My two cents on the 11 things they mentioned:
1. Siri’s major upgrade - Who cares. Apple is late to the game.
2. Early in-home trials of humanoid robots - Love this possibility especially with assistance to elderly and disabled use cases. It will be great if this a real possibility in 2026.
3. AI-powered malware becomes standard - Definitely interesting and needed
4. Launch of a foldable iPhone - Again, who cares. It's a shiny object
5. Shift in AI research beyond current LLMs - This is truly exciting and so promising
6. Amazon Kuiper satellite internet rollout - Love to see some competition to Starlink but again maybe late to the game
7. Wider adoption of digital IDs on phones - Like this idea and maybe able to isolate fraud and abuse.
8. Advances in noninvasive neurotech / brain-computer interfaces - Interesting but can it deliver. Neuralink is invasive and there is a reason they are the leader.
9. Significant expansion of autonomous vehicle services - So much opportunity here and not to mention incredible safety benefits.
10. Growth in DIY / direct-to-consumer healthcare tools - Love this
11. New wave of high-performance EV supercars - Seems like only small percentage can afford and enjoy.
Overall, decent list. Maybe the only miss is the projected huge advancements in space (Starship V3, space data centers, etc).
Here is the rub - All of the above are good but GovTech is lagging so far behind on the basics - so many data silo's, one hand does not know what the other is doing, etc. Result = Loss of efficiency & accountability, more fraud and more abuse.
#tech4good #2026 #WSJ
