The First AI-Generated portrait ever sold at auction was the "Portrait of Edmond de Belamy", which was sold at auction for over $432,000 in 2018.

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Scientists are working on real invisibility technology.
They use special materials called metamaterials to bend light around objects, which makes them appear invisible. Some cloaks can hide objects from certain waves like microwaves, while others can hide heat or sound. Most systems only work for specific angles or wavelengths. A real human invisibility cloak does not exist yet. If it will ever come to that, will remain to be seen.
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Eliza, developed by Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT between 1964 and 1966, is recognized as the first chatbot. Created as a research platform for human-machine communication, Weizenbaum aimed to showcase how easily humans could attribute intelligence to simple programs, a phenomenon known as the ELIZA effect.

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The first hard disk drive to reach the 1-gigabyte (GB) capacity weighed approximately 227-250 kgs (500 - 550 pounds) for the main unit. This device, the IBM 3380 direct access storage device, was announced by IBM in 1980. It was roughly the size of a refrigerator and carried a price tag of approximately $40,000.

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In June 2013, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed classified documents showing that the U.S. National Security Agency operated large-scale surveillance programs that collected information about digital communications. The leaks sparked a global debate about privacy, government surveillance, and national security. Snowden was charged under the U.S. Espionage Act and later received asylum in Russia. The disclosures led to changes in surveillance policies and increased public discussion about digital privacy.
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In 1955, the Hula Chair was introduced as a chair with a motorized seat that rotated the user's hips in a circular motion. It was marketed as a way to exercise, improve posture, and strengthen core muscles while sitting at a desk. Despite attracting widespread attention, there was little scientific evidence to support its claimed health benefits, and the invention soon became known as one of history's most unusual office gadgets.
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In 2007, the internet community r/place was created by Reddit as a massive collaborative digital canvas. Millions of users could place just one colored pixel every few minutes, forcing strangers to cooperate to create detailed artwork, national flags, memes, and tributes. The experiment became one of the largest examples of online collaboration, showing how thousands of independent users could organize without central leadership.
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The internet is estimated to weigh about 50 grams, equivalent to a strawberry, based on the weight of the electrons used in electricity for data transfer. This does not account for the much larger physical weight of servers, cables, and data centers that support its infrastructure.

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In 1985, a domain name was registered that would help establish how people navigate the internet today.

Symbolics.com, registered on March 15, 1985, became the first publicly registered .com domain name.

At the time, the internet was still largely used by researchers, universities, and government institutions rather than the general public.

Today, ".com" is one of the most widely recognized domain extensions, used by businesses, organizations, and individuals around the world.
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