Tech Breakthroughs
This company created the first smartphone, not Apple
IBM
This company started in a garage and grew to become the world’s largest e-commerce platform.
Amazon
He co-founded Apple and played a major role in the development of the iPhone
Steve Jobs
This industry-disrupting service lets users stream music instead of buying albums
Spotify
This company is known for its electric vehicles and solar energy products
Tesla
This AI model, launched by OpenAI, changed the landscape of conversational AI.
ChatGPT
The world’s first unicorn startup, valued at over $1 billion, was this payments company
PayPal
This entrepreneur co-founded Microsoft and became a leading philanthropist in global health
Bill Gates
This online education platform made Ivy League courses accessible for free
Coursera
This type of energy, generated by the sun, is one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sources in the world
Solar energy
This wireless technology, first introduced in the late 1990s, revolutionized how devices connect to the internet without cables
Wi-Fi
This startup, launched in 2008, transformed the way people book accommodations by letting them rent out their homes
Airbnb
He founded Tesla and SpaceX and popularized electric vehicles
Elon Musk
Airbnb disrupted this traditional industry
Hospitality
This everyday material, commonly used in packaging, takes hundreds of years to decompose and is a major source of pollution
Plastic
This space company successfully landed a reusable rocket for the first time in 2015
SpaceX
This co-working startup was once valued at $47 billion before its dramatic downfall
WeWork
This scientist and engineer is known for pioneering alternating current (AC) electricity
Nikola Tesla
This industry was disrupted by blockchain technology, enabling decentralized transactions
Finance (Cryptocurrency)
The United Nations set these 17 global objectives for a sustainable future
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This company created the first practical lithium-ion battery, revolutionizing portable electronics
Sony
This ride-sharing company pivoted from black cars to an open marketplace model
Uber
This inventor held over 1,000 patents, including the light bulb
Thomas Edison
3D printing has revolutionized this medical field by creating prosthetics and even human tissue
Bioprinting
This South American country generates nearly 100% of its electricity from renewable sources
Costa Rica