Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 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 December 14, 2020
Full News Archive
- Headline: Big Tech's Lobbying Surge in Europe. Impact: Big Tech's lobbyists unleashed in Europe led to the rise of a new faction: the 'Regulatory Avengers'. They now hold meetings in underground lairs, plotting how to keep tech companies in check while sipping overpriced lattes.. Fact: Fun fact: The lobbyists earned their 'Influencer' status by spending more time in Brussels than actual tourists. They even have a favorite waffle spot!.
- Headline: Electoral College Voters Under Pressure. Impact: The Electoral College turned into a dramatic reality show, with electors as the unwitting stars. Future generations will binge-watch reruns, marveling at how democracy almost got a plot twist worthy of Hollywood.. Fact: Did you know that electors used to be the cool kids in town? Now, they’re more like the kid who shows up to the party but gets stuck in the corner with the punch bowl..
🦸 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