What’s Coming for Gadgets, Regulation, and AI in 2025

The Vergecast: 2025 Preview Part 2

A Wild Year Ahead: Debunking or Confirming the Future of Tech

Hello! I’m here from the future. And I have some news. 12 months from now, all the Big Tech CEOs are still in their jobs, everybody’s using folding phones, Apple made a TV, and Nvidia is the most valuable company in the history of the universe. Wild year, huh? Or maybe not? It’s hard to remember. Time travel messes with your memory a little.

Debunking or Confirming the Future of Tech

On this episode of The Vergecast, the second installment of our two-part 2025 preview, we debate some seriously iffy storylines from the end of 2025. David, our resident time traveler, brings us some big stories that either did or didn’t happen in the year to come, and Nilay Patel and Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern have to help figure out what’s real and what isn’t.

The Questions on Everyone’s Mind

Will someone really buy Snap? Is GTA VI going to be the biggest game ever? Will Bluesky continue to ascend and leave Threads in its wake? Nobody knows yet, not even the time traveler, but we have some thoughts and ideas.

The Vergecast’s 2025 Scorekeeping System

As was the case with last week’s episode, we’re keeping score. Here’s how it works: each host has to decide, for each 2025 news story, whether it’ll be real or not by the end of the year. Every correct guess earns you a point; every incorrect guess costs you one. At the end of the year, we’ll total the scores, combine them with last week’s guesses, and buy the winner the coolest gadget of 2025, whatever that turns out to be. (We’re going to need your help deciding, too, but we’ll come back to that.)

The Vergecast’s 2025 Predictions

Don’t read the below until you’ve listened to or watched the episode, but for the tape, here are our predictions:

Conclusion

In this episode of The Vergecast, we dive into the uncertain future of tech and predict what may or may not happen in 2025. With our resident time traveler bringing us big stories and our hosts debating the likelihood of each one, we’re keeping score and keeping you updated on the latest tech trends.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the purpose of this article?
A: This article is a preview of the second installment of The Vergecast’s 2025 preview, where the hosts discuss and predict the future of tech.

Q: Who are the hosts of The Vergecast?
A: The hosts of The Vergecast are David, Nilay Patel, and Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern.

Q: What is the 2025 Scorekeeping System?
A: The 2025 Scorekeeping System is a system where each host has to predict whether a 2025 news story will be real or not, with correct guesses earning points and incorrect guesses costing points.