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IBM Watson
IBM Watson debuted in 2010 on the show Jeopardy. While development had been going on in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) long before 2010, the Jeopardy appearance was a landmark achievement. It "beat" Ken Jennings, who would go on to be known as the greatest Jeopardy player of all time, making it a household name. The use of AI in the workforce is increasing constantly, and will someday replace humans in many job fields, for better or worse. -
4G
TeliaSonera debuted the first commercially available 4G network in 2010 in Oslo and Stockholm. 4G is defined as a network with a data rate of at least 100mb/s download speed. Sprint was the first company to roll out 4G in the United States, almost all urban and suburban areas have ample 4G coverage today. -
USB-C
USB-C was invented by Apple, the exact date is unknown but its invention was finalized and published in August of 2014. Today it has become the industry standard for most mobile devices due to its high data transfer rate and ability to charge more quickly. USB-C 3.1 and 3.2 have come out since, improving the speed of data transfer, but without changing the physical connector. -
7nm Technology
The 7nm Architecture was first developed by TSMC in 2017. It was first commercially available with Apple's A-12X chip but is now in use with AMD's Ryzen CPU's as well. It's the biggest reason that the most recent iPhones have outpaced their Samsung counterparts (10nm). AMD Ryzen CPU's, once considered an afterthought in terms of performance vs Intel CPU's, are now faster in both multi-tasking and single process performance than their competition. They're also generally lower-priced. -
DDR5 SDRAM
DDR5 SDRAM was first finished in 2018 by a company called SK Hynix. Once it becomes mainstream and programs are optimized for it, it will be the new gold standard for RAM in computers, helping to improve speed in everything from desktops to mobile devices.
