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4 tech predictions for 2026. Do you agree?

2025-12-26 Science & Technology
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This week we are recapping my predictions from last year and I give you 4 new predictions for 2026 about Qi2.2 25W with magnets, the iPhone Fold, Linux gaming and US tech. Episode 282 Sign up to Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/tfc or Patreon: https://patreon.com/techaltar This video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-4-tech-predictions-for-2026-do-you-agree ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► TechAltar links ◄◄◄ Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://threads.net/@techaltar https://bsky.app/profile/techaltar.bsky.social https://instagram.com/TechAltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Attributions & Time stamps◄◄◄ Writing & Research: Tristan Rayner Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski Stock assets: Getty Images 0:00 Intro 0:22 Reviewing 2025 predictions 7:50 New predictions for 2026 17:54 Outro

Top Comments (10)

@Ariane-Bouchard 2025-12-26

I've gotta admit, I'm a little amazed by how much people care about wireless charging. I've never once felt the need to have that sort of thing.

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@maybe325 2025-12-26

I think it's better if you don't use background music in these types of videos where u talk more candidly !!

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@philosoaper 2025-12-27

my prediction for 2026 is that you'll do a prediction video for 2027

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@arturskovrigo3915 2025-12-26

These prediction videos are very interesting, looking forward to them each year.

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@DanielPetersen 2025-12-26

Regarding the last prediction - I work at a small software company here in Denmark, and I can tell you that you are spot on. We have around 40% of our customer base in Denmark and the majority are governmental customers. This year alone we have gotten so much pushback from them regarding the infrastructure we work with specifically because we have some of it running on US based company software, so we have already started charging our infrastructure because of that. The biggest issue we have, is that we run primarily on AWS - but so many other software companies do too. So we will see what happens in the end.

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@rexlongfellow 2025-12-27

The crease is going to be a sticking point for Apple customers until Apple comes out with it, then they'll say it's perfect haha

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@SolaScriptG 2025-12-26

What is crazy is that people do not realize that everyone ditching Microsoft saves money, including the United States government.

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@vlada909 2025-12-26

I'm really hoping your 5.5% figure for Linux becomes true and I think it's possible with windows 10 eol and the new steam hardware.

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@undercoverduck 2025-12-26

11:20 that also explains the slightly hushed voice

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@potatopotatopotatopotatopo8746 2025-12-26

This is my favorite video from you each year. It's especially interesting because you are pretty much the only YouTuber who has worked for a Chinese tech company and actually has valid reasons to make predictions

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