🧠 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
HEADLINES ON November 28, 2016
Full News Archive
- Headline: Challenges in Fall TV Ratings Landscape. Impact: If only the networks had known that the secret to high ratings was just to resurrect all those 90s sitcoms—they could have avoided the whole 'new show' debacle and kept our nostalgia alive.. Fact: The fall TV landscape is so tough, even the ratings are going into hibernation until spring!.
- Headline: Uber's Legal Status in Europe Under Review. Impact: The court's decision could determine whether Uber becomes a global transportation titan or just a fancy app that occasionally gets you home after one too many drinks. Talk about high stakes!. Fact: In Europe, Uber's fate hangs in the balance, proving that even ride-sharing can be a matter of existential crisis..
- Headline: The Legacy of Jürgen Schmidhuber in AI. Impact: If AI ever starts calling Jürgen Schmidhuber 'Dad', you know humanity is in trouble—imagine the therapy bills when it realizes it has daddy issues!. Fact: Schmidhuber’s paper was so ahead of its time that it’s rumored to have been written on a typewriter with a crystal ball..
- Headline: Under Fidel Castro, Sport Symbolized Cuba’s Strength and Vulnerability. Impact: Castro's use of sports as a propaganda tool was so effective it could have been a case study for future dictators on how to distract the masses from economic collapse.. Fact: Cuba's sports success was like the icing on a very bitter cake—a sweet layer that hid a lot of underlying problems..
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
Unknown
2016 Upper Deck Auston Matthews Young Guns Rookie Card #201
$255
2016 Magic: The Gathering Kaladesh Inventions Sol Ring
$1,500