What to expect in 2019, Technology: From smart today to smarter tomorrow, with a lot more AI

Another year over, another year to look forward to. But in the context of technology, the prospect on either side of the timeline is no longer as exciting as it was. The consumer tech industry seems to be on a self-imposed consolidation mode, and life-changing innovation is becoming harder to come by. Still, 2018 will be remembered as the year in which everything from smartphones to speakers becomes more powerful and smarter, as they did last year and as they are supposed to. Interestingly, the tech giants have clearly realised that if great innovation cannot be put into users' hands, it's better to improve their overall product experience.