Game of Drones, Stranger (Internet of) Things, or a more evolved Mr. Robot? What's headlining the tech hit list for 2018? Here are the 8 key technological trends – some of which are mature or hybrid versions of older technologies, while one is new - that will significantly impact businesses, people and processes and usher in a new normal. Machine Intelligence is set to receive a booster dose of intelligence apart from becoming more ubiquitous as a technology since stiff market competition is making increasingly superior hardware available at further reduced costs. Expect an increase in ML-based drones, a revival of smart dust, as well as significant advancements in self-reinforcement learning and generative adversarial networks.