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2025 November

2025-11-24 Free open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw was released. It isn’t quite a chatbot. It acts on behalf of the user to run shell commands, manage files, and navigate browsers.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/openclaw-what-is-it-and-can-you-use-it-safely

https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/02/10/open-claw-ai-assistant/

https://www.digitalocean.com/resources/articles/what-is-openclaw

https://www.clarifai.com/blog/what-is-openclaw/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_2YN1MungI&list=WL&index=2&t=197s

2026 February

2026-02-02 Adobe announced plans to completely get rid of Adobe Animate by March 1st and instead reinvest in AI. The company later changed their announcement after huge backlash from investors and businesses.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/adobe-reverses-decision-to-discontinue-animate-after-a-lot-of-confusion-and-angst/

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/after-backlash-adobe-cancels-adobe-animate-shutdown-and-puts-app-on-maintenance-mode/

2026-02-18 Western digital and several other companies announced that due to AI data center demands, nearly all their hard drive stock is sold out.

https://www.t3.com/tech/laptops/western-digitals-entire-2026-hard-drive-stock-already-sold-out-ramaggedon-could-prove-even-more-disastrous-on-your-pocket

https://mashable.com/article/ai-hard-drive-hdd-shortages-western-digital-sold-out

2026-02-18 Tech sources reported that due to NAND shortages, prices for consumers would skyrocket and even require up-front payment. This affects everything from TV replacement, devices, buying RAM, gamer PCs, and upgrading or replacing your computer, to name a short few. Alongside this, over 80% of companies reported no productivity gains from AI so far despite billions of dollars in investments.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/phison-ceo-thinks-nand-shortages-could-shut-down-entire-consumer-electronics-companies-in-2026-claims-at-least-one-foundry-demands-three-year-cash-payment-upfront

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/over-80-percent-of-companies-report-no-productivity-gains-from-ai-so-far-despite-billions-in-investment-survey-suggests-6-000-executives-also-reveal-1-3-of-leaders-use-ai-but-only-for-90-minutes-a-week

2026 March

2026-03-24 Only a few months after its launch, OpenAI shut down the Sora video app and a deal with Disney for $1B was cancelled. Some articles reported problematic content and harmful deepfakes, others reported copyright issues; and some articles indicated it was because the company was operating at a greater loss than expected.

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3e467ewqo

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/tech/openai-sora-video-app-shutting-down

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/openai-ai-video-sora

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/openai-plans-to-shut-down-sora-just-15-months-after-its-launch/

https://www.404media.co/disneys-openai-sora-disaster-shows-ai-will-not-save-hollywood/

2026 April

2026-04-16 Footwear company AllBirds pivoted from making shoes to purchasing GPUs that power AI. They will be renamed to NewBird AI. Stocks soared over 500%.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98mrepzgj7o

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/allbirds-buzzy-shoe-startup-pivots-ai-rcna331943

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTfyd_0F45w

https://www.reuters.com/business/allbirds-shares-jump-over-400-plans-pivot-ai-sneakers-2026-04-15/

2026-04-27 Elon Musk sued Sam Altman over OpenAI.

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5795661/trial-openai-elon-musk-sam-altman

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-sam-altman-oakland-trial-rcna341919

PAY WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8dedv8w8xo