Good Morning and Happy Tuesday. This is issue 27 of The Tech Stop.

UK boosts influencer marketing, AI takes jobs, tech forecasts for 2026, and the US's Genesis Mission.

1. Recent research shows 81% of UK brands plan to increase influencer-marketing budgets in 2026, with UK leading Europe in adoption of influencers. More.

   POV: Allocate marketing budget to influencer partnerships and invest in influencer-marketing platforms.

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology says that AI already has the capacity to perform the work of about 12% of the U.S. workforce, including finance, admin, logistics and professional services. More.

   POV: Audit internal processes, and integrate AI tools to boost productivity and reduce costs.

3. The latest “Tech Predictions for 2026 and beyond” warns that AI-driven companionship, quantum-safe security, and AI-augmented ‘renaissance’ developers will radically reshape markets. More.

   POV: Evaluate how AI agents can transform products and workflows, and adopt post-quantum security.

4. The Genesis Mission — launched 24 Nov 2025 — is a US government initiative to build a unified AI/compute platform using national lab supercomputers and decades of scientific data. More.

   POV: The coming era of AI-powered scientific discovery and innovation will raise the bar on product innovation, speed to market, and competitive advantage. Tap into this new wave of AI-driven innovation.

And just for fun… Google’s new keyboard 🙃

That’s all for this week folks! 😀