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I have been thinking about the future and how we might respond to it. We are sliding into a period of transition like no other, most likely triggered in three waves; AI, quantum computing and the brain computer interface. Artists have a role to look into the mists and, when they catch sight of something, to hold up a mirror.

One of the biggest shifts in 2025 was how quickly everyday moments turned into shared cultural moments.

AI will gain more of a foothold in our lives while the way we watch TV will continue to evolve

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.

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.

It wasn't like two months ago, but constant,

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%.