New predictions for the timeline

[firestar464]

Sadly it's probably going to take another decade for life expectancy for cystic fibrosis to reach 70:

https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... sis-future

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/00 ... 44%20years.

The nationwide outdoor smoking ban did not come to pass

https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... ation-2040

[Aflatoxin]

Australia becomes the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2053 seems of
as one of the articles cited mentions 2035 or as early as 2028.
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/blog/ce ... n-40-years

was updated around 2023

some additional articles

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanp ... 20%20years.

https://www.cancer.org.au/media-release ... er-by-2035


The number of trillionaires in the world exceeds 10 should probably be moved from 2073 to the range of 2035-2039 and rewritten

https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/10/1 ... l-get-ther

[Vakanai]

You have only 6 posts, all of them in this thread, in one day, back to back to back. Next time please just make one big post, or use the edit button to add to your post if not much time has passed.

While you are technically correct, the tone of your post is somewhat blunt and unwelcoming, considering it's a new member.

Sorry, was not my intent to come across as such. I am not exactly good with word choice. I tend to be extremely blunt in how I phrase things. Luckily in real life I can rely on my tone of voice to make up for my natural choice in vocabulary and such, but sadly in text I come across as much more blunt and even confrontational than intended.

[wjfox]

Tokyo to Nagoya high-speed maglev route is now delayed from 2027 to 2034:

https://www.theb1m.com/video/why-japans ... r-on-track

"In 2009, Maglev was approved and began construction. Everything was on track for the 2027 opening. But, of course, that isn’t going to happen. This first line is now not expected to open until at least 2034..."

[firestar464]

2027- Test launch of nuclear rocket

https://www.extremetech.com/aerospace/n ... ace-travel

[firestar464]

The Hoover Dam prediction needs to be updated with the latest data.

https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/ho ... d-elv.html
https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... hoover-dam

[Aflatoxin]

As usual, further delays in space programs: In April 2023, the Russian government said that the Venera-D mission would be launched in June 2031 or two years later than previously advertised.
https://www.russianspaceweb.com/venera-d-2021.html
Previously mentioned in the 2027 timeline.

[Aflatoxin]

Some expectations for the 7G standard and possible introduction by 2035

https://ttconsultants.com/7g-network-a- ... nectivity/

[wjfox]

2026 – Bulgaria adopts the euro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_and_the_euro

Note to self: may need to update the map animation I did for other joiners

[Aflatoxin]

The B-52 will undergo further overhaul in the following years. It should extend its lifespan to 2060. Currently, it says 2045.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02 ... d-bombers/

[FuturismFan]

2050 - The Antarctic Circumpolar Current has slowed by 20%

https://www.livescience.com/planet-eart ... irculation
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2025 ... is-at-risk

[wjfox]

2032 – Completion of the Lower Thames Crossing

Largest road tunnel in the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crewy5472gxo

[firestar464]

The prediction for alien life discovery (2035) (https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... alien-life) needs to be merged with the E-ELT (2028) prediction (https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... .htm#e-elt) in light of this study.

https://www.extremetech.com/science/ext ... mere-hours

[firestar464]

2026- 90% of the internet is AI-generated

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmar ... 0deception.

https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites ... pfakes.pdf

Worth noting that the report was later edited to remove that estimate. It originally cited Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse by Nina Schick.

One wonders if the internet is already mostly dead

[BasilBerylium]

One wonders if the internet is already mostly dead

It already is.

[wjfox]

The world's first trillionaire by 2039 looks like the article from 2017 was pessimistic. The newest estimates are 2027
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-le ... naire-2027
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/12/elon-mu ... naire.html
the 10th by 2030 thanks mostly to the emerging AI market.

Tesla's future is now uncertain, and is Musk's biggest source of wealth, so I guess we'll stick with 2039 for now, though I may do a more detailed analysis of billionaires at some point.

[firestar464]

For 2046, the state pension increase needs to be corrected to the age of 68.

https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... ion-age-70
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/stat ... 23534.html

The ozone hole will not recover until 2066, instead of 2060

https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... zone-layer
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/11 ... 0by%202066.

Furthermore, earthscrapers are not a good idea.

https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... nderground

[wjfox]

Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed until May 2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjew84ev3yyo

[firestar464]

"we will get AGI before GTA 6"

[Bird]

Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed until May 2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjew84ev3yyo

I can't wait to play GTA 6 on PC... sometime in the mid-22nd century the way things have been going