# RR001: This is Realities Remixed & big trends for 2026

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Podcast: [Realities Remixed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/realities-remixed-5821097)
Published: 2026-02-19T04:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3533

## Resource

Realities Remixed, formerly known as Cloud Realities, launches a new season exploring the intersection of people, culture, and tech. Hosts Dave Chapman, Esmee van de Giessen, and Rob Kernahan unpack 2026’s defining trends, from AI and sovereignty to adaptability and automation, offering fresh insight, candid reflections, and forward‑looking conversations shaping the year ahead. TLDR 00:20 – Introduction of Realities Remixed 02:30 – Why the show evolved? 04:50 – Dig in with the team: Predictions for 2026 06:40 – Macro trends 13:00 – Sovereignty 17:40 – Agentic AI 22:17 – Human–AI interaction 26:06 – Cloud trends 30:42 – AI scaling, domain‑specific models 35:03 – Adoption lag 39:34 – Physical AI 43:47 – Quantum computing 48:21 – Hardware acceleration 50:30 – Cybersecurity 52:38 – Season outlook Hosts Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ Production Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/ Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Sound Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/ Louis Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Realities Remixed' is an original podcast from Capgemini

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