From Patrick Van Haren:
5 Technology Trends you should know about:
1. Virtual Reality: It could have a big impact on the future of medical, educational, and worker training
software.
2. Self driving car: This could have a big impact on long haul shipping, and in particular big box
distribution companies.
3. Internet of Things (IoT): Household automation is rapidly improving with devices like Alexa,
hue lights, Nest, etc.
4. Artificial Intelligence and Bots that are becoming customer service systems.
5. Ambient Computing: Further out in the 10-15 year range, and current research at Dell and other
companies.
Omar also mentioned the research being done by IBM into companionship versus loneliness, and the role of technology.