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By 2024’s close, Silicon Valley has been actively focusing on constructing and enhancing artificial intelligence. Over the last few months, notable tech companies such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, and even Apple, once thought to be slow in adopting AI, have switched positions for the top spot in terms of market value, with a combined worth exceeding $3 trillion. This impressive growth is largely credited to their early investments and integration of AI into their technology infrastructure by market observers and experts.

It’s the year 2001, and you’re hanging out at a GameStop store, eagerly waiting for a novel gadget. You stand out among your friends as the only one who took the daring leap to get an Xbox instead of the Nintendo Gamecube that’s about to hit the market shortly. Some might say you’re bold or even a little crazy, but you’ve got a friend in store if you make it to the Toys R Us grand opening, where Bill Gates will personally hand out these devices!

As a researcher delving into the intricacies of the tech industry, I find myself drawn to the remarkable relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI. With a significant investment of $13 billion in OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology, one could argue that this partnership is the pinnacle of collaboration in our field. However, recent developments suggest that the smooth sailing may have hit some turbulent waters.

On December 25th, 2024, I chanced upon an intriguing interview with Katsura Hashino, the mastermind behind Atlus’ latest JRPG sensation, Metaphor: ReFantazio, as published by Japan’s revered Weekly Famitsu magazine (translated by PersonaCentral). In this conversation, Hashino shared that, at present, there are no definitive plans for a sequel. However, he expresses his heartfelt wish that the captivating Metaphor: ReFantazio will inspire one in the future.

The PowerA Fusion Pro 4 represents an improved, cost-effective upgrade over the Fusion Pro 3, featuring PowerA’s exclusive ‘Quick-Twist’ technology among other budget-oriented professional controller enhancements.

Yearly, tech industry heavyweights flock to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where they exhibit their forthcoming hardware, software, and a plethora of accessories. Everything vies for notice amidst striking contrasts between advanced automobiles, vehicles, and minute devices, yet some truly shine with avant-garde concept gadgets intended to captivate interest and elicit reactions.