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Tech Forecasts 26: How Agentic AI, Humanoid Bots and Biometrics Will Shape Everyday Life

Posted Monday, January 19, 2026

By Mal Fletcher

 

“Technology is a word that describes something that doesn’t work yet,” wrote Douglas Adams. That might change in 2026. 

The year ahead will mark an inflexion point in the relationship between advanced technologies and everyday life. Artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, humanoid robotics and perhaps new forms of digital money will move from the margins of policy debate into the centre... Click for more

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AI Agents: Friend or Foe?

Are Agentic AIs Worth the Trouble?

AI agents are very big news. 

Excitingly, they move us away from AI systems that merely carry out individual tasks, into a world of systems that work toward larger, multi-focus goals, by assigning individual tasks to other AI tools. 

They do this without... Click for more

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