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MIT Technology Review Details Big Tech Trends For 2026
There's so much going on, it's sometimes hard to keep track of it all. You can get some guidance, though, from surveys of the biggest emerging projects, presented by people close to the industry. I was pleased to see MIT's list of notable tech…
Report Says the E.U. Is Gearing Up to Weaponize Europe's Tech Industry Against the U.S.
An anonymously-sourced story in the Wall Street Journal contains the following claim: “The European Union's executive arm is currently working on new legislation aimed at promoting tech sovereignty, according to officials familiar with the…
Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China's latest tech obsession
This time last year, the hottest Chinese tech product was DeepSeek's market-moving artificial intelligence model. In 2026, it's something far simpler: an app for people worried about dying alone. The bluntly named 'Are You Dead?” platform…
From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought
In Kenya, agriculture employs up to 75 per cent of the population, but farmers' livelihoods are being threatened by a changing climate and the loss of productive land, which is impacting the whole of Africa. As droughts and extreme weather events…
When Hotel Technology Works, You Don't Notice It
The real luxury in modern hotels is technology that fades into the background. Hotels have spent years chasing the idea of the “smart room.” Tablets on nightstands. Voice assistants. QR codes for everything from room service to the…
Houston-Texas Tech delivers, Auburn upsets champs: What happened in college hoops Saturday
We have spent most of the 2025-26 basketball season talking about this uber-talented freshman class, debating who will go No. 1 in the next NBA Draft. Another player entered the chat on Saturday. Illinois rookie Keaton Wagler scored a whopping 46…
Tech researcher says there's 'no limit' to how expensive RAM could get in 2026
If you were holding out on picking up a brand new piece of tech this year, you might want to think about doing it sooner rather than later. A tech researcher has claimed that there's ‘no limit' to how expensive RAM could get in 2026 with…
Tech CEOs boast and bicker about AI at Davos
There were times at this week's meeting of the World Economic Forum when Davos seemed transformed into a high-powered tech conference, with on-stage appearances by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Microsoft…
I drove two cars with tech that beats out Apple CarPlay
READ MORE: I drove a near-perfect US-made car that's faster than a Ferrari Americans love Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Without any fuss, every car's dash feels instantly familiar. Your favorite Spotify playlists pop up, Google Maps points you…
Big Tech Earnings Land With 2026's AI Winners Still In Question
Investors have made a pile of money recently by focusing on niche stocks in the AI trade. Earnings from some of the world's biggest technology companies this week will offer an indication of whether they should stick to that strategy in 2026. The…
Small Business Technology News: AI Use Cases From PepsiCo, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Tesla And Others
(Photo Courtesy of Pepsi/ Getty Images) These are new case studies on how larger companies are deploying AI internally. Many of these applications will be making their way do small businesses in the not-too-distant future. The World Economic…
A.I. Cry: Scarborough Rails Against 'Tech Monopolies' Ruining Job Market for Youth
If Joe Scarborough had been around at the beginning of the 20th century, you might have found him on a street corner, haranguing anyone who would listen about the evils of the advent of the automobile. Flip to today, and there was Scarborough on…
Investors Hedge China, Tech Risks Amid Trump TACO Trade Drama
While US President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland dominated the narrative for broader equity markets last week, investors were hedging risks elsewhere. Only three weeks into 2026, the market pattern is similar to last year: Trump…
This is the tech that makes Volvo's latest EV a major step forward
This story is part of our regular series, QuickCharge: This Week in EV Updated less than 11 minutes ago When it comes to EVs, Volvo hasn't been afraid to experiment. It's tried repurposing a platform from its internal-combustion cars (for the EX40…
I got laid off from my tech job and retired in France at 69. Starting over is hard, but I love my life here.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sandy Adam, 69, who moved from Pittsburgh to Chatou, a suburb of Paris, in 2025. The essay, which also incorporates quotes from emails between Adam and Business Insider, has been edited for…
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