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• [New] Brain-Computer Interfaces: Held 20% share in 2024 (USD624M), expected to grow to USD6.8 B by 2032. EIN Presswire
• [New] Logic chips - the brains of AI - are expected to grow by 32.1% in 2026, following a massive 39.9% jump in 2025. FinancialContent
• [New] Beyond 2026, AR technology is expected to become even more integrated into daily life through advances in neural interfaces, holographic displays, and AI-driven personalization. TechSphere Daily
• [New] A new AI foundation model has been developed that can accurately extract multiple disease risk signals from routine brain MRIs, including: estimating a person's brain age; predicting dementia risk; detecting brain tumour mutations; and predicting survival from brain cancer. Harvard Gazette
• [New] The revolutionary company of Elon Musk has drawn public attention to BCIs' unprecedented, assuring that extremely high-bandwidth Brain-Computer Interfaces could finally lead to cognitive enhancement, memory storage, and human-AI symbiosis being possible, albeit far in the future. TechGenYZ
• [New] By 2030, we will see the first human-brain scale neuromorphic supercomputer, capable of simulating 86 billion neurons. FinancialContent
• Neuralink will start high-volume production of brain-computer interface devices and move to a streamlined, almost entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026, Musk posted on his social media platform X. Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry
• Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy have made a breakthrough that could modernize treatment for glioblastoma, a fast-growing and deadly form of brain cancer. News-Medical
• By device type, the deep brain stimulation devices segment is expected to expand at the fastest CAGR between 2026 and 2035. Precedence Research
• In 2026, youth mental health will command national attention as we are seeing how profoundly technology use, including social media and AI, is shaping emotional development, brain development, sleep patterns and overall well-being. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• By 2040 or even earlier, neural interfaces and AR will be so advanced that people could perceive the world in entirely new ways. Ravensbourne University London
• The integration of BCI technology with artificial intelligence could create new possibilities, as AI systems could interpret neural signals more accurately, predict user intentions, and adapt to individual users' neural patterns. Programming Helper
• Future BCI systems could enable direct thought-to-text communication at speeds approaching natural speech, memory enhancement through neural stimulation, and direct brain-to-brain communication for sharing thoughts and experiences. Programming Helper
• While current BCI systems focus primarily on medical applications, future systems could enable cognitive enhancement, direct brain-to-brain communication, and new forms of human-computer interaction. Programming Helper
• Within the next twenty years, after the life science and technology problems of brain-computer interfaces and memory chips are solved, humans will even be able to achieve effective immortality. Valdai Club
• Neuralink will start high-volume production of brain-computer interface devices and move to a streamlined, almost entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026. IndiaTimes
• The mass rollout of Neuralink devices could mark a major step in making brain-computer interface technology widely available. People Daily
• NAOX WAVE, and the first consumer devices incorporating its non-diagnostic brain-signal tracking technology, are expected to begin rolling out toward the end of 2026. Residential Tech Today
• Brain impact will be an enormous trend across beauty and wellness in 2026 and we will even see subjects like neuroaesthetics being discussed too. The Independent

Last updated: 22 February 2026