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320 Failed Technologies of 2025: The Most Overhyped Innovations and Why Experts Missed the Obvious Flaws

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Daniel Levi @ Startups News 1 place · 12/20/2025 23:40 EDT

Failed Technologies of 2025: The Most Overhyped Innovations and Why Experts Missed the Obvious Flaws

2025 was supposed to be the year the future arrived. Instead, it became the year reality pushed back. The year didn’t lack ambition — it lacked restraint. Earlier this month, we examined failed AI startups of 2025 and the lessons ...

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