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Jan 2025
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Our 2025 Tech Predictions and Resolution...

The New York Times
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This week, it’s our yearly tech predictions. We’ll review what we got right and wrong about 2024, and tell you what we think is going to happen in 2025. Then we’ll discuss how we want to interact with tech in the new year. Plus, we’ll answer some of your listener questions.

 

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