Decade's end: On Future Developments

 Gizmodo does a reasonable look at what to expect:

The Most Futuristic Developments We Can Expect in the Next 10 Years
By George Dvorsky in Gizmodo  via Walter Riker

Decade's End

Gizmodo, io9, and Earther look back at our passing decade and look ahead at what kind of future awaits us in the next ten years.

With the decade winding down it’s time for us to set our sights on the next one. The 2020s promises to be anything but dull. From the automation revolution and increasingly dangerous AI to geohacking the planet and radical advances in biotechnology, here are the most futuristic developments to expect in the next 10 years.

Making predictions is easy; it’s getting them right that’s tough. That said, some tangible trends are emerging that should allow us to make some informed guesses about what the future will hold over the next 10 years. .... "