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As the year winds down, VCs say 80% of enterprises will boost AI spending on agents by 2026—but the real bottleneck isn’t talent or models, it’s electricity. Data centers are straining the grid while software promises to squeeze 30% more capacity out of existing infrastructure, turning power into the new AI moat. Meanwhile, the biggest hacks of 2025 weren’t hacks at all: attackers simply logged in, spyware alerts piled up, and internet chaos spilled into real-world damage, from $60B in crypto losses to operational shutdowns.
As 2025 closes, the message is clear: advantage now comes from controlling infrastructure and access, not from shipping flashier tech.
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🤖 VCs expect 80% of enterprises to boost AI budgets for agents and automation by 2026.
🕵️ Tech firms are alerting users to targeted spyware campaigns, with 25,000 Apple alerts sent since 2021.
🌐 Internet chaos led to real-world damage in 2025, from $60B crypto hacks to disruptive social media campaigns.
⚡️Surging data center demand could be met as software solutions promise to boost grid capacity by up to 30% without new hardware.
📧 Gmail finally lets you swap your email address, a long-awaited fix for over 1.8 billion users worldwide.
📉 Social media algorithms now trump follower counts for creators, with 73% of marketers shifting focus in 2025.
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AI’s new bottleneck: not talent, not data—electricity
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AI’s race is no longer just about better models—it’s about power. The biggest advantage now is megawatts. Billion-dollar data centers are becoming economic stimulus projects, measured in gigawatts instead of parameters. Stargate, backed by OpenAI, Microsoft, and Oracle, starts at $100B and could reach $500B. Microsoft alone plans to spend around $80B. Even chipmakers are tying financing to GPU usage. In AI today, deals are sealed with electricity.
This has real-world consequences. Massive data centers strain power grids, consume huge amounts of water, and reshape local communities. For companies running AI infrastructure, the real moat isn’t a pitch deck—it’s access to power, cooling, permits, and substations. Physical infrastructure now determines who can scale.
Higher up the stack, consolidation is accelerating. Graphite’s acquisition by Cursor shows how hard scale has become. As Hunter Walk notes, product–market fit took years, in-person work mattered, and clear founder roles were critical. The takeaway is simple: either control scarce infrastructure, or stay lean and build on top of the giants. Scaling is getting more expensive.
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Why Millennials HATE GenZs At Work -Millennials Decoded
Working with Gen Z isn’t easy—and the frustration and memes from older generations prove it. But they’re only just entering the workforce, and soon they’ll make up 30% of it.
Millennials forget that Gen X and Boomers once said the same about us: entitled, lazy, quick to quit.
So why does every generation struggle with the next? The truth is, each one adapts to a different world. Let’s break it down.
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⏱️ In 2025, great products aren’t enough—startups must master distribution as ideas get cloned in 48 hours .
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The biggest hacks of 2025 weren’t hacks at all
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In 2025, the worst cyber incidents didn’t rely on clever hacks—they exploited trust. WIRED’s year-end review shows attackers breaking in through partners and everyday tools: a mass ERP exploit by Clop, data leaks at universities, a breach affecting 22.65 million Aflac customers, a smishing attack tied to Mixpanel, and an outage that halted Jaguar Land Rover’s production. Even US agencies weren’t spared.
The pattern behind these incidents is straightforward. Attackers no longer need sophisticated zero-day exploits when they can abuse vendor access or hijack employee identities. And the impact has changed too. Instead of just dealing with fines for leaked personal data, companies are now losing money to halted production, disrupted operations, and constant extortion pressure.
The response won’t be subtle. Cyber insurance will cost more, vendor security checks will tighten, and data retention will face more scrutiny. Defense now means mapping third-party access, locking down identity systems with phishing-resistant MFA, separating IT from operations, testing recovery plans, and putting clear breach terms into vendor contracts.