The 5 most innovative tech products that surprised us this year (including a first for robot vacs)

The 5 most innovative tech products that surprised us this year (including a first for robot vacs)

[ad_1] Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Welcome to ZDNET’s “Breakthrough” Awards for 2025, our latest tradition that celebrates the most innovative and forward-thinking technologies to cross our editors’ desks this year. Over the past 12 months, we’ve spent countless hours challenging the utility of foldable phones that dominated the mobile conversation, lived…

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Kyrgyzstan pushes for stronger industrial, tech ties through OTS (Exclusive)

Kyrgyzstan pushes for stronger industrial, tech ties through OTS (Exclusive)

Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 22. Kyrgyzstan views its participation in the 2nd meeting of the Ministers of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held on October 23–24, 2025, in Baku, as a platform for the comprehensive development of industrial potential, technological integration, and scientific cooperation, a source from…

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Kyrgyzstan aims to boost exports, tech exchange, and workforce dev’t through OTS – Economy Ministry (Exclusive)

Kyrgyzstan aims to boost exports, tech exchange, and workforce dev’t through OTS – Economy Ministry (Exclusive)

Shorouk Express Economy Materials 10 November 2025 17:01 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic Another priority is coordination among member states in green and sustainable industries, to jointly address challenges related to climate change, the energy transition, and digital transformation. Access to paid information is limited…

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Chinese robotaxi companies' tech and rider experience are generally similar to Waymo's, as they build businesses at home while also expanding internationally (Peter Landers/Wall Street Journal)

Chinese robotaxi companies' tech and rider experience are generally similar to Waymo's, as they build businesses at home while also expanding internationally (Peter Landers/Wall Street Journal)

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Can Europe keep the “Tech Bros” in check?

Can Europe keep the “Tech Bros” in check?

Shorouk Express In a world increasingly shaped by algorithms and corporate evangelists of artificial intelligence, the question of who controls technology has never been more urgent. In a conversation organised during the ZEG Amsterdam event, organised at the De Balie venue, journalist and academic Julie Posetti, data scientist Christopher Wylie, and journalist Natalia Antelava argue…

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