Tech that will change your life in 2025
Live MintEvery December for the past decade, we’ve put on our futuristic glasses to predict the year ahead in tech. But if things change, billionaire Frank McCourt is ready to buy; he says he’s expecting over $20 billion in capital for what he’s calling “The People’s Bid." “Bitcoin in particular is becoming more of a ‘normal’ part of a risk-on portfolio for investors," says Grant Engelbart, an investment adviser at financial-advisory firm Carson Group. EV sales could slump The incoming administration is planning to deliver a powerful one-two punch to electric-vehicle sales in the U.S. First, there’s the long-promised rollback of federal subsidies for EVs. “We’re trying to make sure policymakers—no matter what administration or party they’re part of—understand the real opportunity in domestic battery manufacturing," says Cameron Dales, co-founder of Peak Energy, a Denver battery startup.