The end of OpenAI, and other 2026 predictions
By
David Pierce
5mo ago· 2 min readNews
From the rise of foldables to the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI to the end of OpenAI and the fall of Apple, these are our predictions for the next year in tech.
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