2025 was a year of spectacular tech stumbles. From humanoid robots that couldn’t stay upright to AI gadgets that tried to replace human friendship, innovation took some bizarre and frustrating turns. Here’s what went wrong.
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation requiring platforms like TikTok and X to warn users about potential mental health harms. The labels target “predatory” features like algorithmic feeds and autoplay.
A tinkerer on the ESP32 subreddit has created a smart home display that uses a retro analog gauge. The project, built as a Christmas gift to measure CO2, repurposes an automotive dashboard driver and an IKEA DEKAD alarm clock. All the files and instructions are open-source on GitHub, with support pa
According to Bloomberg Business, the US faces “radical uncertainty” as AI and policy shifts upend all economic models. Meanwhile, China launches a massive $14.3 billion national venture fund to build tech champions, and Uruguay’s central bank is campaigning against the dollar’s dominance.
In a Dark Reading interview, CISO Patricia Voight shares her journey from telecom security to leading cybersecurity at a regional bank. She champions diverse hiring and sees the intense, regulated world of financial services as a prime training ground for new talent.
Google is finally testing a feature that lets users change their primary @gmail.com address. The old address becomes an alias, and all your data stays put. But there’s a significant 12-month lockout period after you make the switch.
The battlefield for cybersecurity has shifted decisively to artificial intelligence. According to TechCrunch’s latest Startup Battlefield, the top contenders are all using AI to fight AI, from automated penetration testing to real-time deepfake detection.
According to a new report, AMD’s RDNA 5 graphics architecture is now targeting a launch in mid-2027. The GPUs will reportedly be built on TSMC’s refined N3P 3nm process technology. This sets up a long wait, with 2026 expected to be a quiet year for new Radeon cards.
A JetBlue Airbus A320 dropped 10 stories in 7 seconds over the Gulf of Mexico on October 30, 2025. While Airbus initially blamed solar radiation, experts now suspect a cosmic ray may have caused a critical bit flip in the flight controls.
HP is refreshing its OMEN 16L gaming desktop line, but not with the latest Intel chips. Instead, it’s reportedly using a mobile processor from the older Raptor Lake generation alongside new NVIDIA RTX 5060 series graphics. This creates a puzzling spec sheet that may not offer a real performance leap
