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Sometimes the news can be complicated and nuanced, which is why our experts go deeper into the most important developments and trends in the tech world to help you understand how they might evolve through analysis, explainers, critical takes, and expert points of view.

The year politics became brainrot

Political violence has become illegible, and increasingly, politics and language have too.

Sarah Jeong
Free speech’s great leap backwards

An era of digital authoritarianism has American free expression in a stranglehold.

Felipe De La Hoz
The year the government broke

2025 was the year the federal government and consumer protections were gutted.

Lauren Feiner
Don’t expect Trump Media’s nuclear fusion power plant to generate electricity soon

The energy demands of AI are driving investment in futuristic fusion reactors from Big Tech and now Trump Media. Is it viable?

Justine Calma
It’s the great AGI rebrand

AI companies are sick of their favorite buzzword.

Hayden Field
Larry Ellison’s big dumb gift to his large adult son

A plan so astonishingly dumb, even Warner Bros. doesn’t believe it’ll happen.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Racks of AI chips are too damn heavy

Old data centers physically cannot support rows and rows of GPUs, which is one reason for the massive AI data center buildout.

Elissa Welle
RAM is ruining everything

Price hikes related to the memory shortage aren’t just coming for PC gamers; smartphones, laptops, and storage drives could soon get increases, too.

Emma Roth
A first look at Google’s Project Aura glasses built with Xreal

It’s kinda like a pair of chunky sunglasses that runs Android apps.

Victoria Song
Welcome to the big leagues, Netflix

WB has a checkered history of acquisitions, but joining forces with Netflix would elevate it to a new level of prominence.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Camera support could be the boost Matter needs

The 1.5 spec fills a huge gap in the standards’ promise of universal smart home compatibility.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Screw it, I’m installing Linux

I don’t like where Windows is going. Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable. Time to give it a shot.

Nathan Edwards
Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent

Copilot’s limitations are ever-present, and it can lead you astray on even the basics.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
The Steam Machine feels like the TV gaming PC I’ve always wanted

I’ve been looking for a better way to play Steam games on my TV, and the Steam Machine checks all my boxes.

Jay Peters
Meta must rein in scammers — or face consequencesMeta must rein in scammers — or face consequences
Lana Swartz and Alice Marwick
Valve enters the console wars

A decade later, Steam Machines have returned.

Sean Hollister
UN climate talks are getting weirdUN climate talks are getting weird
Justine Calma
Maybe Peloton is its own worst enemyMaybe Peloton is its own worst enemy
Victoria Song
Ikea’s new low-cost line is a huge win for Matter and your smart home 

The new Matter-over-Thread lineup delivers affordable, platform-agnostic lighting, sensors, and remotes for every smart home.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Warner Bros. mergers never work, but they’re trying again anyway

History tells us that Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to sell itself is probably going to end in disaster.

Charles Pulliam-Moore