Earth, August 2030.
The world was in turmoil given that the most recent publicly acknowledged genius who looked to be able to bring the world forward more than 100 years in technology was suddenly axed just before he could release all his findings.
Even if they hadn't been perfected, there were many among the public who could come together to finish it. The only thing was that they needed access to the framework in which they could then throw on the 'meat' in due time.
What particularly infuriated them was the public deception and political games before his death. When he was alive, it seemed par for the course, but now that he was gone, it felt like they had been toyed with.
Heavy rioting and fighting were going on in many countries. The scary part was that these riots weren't random or done by citizen to citizen, but rather to the elites of each country, especially those whose names had been mentioned.