Here’s a thought: What if next-gen Siri is awesome? Not only is it great for setting timers and dictating text messages (although that would be nice), but it’s so amazing and fun to talk to that people are starting to fall in love with their iPhones. We may not be prepared for what happens next.
ON this episode VergecastSexy Siri is just one of the topics discussed. Nilay and David join Joanna Sternsenior technology columnist at Wall Street Journalto discuss the most subtle, medium and sizzling forecasts for the coming year.
This episode made some reasonable, even somewhat plausible, predictions. The hosts debate the likelihood of an Apple foldable and what might happen when Grand Theft Auto VI it is finally withering and there is a possibility that electric vehicles will make a comeback. Then things start to get crazy. Will 2026 be the year of reckoning for autonomous cars? Will the AI onslaught force us to demand modern features on our social media, or will it cause us to switch to completely modern ones? And which of the largest technology companies is facing a truly disastrous year?
Not all of our predictions will come true (certainly not this year – you’ll find the results in our year-in-review episode), but we’re betting on huge technological changes in 2026 and we’re waiting for your opinion! What do you think will come in 2026? What is your most subtle, medium or sizzling approach to technology for the next 12 months? Leave a comment here, call the Vergecast hotline at 866-VERGE11 or email us at vergecast@theverge.com. Good luck defeating Sexy Siri.