Hello, 2026
This global event is coming to Philly in 2026, along with a few other North American cities.
What is the world cup?
This type of content reached an annual peak in 2025, diluting quality content on social media.
What is AI Slop?
Then: You bought software once.
Now: You usually pay for it this way.
What is a subscription?
This country has the largest population in the world.
What is India?
Launched in 2006, this Microsoft portable music player tried—and failed—to take on the iPod.
What is the Zune?
The other global sporting event of 2026 is taking place next month in this country.
What is Italy?
This means of travel faced continued scrutiny over delays, safety, and labor disputes in 2025.
What is air travel?
Then: Data storage meant filing cabinets.
Now: It usually means this abstract location.
What is the cloud?
This group on the periodic table is comprised of the elements vertically aligned on the far side of the periodic table: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, Og.
What are noble gases?
This animated paperclip assistant debuted in Office 97 and became an internet meme before memes were a thing.
What is Clippy?
By 2026, this phrase has largely replaced "post-pandemic world" in workplace jargon. Remember when everyone was always in the office and we didn't have to certify our health symptoms to log into Epic?
What is "the new normal"?
This local brewery closed its doors in 2025, guess it's name isn't as strong as it sounds.
What is Iron Hill?
Then: Passwords alone were considered secure.
Now: This additional step is often required.
What is multi-factor authentication?
This language has the most native speakers worldwide.
What is Mandarin Chinese?
This web browser was bundled with Windows and dominated the 1990s browser wars.
What is Internet Explorer?
In 2026, Lunar New Year celebrations mark the start of the Year of this animal, traditionally associated with energy, movement, and independence in the Chinese zodiac.
What is a Horse?
This SNL cast member left SNL in 2025. I am sure his castmates wish him well on his podcast and whatever else he may choose in comedy.
Who is Bowen Yang?
Then: TV shows were released weekly by default.
Now: Shows are usually consumed using this viewing habit.
What is binge-watching?
This invention made mass communication possible in the 15th century.
What is the printing press?
This Windows version, released in 2007, became infamous for performance and compatibility issues.
What is Windows Vista?
In 2026, the United States marks this major national anniversary, exactly 250 years after this event that formally established the country.
What is the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Left in 2025 was the penny, safe to say the US mint might need less of this element.
What is Zinc?
Then: IT infrastructure and software was hosted on-site/in-house.
Now: It is commonly provisioned using this service model.
What is Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and/or Software as a service (SaaS)?
This company started off as a wine and liquor distributor in California. Now? You might be able to grab one of their "two buck chucks" in Cherry Hill. Good luck finding big name brands there though.
What is Trader Joes?
This peer-to-peer messaging and video conferencing app was acquired by Microsoft in 2011 and later shut down.
What is Skype?