10 Predictions for Life in 2026 - The New York Times

kept by eddie jan 03

The article lists 10 predictions for 2026, including dumb phones as status symbols, a backlash against AI slop, and bets on The Real Housewives.

The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2026 - The New York Times
The New York Times identifies conversational AI, autonomous vehicles, and spatial computing as the key technologies poised to reshape daily life in 2026.
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Presentations — Benedict Evans
Benedict Evans presents his annual slide deck on macro tech trends, arguing that rapid acceleration across retail, TV, advertising, and regulation is reshaping the global industry.
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LLM predictions for 2026, shared with Oxide and Friends
Simon Willison predicts LLMs will write undeniably good code in 2026, sandboxing will be solved, and a coding agent security disaster is imminent.
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My 2026 AI Bets (A Time Capsule)
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