Perspective.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/gartners-top-trends-in-data-and-analytics-for-2025-include-ai-agents/

Gartner identifies top trends in data and analytics for 2025 - and AI takes the lead

Data is at the heart of most organizations, fueling everyday business functions. To help digital leaders better prepare their data and analytics (D&A) strategies, Gartner has identified the top D&A trends for 2025. 

"D&A is going from the domain of the few, to ubiquity. At the same time D&A leaders are under pressure not to do more with less, but to do a lot more with a lot more, and that can be even more challenging because the stakes are being raised," said Gareth Herschel, VP analyst at Gartner. "There are certain trends that will help D&A leaders meet the pressures, expectations and demands they are facing." 

The opposite of tariffs?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/trump-axes-ai-staff-and-research-funding-and-scientists-are-worried/

Trump axes AI staff and research funding, and scientists are worried

… On Monday, Bloomberg reported that the February layoffs at the National Science Foundation (NSF) of 170 people -- including several AI experts -- will inevitably throttle funding for AI research. Since 1950, the NSF has awarded grants that led to massive tech breakthroughs, including the algorithmic basis for Google and the building blocks for AI chatbots. The Foundation invests over $700 million annually in democratizing AI research and resources, with a focus on education, workforce development, and ethics.

The firings are expected to impact current research and budding AI talent in the US.