Here’s a thought: What if the next generation Siri is amazing? Not only amazing for setting timers and dictating text messages (although that would be nice), but so amazing and fun to talk to that people really start to love their iPhone. We may not be prepared for what happens next.
But This episode of The VergecastSexy Siri is one of the current themes. Nilaya and David have joined joanna sternSenior Technical Columnist wall street journalTo talk through their most mild, moderate and spicy predictions for the year ahead.
This episode makes some reasonable, even largely probable, predictions. Hosts debate the possibility of an Apple foldable, wondering when it might happen grand theft auto vi It’s finally over, and the possibility of EVs returning. Then things start getting wild. Is 2026 the year of self-driving cars? Will the onslaught of AI slop force us to demand new features from our social media, or lead us to something new altogether? And which of the tech sector’s biggest companies is headed for a truly disastrous year?
Not all of our predictions will come true (they certainly won’t come true this year — see our Year in Review episode for those results), but we’re betting on some big changes in tech in 2026. And we want to hear from you! What do you think is coming in 2026? What is your most mild, moderate or spicy outlook on the next 12 months in tech? Leave a comment here, call the Vergecast hotline at 866-VERGE11, or send us an email at Vergecast@theverge.com. Good luck beating Sexy Siri.
