Artificial intelligence (AI) played a significant role in the tech skills landscape in 2025, from helping teachers do their jobs to becoming a vital skill for people to learn. On the other hand, hiring across the technology sector was less predictable, with fewer jobs advertised, though having the right skills was found to increase job security. Skills will continue to be important going forward, regardless of where AI takes the sector.
Clearly, AI will play a larger role in Linux and open source next year, but that's true of pretty much all technology. However, while AI will be used to help develop the Linux kernel, no one is predicting, a la Windows, that AI will be used to rewrite the entire codebase by 2030. That said, open source will remain at the heart of AI.
Good morning, and happy whatever-you're-celebrating today. There may come a moment later perhaps shortly after someone has eaten their body weight in roast dinner when the family begins to drift into nap mode. That is your cue. Produce this quiz from your pocket. Read the questions aloud in your best posh BBC continuity announcer voice. Watch as the room divides over how much ice has been lost in the Antarctic, exactly when Donald Trump and Elon Musk fell out,
Shalini Aggarwal: Andy and I began working together in 2015, after I relocated to the US from India. He was a dev engineer, and I worked on the product and program execution side. Aggarwal: We quickly realized that we took a lot of systems and tools for granted when we were in an enterprise company. The startup world is completely different; here, we have to build from scratch, and there was a lot about our mindset we had to unlearn.
On a Hard Forkin' Christmas, my true love gave to me 12 A.I. bubbles, 11 chimpanzinis, 10 Signal war chats, nine Meta reorgs, eight MechaHitlers, seven White House memecoins, six Roblox scandals, five Bum Bum creams, Bum, bum bum four Humane pins, three code reds, two robot pants, and a bot trained on all our I.P. That's intellectual property. Can Ezra Klein do that? I don't think so.
In our current AI hype cycle, there is a feverish hope that AI will save us. The point of view is that AI will make us more efficient, effective, and resilient, and in some instances, this will be true. On the other hand, the pessimist (bearish) point of view is that AI is also reducing human input, eliminating thinking roles, and concentrating wealth and power.
For better or for worse, this year had it all-from the AI industry shaping the global economy and our lives, to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency taking over US federal agencies under Elon Musk's leadership. In today's episode, host Zoë Schiffer and executive editor Brian Barrett get together to reflect on some of this year's key moments-and how they give us important clues as to what we can expect this upcoming year.
From data entry to document management, the software applies AI to every layer of your case to save countless billable hours. Now, with its new DraftAI feature, Filevine transforms your creation of legal documents, too. A user can use natural language instructions to draft, edit or modify any kind of document without leaving the security of the Filevine system, said John Rizner, Product Manager at Filevine. During a recent demonstration, Rizner showed us how.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Stephen Colbert joined Political Gabfest on stage in New York City for their 20th anniversary show. He sang. He explained why he'd slip into Trump's skin for a day (to resign, obviously). He answered listener conundrums, including which Gabfest host would make the best dictator and what pastry he'd like to be reincarnated as.
ADT (NYSE:ADT) operates the traditional model: 6.5 million customers paying monthly fees for 24/7 professional monitoring. The company generates $5.11 billion in annual revenue, with $1.10 billion from recurring monitoring subscriptions. Their strategic bet centers on the ADT+ platform, integrating AI capabilities through a partnership with Google (NASDAQ:GOOG). Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) brings Honeywell Home, First Alert, and Control4 brands to 150 million spaces worldwide.
"To me AI is capable of doing all our jobs, my own included," Siemiatkowski said in a post on X earlier this year. "Because our work is simply reasoning combined with knowledge/experience. And the most critical breakthrough, reasoning, is behind us."
They became members of BlackRock's Tech Fellows program, a group of 24 senior technologists playing a crucial role in the$13.5 trillion firm's vision and operations. This year's members underwent a rigorous application process - from being nominated to completing written evaluations and interviews - before being voted into the program by current fellows, Nish Ajitsaria, BlackRock's co-head of Aladdin product engineering and executive sponsor of AI, and the co-executive sponsor of the program, said.
Early on Monday, the supply of new cryptocurrency tied to Bittensor-a decentralized network of AI projects-dropped by half. The halving was the first the currency has experienced and came about by design, reflecting how Bittensor shares the same anti-inflationary architecture as Bitcoin. The event also serves a milestone for one of the most novel and ambitious cryptocurrencies to launch in years.
Last week, shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) gained 0.72% over past five trading sessions after gaining 10.32% the five prior. The damage from the AI-fueled sell-off that began in late October and carried deep into November appears to be in the rearview mirror, and the stock is now up more than 144% in 2025, including a nearly 305 gain over the past month. Since going public on Oct. 2, 2020, it has gained an eye-popping 1,895.33%.
This study investigates the role of digital platforms in preserving and promoting cultural heritage in the Middle East, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR).
Investors rushed out of the AI trade this past week and piled into materials, industrials, financials and healthcare, representing a sector rotation that could have staying power, according to Wall Street analysts. Oracle stock led the latest AI selloff after the hyperscaler's earnings report and spending guidance renewed fears about excessive capital expenditures. Jeremy Siegel, Wharton professor emeritus and WisdomTree chief economist, told CNBC on Friday that it's hard to be certain about the current stock market rotation because there have been "so many head fakes in the past."
When the Magnificent Seven member reported FY 2026 Q1 earnings on Oct. 29, shares fell despite beating on EPS and revenue. The company announced earnings of $3.72 per share versus analysts' expectations of $3.67, and quarterly revenue of $77.67 billion versus analysts' expectations of $75.33 billion. On Oct. 1, the company announced that it was increasing its Xbox Game Pass subscription by 50%. In its last fiscal year, Microsoft saw more than 8% of revenue derived from its gaming segment, which now boasts 50 million monthly active subscribers and nearly $5 billion in YoY revenue.
Built from the ground up to be fully integrated with Gemini, the lab will synthesize and characterize hundreds of materials per day, cutting the time needed to identify new materials. Superconductors that operate at ambient temperature and pressure could allow for low-cost medical imaging and reduce power loss in electrical grids, the firm said, while other novel materials could lead to advanced batteries, next-generation solar cells, and more efficient computer chips.
