The trend of 'clever' software
There are plenty of companies researching into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning. Products such as Google Now, Siri and Cortana are all examples of combinations these. Apart from these big players, the trend is moving toward "vague" software usages, where the user specify something without being very exact. From these non-deterministic instructions, the software will be able to understand and execute and product the correct results. The following are just two examples I came across recently, both are pretty cool.