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2025 proved to be an extraordinary year for smartphone innovations. My predictions for 2026, however, are a mix of exciting upgrades and a plenty of caution.
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Hedge funds continued their momentum in 2025, delivering strong performance. But historically high correlations to the S&P 500 pose risks. Read more ›
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Many retailers are extending their typical returns period for products bought during the holiday season. Here are the major policies. Read more ›
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Open-source expansion card brings AMD's B650 chipset expansion capabilities to any system that has a PCIe 4.0 x4 expansion slot. Read more ›
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It’s that time of year again. Every January 1, the Future Perfect team makes forecasts for the events we think will (or won’t) happen over the next 365 days. And every December 31, we go back over those predictions and tally up how we did. All of our predictions were made positively — as in, […] Read more ›
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Frederick Baba shared the farewell note he wrote when leaving Goldman, offering candid insights about leadership, management, and career growth. Read more ›
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US retailers like Nordstrom Rack and Barnes & Noble are expanding in 2026 as store openings outpace closures so far. Read more ›
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Israel has operationally deployed Iron Beam, a 100,000-watt laser air-defense system capable of shooting down drones, rockets, and mortars at negligible per-shot cost. According to Tom's Hardware, it marks the first real-world deployment of a high-energy laser as part of a modern, multi-layered missile defense network. From the report: The Iron Beam is a short-range line-of-sight laser interceptor that is extremely cheap to run and, therefore, perfectly suited for intercepting... Read more ›
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Malaysia has resumed the search for MH370, the plane that disappeared mysteriously in 2014. Read more ›
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2025 was the year technology stopped being tomorrow’s promise and became today’s anchor. What began as a surge in generative AI and platform innovation two years prior crystallized this year into concrete shifts in how people work, governing bodies legislate, and markets invest. Across continents and industries, the arc of technology bent toward practical impact, regulatory reality, and economic weight. At the heart of the year’s story was artificial intelligence’s... Read more ›
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Facing a global memory shortage, Asus may consider DRAM production or alternative suppliers to limit price hikes as DDR4 and DDR5 costs continue rising. Read more ›
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The modern EV age has come to the entire auto industry, but it’s defined by newcomers. The Tesla Model S captured the public’s imagination in a way the Nissan Leaf couldn’t, and that set the tone for everything that followed. Whether it’s fair or not, established automakers are viewed as followers, not leaders, when it ... Read more ›
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A new Windows 11 Insider update optimises File Explorer search by removing redundant indexing operations, promising faster searches, lower memory use, and a cleaner context menu. Read more ›
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A new Chrome Platform Status entry shows Google working on Global Privacy Control support, aligning the browser with California privacy laws and stronger, enforceable opt-out signals. Read more ›
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The Red Magic 11 Pro redraws the lines of hardware allowances on a phone. It's a value heavy-hitter, but digging deeper, you will find a true mobile gamer's paradise at the cost of a few normal expectation. Read more ›
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The Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl is basically a countertop dessert lab: ice cream, soft serve, sorbet, gelato-style treats, and mix-ins without a trip to the store. Right now, it’s down to $279.99 from a comp value of $349.99, which makes it a lot more tempting if you have been curious about the CREAMi lineup ... Read more ›
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Samsung has reportedly dropped plans for a Galaxy S26 Edge, with new reports suggesting weak demand and unclear positioning led to the ultra-thin model being shelved. Read more ›
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f you’ve been waiting for a “buy it now” price on a serious gaming monitor, this one’s hard to ignore. The Acer Predator XB273K is down to $289.99 (was $699.99), saving you $410 (about 59% off). That’s a big cut for a 27-inch 4K IPS display, especially because this model is built for two different ... Read more ›
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Ever since I got my first smartphone, and eventually made my way into tech journalism, I’ve had a soft spot for palm-friendly devices. But finding one that is practically rewarding has been pretty challenging due to technical constraints or just bad choices. The OnePlus 13s came pretty close, but the lack of an ultrawide sensor ... Read more ›
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Humanoid robot startups are raising massive funding rounds, and the sales pitch is familiar. Human-shaped machines will soon step into warehouses and factories, and then eventually our homes. But the Wall Street Journal reports a more restrained view inside the industry, even the companies building these bots think expectations have gotten ahead of what works. ... Read more ›
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