To say that 2025 has been yet another landmark year for AI is to declare the obvious. But it’s also only part of the story. Beyond the technology’s still-expanding bubble of hype, startups and big companies alike are unlocking its value on an array of fronts. And rather than being the only huge story in tech, it’s one of many—and one that intersects with many of the year’s other most important frontiers of innovation, such as security, quantum computing, software development, and consumer electr