🧠 Inventions of 2018
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Artificial Intelligence Language Models
2 
Autonomous Driving Chips
3 
Blockchain Smart Identity Systems
4 
Digital Health Remote Monitoring
5 
Smart Speaker Ecosystem Expansion
6 
Electric Vehicle Mass Production (Model 3)
7 
Cloud-Based AI APIs
8 
Facial Recognition Systems
9 
Online Education Microcredentials
10 
Digital Payment Super Apps
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON May 25, 2018
Full News Archive
- Headline: The Struggle for Identity and Custody. Impact: This case sparked an underground movement where Ultra-Orthodox parents began exchanging secret tips on how to live authentically while also keeping their kids. Who knew mom's dating profile could be a legal manifesto?. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'living your truth' was actually invented by a group of influencers at a brunch? It's true—no one saw that coming..
- Headline: David Sedaris' 'Calypso' Transforms Perspectives. Impact: Cumming's epiphany led to a trend of celebrities publicly declaring their existential crises, resulting in a bizarre new genre of self-help books called 'Crisis Memoirs.'. Fact: Did you know that David Sedaris once tried to teach a raccoon to read? Spoiler: the raccoon was not impressed, but it did learn how to steal snacks..
- Headline: How Student Debt Can Ruin Home Buying Dreams. Impact: This revelation caused a mass exodus of millennials to tiny homes and RVs, leading to an unexpected boom in the 'Nomadic Lifestyle' industry—because who needs stability when you can have a van?. Fact: Did you know that student debt can actually qualify as a form of modern art? Just hang those loan statements on your wall and call it 'The Burden of Dreams.'.
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Immortal Hulk #1
$75
Black Panther #1
$100
Venom #1
$200
Die #1
$95
Batman: White Knight #8
$42
🧸 Top 5 Toys
L.O.L. Surprise! Dolls
$25.00
Fingerlings
$25.00
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall
$150.00
Pomsies
$360.00
Treasure X
$30.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
God of War
$200.00
Red Dead Redemption 2
$63.96
Marvel’s Spider-Man
$200.00
Celeste
$200.00
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
$388.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Luka Dončić 2018 Panini Prizm Silver Prizm #280
$2,000
Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome Rookie Autograph #RA-SO
$9,500
Ronald Acuña Jr. 2018 Topps Chrome Update Rookie Card #HMT25
$1,055
Lionel Messi Panini Prizm World Cup 2018 Blue Lazer #80
$1,500
Charizard GX 2018 Pokémon Sun & Moon—Burning Shadows Secret Hyper Rare #150/147
$250