become obsolete

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Shares of software companies fell sharply on Tuesday after a release from a major artificial-intelligence player revived investor fears that some of those companies’ business models could become obsolete.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

And the pessimists fear entry-level knowledge workers will become obsolete altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Some optimists think the keyboard could become obsolete.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Shows get cancelled, comedians get persecuted and media genres become obsolete, but those setbacks never have and never will signal the end of the art.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Where the devices described have become obsolete, we have adopted the nomenclature of the old works on Cornish methods.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius