The entire universe could be a hologram

This is way too light on details (how would such a hologram occur, how can we perceive depth through multiple senses, not to mention motion, etc.?), but the idea has always been fascinating:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2017/01/30/universe-hologram-illusion/97249856/

Apple joins Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft in AI initiative

This could give A.I. development a huge boost:

https://futurism.com/apple-joins-amazon-facebook-google-ibm-and-microsoft-in-ai-initiative/

We May Finally Have a Way of Mass Producing Graphene

https://futurism.com/we-may-finally-have-a-way-of-mass-producing-graphene/

Young Blood Offered as Anti-Aging Therapy — But Is It Ready?

Let the trials begin!:

https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/29/young-blood-offered-as-anti-aging-therapy-but-is-it-ready/

Finally, a respectable reason to lure young children to your van down by the river ;-)

New York Greenlights Massive 90-Megawatt Wind Farm Off Long Island

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/south-fork-wind-farm/

Elon Musk: We Will Have “Full Self-Driving Capabilities” in 3 to 6 Months

May only refer to Level 4 autonomy (all safety-critical actions fully autonomous), but maybe more:

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-we-will-have-full-self-driving-capabilities-in-3-to-6-months/

Hyperloop is Coming to Europe, Officially Picks City

With the vulnerability to earthquakes and terrorism, I'm not sure this is a great idea...but I'm glad someone is trying:

https://futurism.com/hyperloop-is-coming-to-europe-officially-picks-city/

This Amazing Video Shows Just How Much Software Has Eaten the World

I think they subtly included pornhub.com replacing lovers. ;-)

https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/24/this-amazing-video-shows-just-how-much-software-has-eaten-the-world

Solar, battery demand set to surge as energy prices soar, survey finds

With all the sunshine Australia gets, this should be a no-brainer:

http://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/solar-battery-demand-set-to-surge-as-energy-prices-soar-survey-finds-20170122-gtwl1b.html

Energy storage batteries face biggest test in California

Batteries are the laggard in the alternative energies equation, so this is a start:

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108469_energy-storage-batteries-face-biggest-test-in-california

Becoming Immortal: The Future of Brain Augmentation and Uploaded Consciousness

A nice thought experiment:

https://futurism.com/becoming-immortal-the-future-of-brain-augmentation-and-uploaded-consciousness/

Murderous Mickey: 'Zombie' Mice Triggered with Predatory Gene

So the zombie apocalypse is real!!

http://www.livescience.com/57528-kill-instinct-switched-on-zombie-mice.html

Great potential for a novel there....

AI Software Learns to Make AI Software

Singularity, here we come!

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603381/ai-software-learns-to-make-ai-software/

A New Device Could Make Memory Implants a Reality

Cyberpunk, here we come:

https://futurism.com/a-new-device-could-make-memory-implants-a-reality/

Stem Cells Are Poised to Change Health and Medicine Forever

You can get young blood transfusions for participating in a study...though it will cost you $8K and trips to Monterey, CA:

https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/17/stem-cells-are-poised-to-change-health-and-medicine-forever/

Airbus Plans to Make Autonomous, Flying Cars a Reality by 2017

Only 50 years late!

https://futurism.com/airbus-plans-to-make-autonomous-flying-cars-a-reality-by-2017/

Yale Neuroscientists Can Now Determine Human Intelligence Through Brain Scans

http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/yale-neuroscientists-can-now-determine-human-intelligence-through-brain-scans

Solar prepares to dislodge coal as the cheapest source of energy

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/05/1617336/-Solar-prepares-to-dislodge-coal-as-the-cheapest-source-of-energy

Cellular Reprogramming Rejuvenates Old Mice and Boosts Lifespans 30%

https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/13/cellular-reprogramming-rejuvenates-old-mice-and-boosts-lifespans-30/

Scientists Turn Back The Clock On Aging

A promising stopgap until full nanotech arrives:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2017/01/12/scientists-turn-back-the-clock-on-aging/#2c64fb894153

Harvard Researchers Have Found the Source of Human Consciousness

http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/harvard-researchers-have-found-the-source-of-human-consciousness

And here I thought it was Nabisco....

Forget A.I. ‘Remote Intelligence’ Will Be Much More Disruptive

I think this guy lacks vision. By the time robots are cheap enough to clean hotel rooms properly, their A.I. will surely be good enough to perform at least as well as human cleaners:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/telerobotics_us_5873bb48e4b02b5f858a1579

Forget Fillings: New Study Shows How to Regrow Teeth

I could SO use this:

https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/11/forget-fillings-new-study-shows-how-to-regrow-teeth

Would You Eat Synthetic, Lab-Grown Meat?

Getting the texture of muscle isn't easy, but this is the future of meat:

https://futurism.com/videos/would-you-eat-synthetic-lab-grown-meat

MIT researchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known

"10 times as strong as steel but much lighter":

http://www.kurzweilai.net/mit-researchers-design-one-of-the-strongest-lightest-materials-known

The World’s First Instant Language Translator Is Almost Here

Pretty much as SF as it gets:

https://futurism.com/sciencenonfiction/instanttranslation

A Novel Liquid Battery Could Hold Potential For Unlimited Energy Storage

With so many options in the works, one of them is bound to pay off soon:

http://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2017/01/09/vanadium-liquid-energy-storage

The Navy’s New Robot Boats Swarm the Enemy on Their Own

I can see a nice nightmare Terminator scenario here:

https://www.wired.com/2017/01/navys-new-robot-boats-swarm-enemy/

Alphabet’s Waymo Said to Expand Self-Driving Chrysler Fleet

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-08/alphabet-s-waymo-said-to-expand-self-driving-chrysler-van-fleet

Infinite Solar Power Technology Could Completely Change Our Future

https://futurism.com/infinite-solar-power-technology-could-completely-change-our-future/

Franka: A Robot Arm That’s Safe, Low Cost, and Can Replicate Itself

Self-replication, even on the macro scale, is a powerful ability:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/industrial-robots/franka-a-robot-arm-thats-safe-low-cost-and-can-replicate-itself

Taking a ride in Nvidia’s self-driving car

http://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/01/nvidia-audi-bb8-self-driving-car/

Google’s AlphaGo AI secretively won more than 50 straight games against the world’s top Go players

Humans don't stand a chance:

https://qz.com/877721/the-ai-master-bested-the-worlds-top-go-players-and-then-revealed-itself-as-googles-alphago-in-disguise/

Faraday Future finally fills us in on the 1,050-horsepower FF 91

Electric cars have come a long way:

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/faraday-future-ff91-at-ces-2017/

New AI To Take On World’s Best Poker Players

Next domino to fall:

https://futurism.com/the-ai-taking-on-worlds-best-poker-players-could-grow-up-to-battle-cancer/

Expert Claims Automakers “Not Even Close” To Fully Autonomous Cars

Way too pessimistic, I think:

https://futurism.com/expert-claims-automakers-not-even-close-to-fully-autonomous-cars/

China Makes Major Investment In Renewable Power Generation

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/china-renewable-power_us_586e114de4b0c8575a77453d

We Survive Because Reality May Be Nothing Like We Think It Is

Just to keep us humble...

http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/we-survive-because-reality-may-be-nothing-like-we-think-it-is

How to form the world’s smallest self-assembling nanowires — just 3 atoms wide

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-form-the-worlds-smallest-self-assembling-nanowires-just-3-atoms-wide

Is Virtual Reality the Surprising Solution to the Fermi Paradox?

https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/01/is-virtual-reality-the-surprising-solution-to-the-fermi-paradox/

Controlling CRISPR: Researchers May Have Found An “Off-Switch” for Gene-Editing

A potential way to use CRISPR on humans while still keeping things safe:

https://futurism.com/controlling-crispr-researchers-may-have-found-an-off-switch-for-gene-editing/

The Technologies We’re Most Fired Up to Watch in 2017

https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/02/the-technologies-were-most-fired-up-to-watch-in-2017/

Solar now cheapest new form of energy in nearly 60 countries

Look at the chart comparing wind and solar prices over time:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/1/1615247/-Solar-now-cheapest-new-form-of-energy-in-nearly-60-countries

7 of Our Most Viral Hits on Tech and the Future in 2016

There are some nice, juicy articles here:

https://singularityhub.com/2016/12/31/7-of-our-most-viral-hits-on-tech-and-the-future-in-2016

One chart that stands out: