Mar 20, 2026: MIT's 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026 (Part 1): The Best Investing Opportunities Right Now

Every year, MIT Technology Review publishes its list of the 10 most important emerging technologies — and every year, Simon Erickson breaks it down through an investor's lens. In this episode, Simon and Heather review MIT's breakthrough technology lists from 2023, 2024, and 2025 to see what's already become reality, then preview the 2026 list live from the MIT Tech Review website. From weight loss drugs and AI-powered search to small language models, next-gen nuclear, and generative coding — which technologies are actually investable right now, and which are still 3–5 years out? Simon walks through the MIT framework alongside the Gartner Hype Cycle and Boston Consulting Group's value creation index to help investors separate the signal from the noise.Whether you're tracking AI companions, sodium-ion batteries, robotaxis, CRISPR gene editing, or hyperscale data centers, this episode gives you the big-picture context to start positioning early in the technologies shaping our future. 🔗 Free 7investing trial: of Heather's favorite episodes: •AI's "Seeing Eyes" Made By Ouster with Emmet Savage - AI Agents: The Truth About What They Can (And Can't) Do | UiPath Deep Dive - From Fiber Optic Bust to AI Boom: The $700B Optics Opportunity - Mentioned:Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE)Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD)Alphabet / Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL)Anthropic (private)Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO)Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS)Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO)OpenAI (private)Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)Uber (NYSE:UBER)⚠️ Not financial advice. Do your own research.

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