Inventions & Breakthroughs of July 2020
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
2 
Remote Work Collaboration Platforms
3 
AI Image Generation Models
4 
5G Smartphone Adoption
5 
Contactless Payment Expansion
6 
Telehealth Platforms Scale-Up
7 
Autonomous Delivery Robots
8 
Edge AI Computing
9 
Digital Contact Tracing Apps
10 
Cloud Gaming Platforms
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON July 26, 2020
Full News Archive
- Headline: Midtown's Economic Downturn Due to Virus. Impact: Midtown's ghost town status not only changed the local economy but also gave birth to a new trend: 'ghosting' your rent. Soon, landlords were left wondering if their tenants had turned into actual ghosts.. Fact: Fun fact: A hot dog vendor selling 10 hot dogs a day is actually a metaphor for how many people would rather eat cardboard than step foot in a ghost town!.
- Headline: Rethinking TikTok Regulation in the U.S.. Impact: By not banning TikTok, the government inadvertently allowed a global dance-off to distract us from the impending doom of reality, leading to more viral dances than viral infections.. Fact: Did you know that the U.S. government once considered making a TikTok dance the official national anthem? Just kidding—though it would have been more entertaining than what we have now!.
- Headline: Everlane’s Promise of ‘Radical Transparency’ Unravels. Impact: Everlane's unraveling exposed the facade of 'ethical fashion,' leading consumers to seek out brands that actually followed through on their promises, thus giving rise to the age of 'very transparent' companies that still manage to obscure their ethics.. Fact: Did you know that Radical Transparency is just a fancy term for 'we're still figuring out how to not be terrible'?.
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Batman #92
$50
Thor #5
$42,000
Strange Adventures #1
$400
Venom #25
$50
Something is Killing the Children #7
$450
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch Game)
$69.99
LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course
$200.00
Baby Yoda (The Child) Animatronic Edition
$120.00
LOL Surprise! O.M.G. Remix Fashion Dolls
$75.00
Paw Patrol Dino Rescue Dino Patroller
$135.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Last of Us Part II
$1,006.24
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
$45.00
Cyberpunk 2077
$5.00
Hades
$10.00
DOOM Eternal
Unknown
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2020 Panini Prizm Justin Herbert Rookie Card
$1,450
2020 Topps Chrome F1 Lewis Hamilton Autograph Card
$1,225
2020 Pokémon Sword & Shield Charizard VMAX (Shiny)
$65.00
2020 Panini National Treasures LaMelo Ball Rookie Patch Autograph
$315,000
Magic: The Gathering Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Box Topper (Godzilla Series)
$10,000