When you work in emerging tech, you get asked for lists. 

People want to know what the top 5 or 10 or 50 emerging technologies will be this year and beyond.

The pace of emerging technology development inherently means that any list must be updated or revised before it can be useful to industry executives or government policy makers.

AI’s future is built on rare earth minerals—without them, even the most advanced AI models are just lines of code.

The standoff between raw materials required for advanced technologies and the finished technologies themselves could become an aspect of the upcoming sanctions and tariffs that are likely to be continued features of 2025. History gives us some interesting insights.