The password is dying, and few people have noticed. Passkeys — the login method that uses your fingerprint, face or device PIN instead of a typed secret — are now offered by most major services, and millions of people have…
After years of fragile hinges and eye-watering price tags, the foldable phone is finally becoming a sensible purchase. The latest generation bends flat without a visible crease, survives thousands of folds in testing, and — crucially — costs far less…
That ageing laptop in your desk drawer may be more useful than you think. As artificial intelligence tools move from the cloud onto the device itself, manufacturers and tinkerers alike are discovering that older machines — once written off as…
Deep in the desert outside Phoenix, a new kind of factory is rising. Its clean rooms are sealed tighter than an operating theatre, its workers move in full-body suits, and inside, machines print circuits measured in billionths of a metre.…
A NexaTec Research report — March 2026. This is a summary of the full 24-page edition. Hybrid settles into its final form The great workplace experiment is over, and hybrid work has won. Our index finds that most knowledge workers…
A NexaTec Research report — February 2026. This is a summary of the full 28-page edition. Adoption moves from pilots to production Two years ago, most large organisations were running AI experiments. Today, the majority have at least one system…
A NexaTec Research report — January 2026. This is a summary of the full 34-page edition. Rates and inflation The year begins with the major central banks still on a gradual, well-telegraphed path. Inflation has cooled from its peaks but…
Bitcoin has followed a rough script for more than a decade: a spectacular surge, a brutal correction — sometimes wiping out 70 per cent or more — and then a long, quiet period of rebuilding. Investors call these phases the…
When central banks cut interest rates, technology shares are often among the first to react — and usually in a positive way. Understanding why can help investors make sense of the market’s most closely watched relationship. The main reason is…
After years of being declared obsolete, the personal computer is enjoying an unexpected renaissance. Global shipments of laptops and desktops have steadied, and manufacturers report that buyers are once again willing to pay for quality machines. The reason, analysts say,…