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obsolescence

[ob-suh-les-uhns] / ˌɒb səˈlɛs əns /




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Are the critics of the current era flagging their age and risking their obsolescence?

From BBC • May 19, 2026

So as AI continues to disrupt the software space, investors need to be nimble and seek out some of the areas where the fears about obsolescence are overblown.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Four of the world’s largest companies by revenue and market capitalization suddenly feared that falling behind in AI meant early obsolescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“My own view is that AI will indeed be revolutionary, but many of the claims around imminent mass job losses and widespread software obsolescence were overstated,” Reid wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

America, of all the Western nations, has been best placed to prove the uselessness and the obsolescence of the concept of color.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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