Tech Trends Report – Q1 2026

In a single year, AI moved from pilot programs to board-level expectations. What was once experimental became operational, visible, and difficult to unwind once it touched real business outcomes. The Microsoft Research team recapped AI adoption in 2025, as a story of “scale and audacity”, which feels a bit like an understatement. Omnidirectional growth, booming multi-billion-dollar investments, and year-end media blitzes made it clear that the appetite for AI has grown from a mere curiosity into an abiding hunger.

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