Energy storage industry set aggressive goals for 2025 — and already crushed them - Top Tech Trends

Energy storage industry set aggressive goals for 2025 — and already crushed them

December 5, 2025

The battery storage industry in the U.S. has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years, surpassing its most aggressive targets to become one of the largest new sources of power on the grid.

Harnessing human-AI collaboration for an AI roadmap that moves beyond pilots

December 5, 2025

The past year has marked a turning point in the corporate AI conversation. After a period of eager experimentation, organizations are now confronting a more complex reality: While investment in AI has never been higher, the path from pilot to production remains elusive. Three-quarters of enterprises remain stuck in experimentation mode, despite mounting pressure to…

In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for ‘deceptive’ blue check verification system

December 5, 2025

The EC is taking issue with the fact that X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has been allowing anyone to buy a “blue checkmark,” the platform’s long-standing symbol that a user has been verified to be who they are claiming to be.

Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data

December 5, 2025

The pet company has published almost no details about what happened, who was affected, and what personal data was exposed.

When a Personal Assistant Doesn’t Fit the Monthly Budget, Try This AI-Powered App

December 5, 2025

Pansophy can help brainstorm ideas, write code, write emails in your brand’s voice, and much more.

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. in a disruptive deal valued at $82.7B

December 5, 2025

In one of the most groundbreaking deals the streaming world has ever seen, Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion.

The Download: political chatbot persuasion, and gene editing adverts

December 5, 2025

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI chatbots can sway voters better than political advertisements The news: Chatting with a politically biased AI model is more effective than political ads at nudging both Democrats and Republicans to support presidential candidates…

How AI Helps You Build Smarter, Faster and More Profitable Go-to-Market Plans

December 5, 2025

They key to making GTM plans more resilient, flexible and positioned for long-term success? AI.

After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something stranger

December 5, 2025

“You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain,” Hodak says, “possibly to include four hemispheres, or a device, or a whole group of people.”

Selling the sizzle of trait discrimination

December 5, 2025

One day this fall, I watched an electronic sign outside the Broadway-Lafayette subway station in Manhattan switch seamlessly between an ad for makeup and one promoting the website Pickyourbaby.com, which promises a way for potential parents to use genetic tests to influence their baby’s traits, including eye color, hair color, and IQ. Inside the station,…

The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down