It was a year that witnessed the rise of retro tech – and the first time a ‘deepfake’ video made an impact in an Irish election
Tech highs and lows for 2025: Clockwise from top left, an iPhone Air, a retro Canon Ixus, a Tesla Model Y, ChatGPT and a dodgy box
This year saw seismic changes in our lives from a tech perspective. It was the year when most of us started using AI a little more while the war against dodgy boxes threatened to suck ordinary users in for the first time. Here are 13 things that defined the year and may yet affect it further in 2026.
1. A good year for electric cars