Issue The report names eight adjacent signals and argues sensing beats prediction
Summary
Deloitte separates signals from forecasts, defining them as observations of forces already moving, and closes by arguing that the organisations that do well are not those that guess which signals become trends but those that build the capacity to sense, evaluate and respond quickly.
Classification
Main topicMedia & Information Ecosystem
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 3
- Tech Trends 2026: As technology innovation and adoption accelerate, five trends reveal how successful organizations are moving from experimentation to impact Deloitte Insights (Deloitte Development LLC, US Office of the CTO) page=66;section=Cutting through the noise: Tech signals worth tracking as AI advances 2025-12 accessed 2026-07-26
- Tech Trends 2026: As technology innovation and adoption accelerate, five trends reveal how successful organizations are moving from experimentation to impact Deloitte Insights (Deloitte Development LLC, US Office of the CTO) page=5;section=Executive summary 2025-12 accessed 2026-07-26
- Tech Trends 2026: As technology innovation and adoption accelerate, five trends reveal how successful organizations are moving from experimentation to impact Deloitte Insights (Deloitte Development LLC, US Office of the CTO) page=64;section=Cutting through the noise: Tech signals worth tracking as AI advances 2025-12 accessed 2026-07-26
Constituent trends 1
Directly linked signals 6
- SignalSignal 2: synthetic data is projected to reach 80% of AI training input by 2028
- SignalSignal 3: neuromorphic chips claim 80 to 100 times lower energy use, mainstream by 2030
- SignalSignal 4: generative AI-capable smartphone sales grew about 364% in 2024 to 234.2 million units
- SignalSignal 5: a US$265.4 billion wearable market projection sits beside a record of failed devices
- SignalSignal 6: 92% of surveyed security chiefs have adopted or plan passwordless authentication
- SignalSignal 8: AI answers cut click-through by over a third while AI platforms drive 6.5% of traffic
Relation types: constitutes · direct_urgent
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