Tech Billionaires’ Craziest Inventions—And Which Ones Might Actually Save the World (6 of 6)

Masayoshi Son’s trillion-sensor “internet of everything”

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has been talking about a world filled with connected devices for years. After acquiring chip designer ARM Holdings, he predicted that by around 2035, there could be 1 trillion Internet-of-Things devices generating data, which would include everything from sensors and smart appliances to industrial machines. Son has also said he expects ARM-based chips to power roughly 1 trillion IoT chips over 20 years. This project could be either absolutely amazing for the development of humanity or throw us back into the Dark Ages.