- The main power sources were steam and water which lead to the development of textile production factories along with trains, and steam ships

-Development of new cities leading to workers travelling from one city to another to find jobs

-Child labour and slave labour were common as production thrived on exploitation

-Bosses had total power, and working conditions were hard leading to formation of the workers rights movement

-Mass production was also introduced by the "bessemer process" making it possible to mass produce steel leading to railroad tracks construction

-Internal combustion engines (used to the current day in cars) were developed, along with electricity 1893, radio, and the telegraph

-Electricity and Petroleum were the main power source used during this period

-Companies needed a lot of new roles like managers and clerks, not just factory workers leading to improved overall living conditions

-Demand for workers who had technical skills highly improved

- Automation was massively developed as robots, computers, and software were produced and took over mechanical systems in production

- Production became customized and more flexible

-Knowledge work took over, along with computer literacy which is a must to keep a good job

-Economy has seen a shift from a capitalist market (based on ownership) to capitalist networks and a sharing economy (based on flow, and provider-user relationships)

- Cyber-Physical Systems using AI blend the digital, physical, and biological world as technology is increasingly merging with humans' lives

- It’s all about smart, real-time, personalized production

- Adoption became easier as new platforms are adopted by millions of users in months, compared to the decades it took for the telephone

- creation of high demand for new skills that many workers currently lack, along with the need to constantly learn and be up to date to prevent falling behind