MIT Technology Review February 5, 2025
Rhiannon Williams

AI agents, power struggles, and more apps from third-party developers: Here’s what’s coming in 2025 and beyond

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here.

For every technological gadget that becomes a household name, there are dozens that never catch on. This year marks a full decade since Google confirmed it was stopping production of Google Glass, and for a long time it appeared as though mixed-reality products—think of the kinds of face computers that don’t completely cover your field of view they way a virtual-reality headset does—would remain the preserve of enthusiasts rather than casual consumers.

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