The document discusses three big trends in big data: 1) Empowerment through data, where organizations use internal and external data to gain insights and make better decisions. 2) The distributed web, where blockchain technology is used to decentralize systems like elections and identity management. 3) The rise of algorithms, as artificial intelligence algorithms outperform humans at games like Go and are used by companies to automate tasks like writing and customer service. It argues that while big data was overhyped, these trends show data's ongoing impact in empowering people and businesses through insights and automation.