1990 - The HTTP protocol and HTML are invented by Tim Berners-Lee, starting the World Wide Web. 1991 - Linus Torvalds releases the first Linux operating system kernel. 1992 - IBM launches the first smartphone, the Simon Personal Communicator. 1993 - Mosaic, the first graphical web browser, is launched. 1994 - Amazon is founded by Jeff Bezos. 1995 - Launch of Java by Sun Microsystems. 1996 - Nokia launches the Nokia 9000, the first cell phone with smartphone capabilities. 1997 - IBM Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion. 1998 - Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. 1999 - Napster is launched, beginning the era of P2P file sharing. 2000 - The dot-com bubble bursts, affecting countless technology companies. 2001 - Apple launches the iPod, revolutionizing the music industry. 2002 - SpaceX is founded by Elon Musk. 2003 - The Human Genome Project is completed. 2004 - Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook. 2005 - YouTube is created by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. 2006 - Twitter is launched, changing the way news and information is disseminated. 2007 - Apple launches the iPhone, revolutionizing the smartphone industry. 2008 - The first successful transplant of a 3D printed organ occurs. 2009 - Bitcoin is invented by a person or group of people under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. 2010 - Instagram is launched, influencing digital photography and social media. 2011 - IBM Watson beats humans at Jeopardy!, highlighting advances in AI. 2012 - The Tesla Model S is launched. 2013 - Edward Snowden reveals the extent of NSA surveillance. 2014 - The first successful landing of a reusable rocket is performed by SpaceX. 2015 - DeepMind’s AlphaGo defeats a human Go player for the first time. 2016 - Pokémon Go becomes a global phenomenon, driving augmented reality. 2017 - The rise of machine learning and AI leads to the term “Industry 4.0”. 2018 - The first autonomous air taxi flight is carried out. 2019 - The first image of a black hole is captured. 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic accelerates the global adoption of remote work, online services and telemedicine. 2021 - China launches its own space station, Tiangong. 2022 - Artificial Intelligence is used to accelerate the development of personalized vaccines. 2023 - The first fully integrated smart cities begin to be built. 2024 - The first commercial quantum computer is launched. 2025 - Neural networks achieve near-human natural language processing. 2026 - Self-driving cars become commonplace on roads around the world. 2027 - A robot performs heart surgery without human assistance. 2028 - Autonomous cars represent 50% of vehicles in circulation. 2029 - The first human has a successful brain-machine interface implant. 2030 - The Internet of Things becomes a global infrastructure. 2031 - Artificial intelligence now makes up 5% of the global workforce. 2032 - Artificial Intelligence is used in the governance of smart cities, optimizing public services. 2033 - The first AI with legal rights is recognized, challenging traditional concepts of citizenship. 2034 - CRISPR gene editing technology is used to eradicate an inherited disease. 2035 - The first global energy grid powered by nuclear fusion is established. 2036 - The Internet reaches the mark of 10 zettabytes of data transmitted annually. 2037 - Nanorobots are used for the first time on humans for medical treatment. 2038 - P versus NP millennium problem resolved. 2039 - Neural implants allow direct interface with the Internet. 2040 - Renewable energy and storage become the main source of energy for global data centers. 2041 - Automation reaches levels that cause significant restructuring of global workforces. 2042 - The first AI is elected to public office. 2043 - An AI is elected to public office for the first time. 2044 - Blockchain is adopted as the global standard for financial transactions. 2045 - The “Singularity” is reached, where AI surpasses human intelligence by all measures. 2046 - The first human clone is created, opening ethical debates around the world. 2047 - A new type of internet based on quantum communications is implemented. 2048 - The first complete human brain emulation is performed on a computer. 2049 - Global transportation networks become fully autonomous. 2050 - The colonization of Mars begins with the first self-sustaining city. 2051 - The integration of AI in medical diagnosis reduces clinical errors by 90%. 2052 - Artificial intelligence now represents 25% of the global workforce. 2053 - Neural networks reach the complexity of the human brain. 2054 - 10G networks become the global standard, enabling never-before-seen internet speeds. 2055 - The first personal quantum computer is released. 2056 - Advances in carbon capture and storage reduce CO2 emissions to pre-industrial levels. 2057 - Speech recognition and natural language processing achieve 99.9% accuracy. 2058 - The world’s oceans are declared clean after a global de-pollution initiative. 2059 - The first AI artist wins a Pulitzer Prize. 2060 - An autonomous robot is the first to be granted citizenship. 2061 - Advances in AI make accurate prediction of extreme weather events possible. 2062 - Neural implants allow controlled telepathic communication. 2063 - Social networks based on virtual reality become more popular than traditional platforms. 2064 - Autonomous robots now perform most household tasks. 2065 - An AI is named CEO of a Fortune 500 company. 2066 - QubitLang, the first quantum programming language is released. 2067 - A supercomputer solves a “Millennium Prize” problem, an unsolved mathematical question. 2068 - A cure for all forms of cancer is discovered. 2069 - Exploration of the Kuiper Belt begins, aiming to extract resources. 2070 - The colonization of Mars begins with the first self-sustaining city. 2071 - Brain-to-brain interfaces allow direct communication between humans. 2072 - Artificial Intelligence replaces lawyers in routine legal procedures. 2073 - The first school entirely run by AI opens. 2074 - A network of global sensors monitors climate change in real time. 2075 - Advances in nanotechnology enable cellular repair, effectively reversing aging. 2076 - The first medical AI performs brain surgery. 2077 - The first geoengineering project to reflect sunlight and control global warming begins. 2078 - Global quantum networks replace existing internet infrastructures. 2079 - The first world government is formed, with the participation of both humans and AI. 2080 - The first university on Mars opens. 2081 - Researchers decipher the “code of life”, allowing the creation of completely new living beings. 2082 - Artificial Intelligence achieves the capacity for continuous self-improvement. 2083 - An AI composes a symphony that wins the Pulitzer Prize for Music. 2084 - Cryogenics is improved to the point of allowing the successful resuscitation of human beings. 2085 - Artificial Intelligence solves the last of the “Millennium Prize” problems. 2086 - The first human colony is established on a moon of Saturn. 2087 - The fusion of AI and biology allows the storage of digital information in living cells. 2088 - A “global brain” begins to coordinate all devices connected to the Internet of Things. 2089 - The first extinct animal is brought back to life through genetic engineering. 2090 - Artificial Intelligence now makes up 50% of the global workforce. 2091 - A quantum computer breaks all current encryption algorithms, forcing the creation of new security standards. 2092 - The first manned interstellar mission is launched, aiming to colonize an exoplanet. 2093 - The first AI wins a Nobel Prize. 2094 - The first artificial intelligence is granted citizenship in multiple countries. 2095 - Atomic-level 3D printing technology makes object replication a reality. 2096 - A fully immersive metaverse becomes the social and work environment for most people. 2097 - The first self-aware artificial life form is developed. 2098 - Dark matter is finally understood and begins to be explored as a new form of energy. 2099 - An interplanetary treaty is signed by all human colonies in the solar system. 2100 - Humanity reaches the Era of Post-Humanity, with advances in AI, biology and technology allowing the transcendence of physical and mental human limitations.