🧠 Inventions of 2016
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Artificial Intelligence AlphaGo
2 
Smart Home Ecosystems
3 
Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Fleets
4 
Virtual Reality Room-Scale Tracking
5 
Mobile Augmented Reality
6 
Blockchain Smart Contract Platforms
7 
Digital Health Monitoring Devices
8 
Cloud-Based DevOps Tools
9 
Medical AI Diagnostics
10 
Electric Scooter Sharing
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON September 17, 2016
Full News Archive
- Headline: A Sobering Reality for Public Pensions. Impact: The revelation of two sets of books has caused an unforeseen crisis in public trust, resulting in a nationwide trend of people questioning if their grocery receipts are just as rigged.. Fact: Funny how 'public pensions' sounds like a great idea until you realize it's more like a secret club where only the cool kids get to know the real numbers. Who knew accounting could be such a drama?.
- Headline: Design Your Path to Fulfillment. Impact: The push for thinking like a designer sparked a movement where everyone suddenly felt qualified to redesign their lives, leading to an explosion of poorly executed DIY projects and Instagram posts of 'life transformations.'. Fact: If only designing your life came with an instruction manual, right? But then again, maybe that would ruin the fun of watching people fail spectacularly..
- Headline: Elizabeth Warren and Tracee Ellis Ross on the Road to Activism. Impact: Warren and Ross’s discussions on activism created a butterfly effect where suddenly everyone, including your neighbor's cat, felt compelled to voice their opinions on social media, leading to an uptick in hashtags and a decline in actual dialogue.. Fact: They say politics and acting are similar, both require a script. But at least in Hollywood, you get a happy ending—unlike most political dramas!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2016, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
NVDA
NVIDIA
Price in 2016
$0.79
Value in 2025
$220,545
NVIDIA - If you invested $1,000 in 2016, it would be worth $220,545 today (220.5x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
DC Universe: Rebirth #1
$15
Black Panther #1
$100
Walking Dead #150
$300
Civil War II #1
$30
Wonder Woman #1
$2,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Hatchimals
$20.00
NES Classic Edition
$150.00
LEGO Ninjago: Ship Destiny's Bounty
$300.00
Star Wars The Black Series Kylo Ren Force FX Deluxe Lightsaber
$200.00
FurReal Friends Torch, My Blazin' Dragon
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Overwatch
$50.00
Uncharted 4: A Thief'S End
$15.00
Pokémon Go
$0.00
Dark Souls Iii
$200.00
Final Fantasy XV
$6.75
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2016 Pokemon XY Evolutions Charizard Holo #11
$650.00
2016 Panini Prizm Dak Prescott Rookie Card #231
$250
2016 Panini Select Ben Simmons Rookie Card #T-1
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2016 Upper Deck Auston Matthews Young Guns Rookie Card #201
$255
2016 Magic: The Gathering Kaladesh Inventions Sol Ring
$1,500