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Audio and video trends 2025

YouTube is TV and radio: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says the TV has overtaken mobile as the “primary device for YouTube viewing in the US”, indicating YouTube is “the new TV”. YouTube AI updates include auto dubbing expansion, age ID tech, and more. YouTube is also big in podcasting. More than 1 billion people are

Mobile 2025

5G: We are in the midpoint of the planned 10-year release cycle for 5G. In 2024 there was operators’ monetization struggles and sluggish 5G network investments. Expect a significant uptick in 5G activity in 2025. There are several reasons why telcos and industry observers are so optimistic. First, less than 10% of operators have launched

Microsoft at 50

Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. The company was started in 1975. To mark the occasion, founder Bill Gates has released the original code that launched the entire technology company — the Altair BASIC interpreter. According to Gates, it was “the coolest code I’ve ever written.” The source code is now available at

Friday fun: Watch concrete dry

“Like watching paint dry” A new 24-hour television broadcast will let viewers in Finland watch concrete dry in real time. The concept combines construction science and slow television. A concrete slab has been cast with embedded moisture and temperature sensors. Betonilive joins a growing list of popular livestreams in Finland, such as Pentulive (puppy cam)

European alternatives

An expert has seen a huge change in just a few months: Concerns about Finnish data have exploded, thanks to Musk and Trump. Trust in the US is eroding: Companies are looking for European alternatives to Amazon, Microsoft and Google President Donald Trump’s administration in the United States has shown in a short time that

Networking trends 2025

Ethernet recently celebrated its 50th anniversary as the most widely deployed technology for enterprise network connectivity. Ethernet switches: 2024 was a difficult year for Ethernet Campus Switch sales, with a 20 percent contraction compared to record revenues in 2023. The market is expected to rebound in 2025 and beyond, fueled by refresh cycles and Wi-Fi

20 years of Arduino

Today is Arduino Day, and it also happens to be Arduino’s 20th anniversary. Videos: https://youtu.be/FMcchyyTR4Y?si=oMr8BgGn1rXxv0yZ https://www.youtube.com/live/4uCY7vdctTE?si=a__JQJ8_vIEZapNy More: https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/70960527/arduino-at-embedded-world-2025-20-years-building-partnerships-and-disrupting-tech?publisherId=58763726&lang=en https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/industrial/boards/article/55276354/electronic-design-arduino-day-2025-and-arduinos-20th-anniversary

AI is Revolutionizing Embedded Systems Development

I have just written an article to Uusiteknologia magazine on how AI is being used in electronics products design and the development of new features in embedded systems. Over the past few years, generative AI, utilizing large language models (LLMs), has become a common tool for developers working on electronics and embedded devices. AI is

Happy Pi Day

Every March 14 (3/14), mathematicians, scientists and math lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical sign pi (π), expressed most simply by the decimals 3.14 That 3.14 “joke” does not work so well in Europe where this date is normally written as 14.3.2025. The March 14 date coincides with Einstein’s