Trend: the rise of the human interface
Comment: there are no new ideas :)
Title: New Apple Patent Describes Kinect-Style Control System | TechCrunch
http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/08/new-apple-patent-describes-kinect-style-control-system/


Trend: energy
Comment: Lets hope that the reactors don't need rebooting once a month. :)
Title: Bill Gates's Nuke Startup Flirting With More Than Just China
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2011/12/10/bill-gatess-nuke-startup-flirting-with-more-than-just-china/

Trend: social
Comment: a twitter sparked run on the bank?
Title: Latvian bank run sparked by Twitter rumors
http://gigaom.com/2011/12/12/latvian-bank-run-sparked-by-twitter-rumors/