A team of researchers are working on developing micromote computers that can enhance sensor capabilities while limiting power usage in devices such as smartphones. This would eliminate the need to use the cloud for complex analysis, thus increasing the efficiency of the Internet of Things, which is expected to contain 1 trillion devices by 2035.

Several developments in the international and business communities could be early signs that cybersecurity will soon be declared a human right that requires protection by governments. As humanity becomes more digitally connected, we must ensure that technology enables people to exercise their rights to privacy and free communication.

Bill Gates thinks that, as automation makes jobs obsolete, governments should impose a tax on robots. While this plan is not yet an accepted solution, Gates has stated that we need to at the very least start talking about what we will do about job loss in this age of automation.

Yes, inequality is getting worse every year. In early 2016 Oxfam reported that just 62 individuals had the same wealth as the bottom half of humanity. About a year later Oxfam reported that just 8 men had the same wealth as the world's bottom half. Based