TOKYO -- After the ups and downs the tech industry experienced in 2024, the year ahead promises to be no less exciting -- or challenging.

TAIPEI -- A "China shock" is coming for the chip industry as the country's aggressive expansion in older semiconductors and niche substrates drives prices down to previously unthinkable levels.

Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of ...