2025 was the year of VC FOMO. A 'reckoning' might be coming in 2026.

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A girl reaches up to burst a large bubble on the Palace Plaza in Stuttgart, Germany, 19 October 2017. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa (Photo by Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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Compare top AI models with ChatPlayground AI for $79

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In Memoriam: All the tech that died in 2025

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It's been a long year, but it's almost over.

And since January, a lot has happened in the tech world. It's a fickle, fast-paced industry, and some major products and services haven't survived 2025.

Our 5 predictions for dating in 2026

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New year, new love? Maybe not, according to Mashable's dating predictions for 2026. 

Companies are slashing middle management. Jamba Juice's former CEO says it is crucial for success.

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Jamba Juice's former CEO said middle management is important for maintaining company culture.

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$400,000 worth of lobsters bound for Costco locations in the US were stolen in the latest high-profile cargo theft

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A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota.

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China is considering a raft of new controls for training AI on chat log data. Here's what it means.

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China is proposing new rules that require user consent before AI companies can use chat logs to train their models.

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AI slop and brainrot content now make up 1 in 2 YouTube Shorts recommendations, study reveals

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If it feels like there's a lot of AI slop on YouTube, that's because there is a lot of AI slop

Read the letter celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro wrote to Gavin Newsom, warning that his clients will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes

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Attorney Alex Spiro wrote to California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying several of his clients would relocate if a billionaire tax were implemented.

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Air superiority and long-range strikes: what China's war games say about how it might assault Taiwan

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China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale.

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