The Tech Pile of 2026 (What 2025 Made)
2025 sees accelerated convergence in chip design, AI software, and distributed computing. The rise of application-specific semiconductors (for AI inference and training), edge/cloud hybridity, and agentic/automated AI components reshaped architectural decisions. McKinsey and other technology reports emphasize that future computing will not be one size fits all – chip specialization, silicon photonics and energy efficiency…