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Gold futures rose, beginning the new year on a positive note, as investors await fresh catalysts to decide the direction of precious metals.

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Technology stocks were leading gains in premarket trading, with chip stocks and cryptocurrency-linked names rising.

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What’s on the Light Reading editorial coverage list in 2025? Network slicing, AI in the RAN (and damn near everywhere else), data center transformation, 5G Advanced getting more advanced-ier, broadband policy, spectrum sharing, eSIMs, cable everything, pay TV’s funeral, smartphones that fold, think and make you less reliant on telcos and much more.