Showdown: Battle Royale of Tech from 2025 to 2026

Send us Fan MailWelcoming listeners to 2026! 2026 will be a tech showdown for the ages! The upcoming "fights" for space, covering the usual companies, products, etc such as Apple, Samsung, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Deep Seek, Meta, Perplexity, Claude  Tesla Optimus, Unitree Robotics, Alibaba in particular Qwen, open source models and so on. The premise: "Battle Royale 2025 into 2026". 2025 was a year where many things shifted almost abruptly. Those that seemed in complete control or in disarray when 2025 started, found themselves by the end of 2026 often in significantly different positions. The once invulnerable Nvidia showed signs of risk from the perspective of investors for instance, while Apple's AI Intelligence missteps seemed to sideline the company early on, towards the end of 2026 looked like the wise thing to do. Tesla is increasingly transitioning into AI and robotics. Alibaba is quickly churning out highly performing AI. Google is arguably the company with the most complete suite of AI tools for work and productivitiy. Deep Seek and other open source models continue to fascinate and make AI very accessible at low cost. Industries such as video gaming and cinema as well as influencers, actors and many other professions. are left with no choice but to pay attention to the latest developments. And so, many similar stories throughout 2025 show us that there is so much to see in 2026 and that shifting grounds are to be expected.