My 2026 Tech Predictions: A Year of Cleanups Not Breakthroughs
When Siri barely improves, AI browsers stall, enterprise search stays messy, and hardware hype continues to outrun reality.
2025 is in the books, and with it, endless news about AI. AI is undoubtedly changing our lives and how we work. I’m personally using AI in ways that save me time and money.
But, at the same time, the AI evolution can be frustratingly slow, and acquisitions are muddying progress.
In 2025, the promised Siri AI features remained unreleased; Atlassian acquired The Browser Company; Superhuman was sold to Grammarly; and Meta AI glasses captured consumers’ interest more than Apple Vision Pro.
For 2026, I’m expecting we’ll see technology evolve at the same clip, which is to say, everything will get a little more interesting, without major breakthroughs.
Here’s what I’m predicting for the next 365 days:
Siri gets a little smarter, but you’ll have to squint to see (hear) it.
You’ll have more opportunities to ride in a self-driving taxi and could even end up taking one.
AI browsers don’t take flight.
More people will use MCP and connectors, although they might not realize it.
The Browser Company becomes increasingly irrelevant after making one of the dumbest pivots in tech history.
Apple Vision Pro continues to go nowhere.
We’ll see more Meta AI Glasses in the wild.
Consumers remain confused about where they should be using, and who they should be paying, for enterprise search (Notion, OpenAI, Slack).
The Grammarly acquisition of Superhuman continues to not make sense. Superhuman email improves (with new AI and calendar features), but Grammarly remains unchanged, and Coda continues to languish behind Notion.
Electric vehicle purchases and lease rates continue to tick up, despite the lack of a federal subsidy. Though charging infrastructure development will stay flat.
What do you expect, or hope to see from technology in 2026? Let me know in the comments below.