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The AI industry in 2025 saw big-money acquisitions, advancements in virtual assistants and agent orchestration, and new innovations in hardware. Big-money acquisitions. Advancements in virtual ...

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In 2025, the U.S. military treated artificial intelligence less like a lab experiment and more like a daily tool. The biggest change was not a single new robot or “autonomous” breakthrough. It was a ...

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Money was no object for the AI industry in early 2025. A vibe check crept in the second half of the year. Such astronomical investments were followed by equally incredible spends. Meta shelled out ...