Tag: Emerging Technology
The era of the sub-£80 smartphone may be over. With component economics shifting, entry-level handsets are increasingly considered “permanently uneconomical” to manufacture. A memory chip shortage fuelled by AI data centres is now expected to run through 2027, and consumers will feel it in their wallets long before the fabs catch up.
The era of the “wow” gadget is officially on life support. This year was all about the “IQ Era” — the tech is finally doing the heavy lifting in the background.
The digital landscape has reached a critical tipping point where the line between the physical and the synthetic is blurring faster than ever. In 2026, AI has moved beyond experimental pilots to become core business infrastructure. This shift is most visible in the Autonomous Customer Journey, where AI agents have evolved from passive recommendation engines […]
