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Tech trends to watch in 2025

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Yannick Beierlein
January 2, 2025

AI-diagnosed diseases, quantum computing, advanced phishing... 2025 is promising to be an eventful year! What new technology could change our world this year? DW has a look at what could define the new year.

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