CAD software has made leaps and bounds in its evolution in recent years, growing exponentially since the early days of blueprinting. What once required physical drafting tables, pens, templates and rulers to get the job done can now be done entirely digitally. Early CAD models emerged in the 80s, however, they were largely inaccessible. High costs and location constraints kept CAD from those who really needed it, such as engineers or architects.
CAD software has made leaps and bounds in its evolution in recent years, growing exponentially since the early days of blueprinting. What once required physical drafting tables, pens, templates and rulers to get the job done can now be done entirely digitally. Early CAD models emerged in the 80s, however, they were largely inaccessible. High costs and location constraints kept CAD from those who really needed it, such as engineers or architects.
Although agentic AI was previously less than 1% of enterprise software in healthcare, usage is expected to surge to 33% by 2028. This is largely because of advancements in agentic AI, now able to autonomously complete tasks and work without human input. In healthcare, this means that these agents are able to take care of back-end operations such as insurance verification, prescription refill orders or indexing inbound documents.
The team at Qualtrics compiled a list of the 100 most popular uses of AI with data on how these categories changed in popularity from 2024 to 2025. Among this huge list, we can see some patterns emerge. The most popular use for AI in 2025 is for personal and professional support. Use in this category nearly doubled from 2024 to 2025. People use AI to organize their lives, manage their time and create schedules, prepare for job interviews, plan their workouts, and even manage parenting and emotional situations. Now, some use it to simulate a conversation with deceased loved ones or as a coach to improve confidence. Overall, we can see that AI used as a therapist or counselor is the most popular use case in 2025. This is somewhat surprising and perhaps concerning since generative AI doesn’t actually think or empathize as a human. It’s a predictive text model with responses based on probability. Even so, it seems many users find it helpful to reflect and sort through their thoughts and feelings with the help of AI.
Ooma’s collection of data breach facts and statistics exposes the human element of these cyberattacks. According to their graphic, 55% of data breaches were targeted malicious attacks by humans, while only 22% were due to human error, and 23% were due to system failure. Studies show that Microsoft Office applications suffered 69.1% of app attacks between 2021 and 2023. The software usually became vulnerable after employees clicked suspicious links or opened malicious attachments.
The team at Ooma demonstrates the impact that advancing technology and infrastructure have had on internet speeds over time. They’ve shown us the average speed across the nation each year since the internet was available to the public. These changing speeds reflect the use of different technologies, including dial-up modems, cable, DSL, fiber optics, and wireless technology. The introduction of each over time boosted internet speeds.
The AI revolution is already well underway, and the market for IT professionals is rapidly changing to reflect this. The majority of business leaders have identified AI skill gaps as needing to be urgently addressed and have claimed that they won’t hire employees without the necessary AI literacy. Prompt engineering is one of the most important skills to meet this requirement. It involves structuring the instructions that are fed to generative AI in a way that is clear, concise, and easily followed. Multiple iterations of a task can be avoided if prompt engineering is performed effectively.
Science fiction has long imagined futuristic technology, often decades or even centuries before it became real. A new graphic from AIPRM highlights just how accurately sci-fi creators predicted groundbreaking innovations. The chart showcases some stunning insights by tracking the time between a technology’s first fictional mention and its real-world development.
The team at AIPRM showcased the surprisingly long history of artificial intelligence in an illustrated timeline of AI technology development. The chart shows that so many previous inventions, theories, and ideas were necessary to create the accessible AI we have today. The graphic displays the progress of computing and AI in great detail.
Humans are superb innovators that have used technology to refine all aspects of life, but the thing that truly defines humans is our ability to communicate with each other. It seems that no other species is as social as humans, so it comes as no surprise that some of our most impactful inventions have helped us refine our communications. We can see this in full detail through this timeline created by the team at Ooma.
Internet access is a normal part of life for most modern people. But as we can see from the team at Ooma, not all connections are equal. Some cities don’t have nearly as many households with Internet connection as others. You can take a deep dive into Ooma’s infographic to see the percentage of households in these cities that have Internet access as well as further details and a full list of cities that made the list.
There can be up to thousands of component parts that make up some of the most common consumer goods we use everyday. For example, a dryer is made up of over 125 parts and cars can exceed over 30,000 individual parts. Engineers are responsible for finding and selecting these parts as they are designing a good.
As AI grows and develops, many countries have focused on how they should regulate its growth and use. AI offers a ton of potential for great benefits and world-changing advances, but it also carries some real risks. It’s in our best interests that governments and companies consider policies that will prevent AI from doing harm and limit what bad faith actors can do to use AI in a negative way.
When cell phones first became popular, there were several carriers to choose from. You might remember popular options like Cricket, Cingular, Vodafone, Sprint, and Mint. These companies are a thing of the past. So, what happened? The team at Wyoming Attorney LLC gives us the answer with his illustrated chart of telecommunication company mergers.
Microsoft is working on bringing ‘Windows Volumetric Apps’
to Meta Quest headsets – in other words, extending Windows apps into 3D space.
The company revealed the news at its developer conference, the
2024 Build Event. At Build, Microsoft offers comprehensive sessions for
developers as well as professionals that help them build awareness about the
company’s tools that support new Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 features.
The new Meta x Windows collaboration implies that, soon, owners
of the Meta Quest headsets could view 3D apps and digital objects via their
wearable gadgets and physically interact with these apps and objects using their
hands.
The Biden Administration is looking into funding opportunities
with the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act, for companies involved in the research
and manufacturing of semiconductors and digital twins.
The digital twin technology is a relatively new research initiative
that simulates physical chips that mimic the real version, creating a visual
representation of how a chip is likely to react to a boost in power or a
different data configuration. The technology helps researchers test out new
processors before starting their manufacturing process.
The Biden administration thus wants to fund companies across the US working on digital twins for semiconductors. Emphasizing on the importance of the technology in a press release, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo added that the country needs to invest in the understanding of ability of digital twins and semiconductors.
ChatGPT has been updated with a new ‘Memory’ feature exclusively
for ChatGPT Plus subscribers, that can permanently store details about users,
such as their personal information, queries, prompts, and other customizations.
The feature was first rolled out to a limited number of people in February of
2024.
The Memory feature functions in two ways: one by being asked by the user to remember specific information, and the other by self-learning from conversations, which is akin to how algorithmic systems work in apps. Once ChatGPT saves the information, it can make conversations with users more customizable without needing any reminders.
Drawing tablet manufacturing company Wacom has recently
announced its first OLED drawing tablet “Movink 13.” Walcom claims Movink is
its thinnest and lightest portable display drawing tablet yet.
Movink is available for purchase on Wacom’s website, priced
at $750. It comes with a full HD 13.3-inch Samsung OLED display. As compared
to Wacom’s LED-based offerings, the OLED is more advantageous due to the absence
of a backlight, which results in lack of light leakage and excess heat. The OLED
display also adds to a more compact form of the tablet.
When it comes to Movink’s weight, it is only 420 grams,
which makes it 55% lighter than the Wacom One 13 touch, which is a similar size;
and even lighter than Apple’s existing iPad Pro model that is almost the same
thickness. Movink’s thickness ranges between 4–6.6mm, which is 66% thinner than
the Wacom One 13 touch.
The tablet’s cable system is simple: a single USB-C to USB-C cable that works for power as well as connectivity. It is also equipped with an additional USB-C port, in case further power is required. Movink 13 features two customizable built-in buttons, each on either side of the device, for functions like toggling touch on and off.
Meta’s RayBan smart glasses are getting new updates including
support for video calling and Apple Music, a new cat-eye frame style, and an official
beta roll out of the multimodal AI assistant.
In addition to these, there are some new minor updates for the existing Wayfarer and Headliner models. Besides both the models getting new colors, the Headliner will also have a new low-bridge fit for people who struggle with their glasses slipping down their face.
As its latest major move in the world of AI, tech giant Meta
has added its AI chatbot on all of its platforms: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
and Messenger (minus Threads). The chatbot is available on each of these apps
as a dedicated search bar.
Meta’s AI chatbot is powered by the company’s Llama 3 model –
Meta’s most powerful AI model yet (even better than ChatGPT), and which it
claims to be “the most intelligent AI assistant” that can be used for free. This
should automatically make Meta’s integrated AI chatbot one of the best AI
assistants out there too.
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