investment remained stagnant in 2025, with companies hesitating on new purchases due to financial constraints or recent upgrades, while increasing exploratory research into new technologies. Artificial intelligence applications expanded beyond content generation to include an...
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2025 Tech Layoffs: The Complete List
The technology sector has seen over 22,000 layoffs in 2025, continuing a trend from 2024 when more than 150,000 jobs were cut, highlighting the human impact of corporate restructuring amid a shift toward AI and automation. Major companies like xAI, Rivian, Oracle, and Salesforce conducted signifi...
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Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion Market Cap First in History
Nvidia became the first company to reach a $4 trillion market valuation, driven by an 18% stock surge in 2024 and rapid growth from $2 trillion to $3 trillion earlier in the year. Analysts credit Nvidia's dominance in AI, powering data centers for major tech firms, with record profits of $18.8 bi...
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8 Hot Takes on Agentic AI: Understanding Its Impact and Future
1. What is Agentic AI and how does it differ from traditional or Generative AI? Agentic AI refers to AI systems designed to operate autonomously, taking initiative, making decisions, and…
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Curastory Founder Resigns Following SEC Investigation
Founder Tiffany Kelly has stepped down as CEO of Curastory following SEC allegations of revenue overstatement and misrepresentation of client numbers, replaced by Dave Dickman to lead the company forward. As part of the settlement, Kelly is barred from executive roles at fundraising companies for...
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Canon Revives 2016 Point-and-Shoot Camera With Fewer Features & Higher Price
Canon is rereleasing the PowerShot Elph 360 HS A camera to capitalize on the nostalgia-driven demand for retro digital cameras, influenced by social media trends and celebrity endorsements. The updated model retains core specifications like the 20.2-megapixel sensor and 12x optical zoom but remov...
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Xbox Co-Founder Slams Game Pass Price Hike as "Betrayal"
Xbox has shifted strategy by releasing former exclusives on PlayStation 5 and increasing prices for Game Pass and hardware, drawing criticism from original Xbox team co-founder Laura Fryer, who called the price hikes a "betrayal" of community trust. Fryer criticized the pattern of negative change...
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Xbox's New Feature Solves PC Gaming's Biggest Annoyance
Microsoft is introducing Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) to eliminate the shader compilation process, promising a smoother gaming experience by using pre-compiled shaders from a centralized database. Shader compilation, intended to reduce in-game stuttering, often causes frustrating delays as it c...
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PlayStation CEO Forced PS5 Price Cut in Japan After Switch 2 Slump
Sony is launching a budget-friendly, Japanese language-only PS5 model to counter Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2 and regain market share in Japan under new CEO Hideaki Nishino's aggressive leadership. The company faces financial risks due to rising manufacturing costs but sees this as a necessary in...
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2025 Tech Layoffs: The Complete List & Analysis
Over 22,000 tech employees have been laid off in 2025 due to economic pressures, strategic shifts, and increased automation and AI integration. Major companies like Cisco, Oracle, Peloton, Microsoft, and Google have implemented significant workforce reductions as part of restructuring and cost-sa...
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Limited Run Games Co-Founder Josh Fairhurst Departs After Decade
Josh Fairhurst, founder and former CEO of Limited Run Games, stepped down as CEO in September 2025 and will leave his role as president in March to pursue new ventures in gaming. His departure was driven by compelling opportunities to help realize ambitious game projects, a chance he felt he coul...
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Call of Duty's 2025 Downfall: What Happened?
Call of Duty's 2025 release, *Black Ops 7*, ended the franchise's long streak of annual sales dominance due to a poorly received campaign and a significant drop in sales compared to its predecessor. Two major competing shooters, *Battlefield 6* and *ARC Raiders*, successfully captured its audienc...
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AI Holiday Shopping: Expert Trust Tips
AI is becoming a mainstream personal shopping assistant, with 42% of shoppers using it for tasks like deal-finding and ordering, driven by its time-saving convenience. Significant risks accompany this shift, including security vulnerabilities from sharing sensitive data and a potential loss of co...
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When OpenAI Stumbles, the Tech World Shivers
OpenAI's announcement of internal AI tools caused a significant market reaction, with Docusign's stock falling 12% and other software firms like HubSpot and Salesforce also experiencing declines. The incident underscores OpenAI's immense influence, as even basic demonstrations are perceived as co...
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