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With advancements in technology and the lagging behind of efficient healthcare, it is not surprising that e-health, or the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for health, is coming to the fore this 2017.

The recently concluded Electoral College voting has reaffirmed Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Of the 538 Electoral College members, 304 voted for Trump, and 224 voted for Hillary Clinton. On January 6, 2017, a final counting will be done in Congress and official results will be announced.

2017 is a year to watch for many technological advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), screen resolutions, smart cars, home integration, cyber security, and possibly, smartphones.

Things have gone awry for the 40-hour-per-week employed pool since the dawn of the "gig" and self-employment industry. From taxi, plumbers, teachers, delivery guys, to baby sitters, technological trends have made it possible for people to hire them on the go. And with the staggering advancement foreseen for 2017, it is more than likely that people may lose their jobs to robots, as some analysts suggest.

A UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the bombing of Aleppo may be classified as a war crime, with both pro-regime and opposition groups fighting in a zone "packed with civilians."

With Aleppo's successful recapture by pro-Assad forces, now the question lies in the uncertainty of the future of Syria. As analysts say, the war is far from over.

With Assad's forces coming into the fore in east Aleppo, besieging the area that rebels held as their ground for four years, UN reports state that both camps are getting more desperate with civilians being killed at gunpoint, and more children left alone with relatives slaughtered in the crossfire. The battle for Aleppo is drawing to a close, as some analysts say.

As East Aleppo's last-standing hospital was torn down last month, access to food and medical rations completely cut out, and supplies running dry, a heartbreaking letter from a Red Cross doctor took the world by storm as it echoes the desperate first-person sentiments of someone working on the front line.

It can be difficult to watch behind the headlines seeing thousands of innocent people being caught in the crossfires of the Syrian Civil War. But you can certainly help wherever you are in the world by donating to emergency and charity groups currently working in Syria.

Michigan is the first US state to approve of statewide self-driving regulations that can allow the testing, deployment and sale of self-driving (also called autonomous) cars. The state of California has also recently approved of the testing of Nvidia's self-driving cars on public roads. Earlier, the state has already released permits for Mercdes-Benz, Tesla, Ford, GM, Faraday Future and NextEV on the public road testing of their autonomous cars.

Big and small tech companies have all been trying to bridge the gap to address the lack of services for the homeless in the US, which now is amounting to around 1.56 million, or 0.5% of the population. Of this, San Francisco ranks second with 795 people per 100,000 residents.

A family from Portland, Oregon has reportedly been stranded in a snowy mountain road due to the "shortest route" direction given to them by their GPS device.

The game console industry has seen a lot of competition between Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox One, and it can be tempting to get into the craze without really knowing the difference between the two.

With AT&T's release of DirecTV, a streaming service that is promised not to "count against its customers' data caps," subscribers are furious with DirecTV's poor service despite just being on its second week on air. The new service was officially launched on November 30.

Verizon, one of US' biggest network carriers, refuses to follow suit in releasing an update to 'kill' Samsung Galaxy Note 7. This last software update is intended to stop the device from being of any use. This is the carrier's final stand despite pressures from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

This week, Amazon has announced its launch of cashier-free groceries in the UK by 2017.

Today, the world is shocked with yet another surprising post-US elections news with Russia's CIA-confirmed involvement with Donald Trump's presidential bid win.

Urban Outfitters is now joining the drone bandwagon with its customized hipster 'designer' drones selling at $100 each (and when on sale, at $59.99).

It would have been a dream come true with two of the biggest music streaming services collaborating into producing the 'only' online music service that anybody would ever need.

Apple CarPlay, touted as "the ultimate co-pilot," has just been made compatible to more than 200 vehicle models following its huge success since it was launched.

Uber has changed the way people ride and drive 'taxis' (owing to disputes on Uber being called a 'taxi', single marks are placed around the word), with now hailing for authorized Uber cars as easy as accessing the app and requesting for a ride.

Facebook gets on with the photo frame frenzy and releases a new feature where users can customize their own photos with frames, captions and drawings.

A Microsoft and Intel collaboration, called Project Evo, aims to make Virtual Reality (VR) more accessible and affordable to more users.

Samsung wins a landmark patent case this week against its biggest competitor, Apple.

Despite tremendous efforts, Samsung unfortunately is still struggling with its Galaxy Note 7's failure to deliver in the market.