In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for years, but in the past they’ve proved slow and inaccurate — unless you speak with particular accents and enunciate clearly. But advances in large language models (LLMs) and speech-to-text models have helped improve the systems that can … Read more
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True Ventures co-founder Jon Callaghan doesn’t think we’ll be using smartphones the way we do now in five years — and maybe not at all in 10. For a venture capitalist whose firm has had some big winners over its two decades – from consumer brands like Fitbit, Ring, and Peloton, to enterprise software makers … Read more
Paul Merson believes Arsenal will go on to win the Premier League easily after they blew in-form Aston Villa away with a “statement” 4-1 win at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners, who were without the injured Declan Rice, scored four times in a rampant second-half display to end Premier League title rivals Villa’s club-equalling 11-match … Read more
This was supposed to be the year that climate tech died. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have done their best to dismantle the Biden administration’s hallmark industrial and climate policies. Even the European Union has begun to ease off its most aggressive goals. And yet, as the year closes, the receipts provide a … Read more
Dundee United moved back into the Scottish Premiership top six with a deserved 3-1 win at basement side Livingston. Zac Sapsford broke the deadlock in a first half dominated by the visitors and the only frustration for visiting manager Jim Goodwin was that his side were not out of sight. The Tannadice outfit had to … Read more
Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid startup funnel worth $398 billion — and VC money is following. According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 2025, 76 of these deep tech and life sciences companies have either reached $1 billion valuations, $100 million … Read more
Justin Hood produced one of the greatest performances at the World Darts Championship by hitting 11 consecutive doubles without missing on his way to a 4-0 win over Josh Rock in the last 16. Hood was 11 out of 11 in finishing on doubles at 3-0 up in sets and 2-0 ahead in legs, and … Read more
As social media becomes increasingly reliant on algorithmic feeds, creators are navigating a new normal: Just because you post something doesn’t mean your followers will see it. “I think that 2025 was the year where the algorithm completely took over, so followings stopped mattering entirely,” LTK CEO Amber Venz Box told TechCrunch. This isn’t news … Read more
Trainer Karl Burke paid tribute to Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum following the leading owner and breeder’s death on Monday. A prominent figure in British racing since the early 1990s, Sheikh Mohammed Obaid’s yellow silks with black spots were carried to victory in the 1998 Derby by the Luca Cumani-trained High-Rise and have been sported … Read more
