Comment by spritefs

4 years ago

- RISC V will become more common. We won't see it moving to most phones and personal computers just yet, but it will be used in some embedded devices and wearables

- Google will AB test the search product with NLP generated answers and consider augmenting it as a response to ChatGPT

- Covid will sort of come on and off and will be talked about in a way similar to the flu

- Recession will likely continue at a relatively steady rate. Sun belt states will continue growing. Bay area population will shrink slightly

- Affordable housing construction will make progress in the bay area as buildings are completed. Rent increases will slow down due to increased supply

- TikTok will continue getting bad press. There will be a stand off between TikTok and DC. It will either be banned or have the American side of the business sold to someone like Oracle

- Meta will survive because people will continue using Facebook and IG. VR stuff will be a niche market dominated by them

- Tesla stock will start dropping more aggressively as investors realize it is overvalued compared to other car manufacturers

- Iran instability will continue. CIA could possibly stage a coup in Iran if it becomes especially bad

- Chinese economy will continue declining due to govt interference with domestic tech. Japan and Germany will continue military buildup. Vietnam, India, and Bangladesh will grow as low cost manufacturing centers

- Increased tension between Alberta and Ottawa

- Apple allows sideloading iOS due to EU pressure. Apple won't have any new and interesting software to bring to the table, but might come out with a new phone camera with better computational photography to challenge what Google is doing

- Amazon will continue growing, and will approach Apple as the most valuable company. Apple will grow, but more slowly than Amazon