Our 20 Most Popular Stories of 2025
Happy New Year! It’s the perfect time for a refresh on what’s been top of mind for The Information’s readers—and the early trends and open questions worth keeping tabs on in 2026.
In 2025, ou...
OpenAI Ramps Up Audio AI Efforts Ahead of Device
OpenAI is taking steps to improve its audio AI models, in preparation for its eventual release of an AI-powered personal device, said a person with knowledge of the effort. The device is expected to b...
2026 Predictions: Tesla Will Acquire xAI
As almost everyone in Silicon Valley has found out lately, creating AI is a money drain, and many of the biggest startups eager to do so aren’t profitable. That’s true even for the AI business run...
2025’s Best Performing Tech Stocks
Oh, to have been an investor in Sandisk in 2025. That company, probably best known to consumers for those little memory cards or USB drives, was one of the best performing tech stocks of 2025—gainin...
OpenAI Asks Court to Toss xAI Trade Theft Suit Again
OpenAI for a second time asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from xAI accusing the ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets through employees it poached from the Elon Musk-led startup. In a lawsuit firs...
2026 Predictions: Cash-Strapped Oracle Issues Chip-Backed Debt
Oracle has a real problem: It’s committed to building huge chip-filled data centers for OpenAI, but it doesn’t have the cash to do so.
So far, the company has been able to defray the upfront ...
Get Ready for a New Year and Brace for a Very Different One
For an eventful year, 2025 is ending the same way it started. A year ago, Nvidia, OpenAI and others made it clear they would do everything necessary to win the race for artificial intelligence.The yea...
Trump Media Firm To Launch To Crypto Coin
Trump Media and Technology Group, the company that operates President Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, said it will issue a new cryptocurrency to shareholders, according to a state...
Uber Considers Deal for Parking App SpotHero
Uber has been in talks to acquire parking app SpotHero, a popular service that allows drivers to reserve parking spaces, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.
Founded in 2011, SpotHe...
How Artificial Intelligence Will Change in 2026
Welcome to the last AI Agenda issue of 2025! Lots went down this year (check out yesterday’s newsletter for a full recap), and we expect things to get even crazier in 2026.Here are my predictions fo...