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Finance
Gold closed 2025 with an annual rise of 60%, its best year since 1979. In 2026 it reached all-time highs above $4,650. Some analysts project $6,300 by the end of the year. Which explains an unprecedented rally in the world's oldest metal.
Finance
On May 8, 2026, the S&P 500 closed at 7,398 points, its sixth consecutive weekly rise. The Nasdaq set a new absolute record at 26,247 points. And at the same time, the underlying producer price index rose 1% in just one month. The anomaly that no one finishes explaining: the stock market and volatility rising together.
Finance
On May 16, 2025, Moody's downgraded the US debt rating from AAA to Aa1, becoming the last of the big three agencies to do so. The public debt exceeds $36 trillion, the projected deficit for 2026 is 7% of GDP, and Trump's fiscal package could worsen both figures. The market says it doesn't care. Economists say you should care.
Technology
At its annual conference, Google did not present a smarter model. It introduced a cheaper model and agent platform that can do real things in the real world. And that changes the rules of the game.
Health
The same technology that created COVID-19 vaccines is producing personalized cancer treatments. Moderna and Merck just published five-year results showing a 49% reduction in the risk of relapse. Oncology will never be the same.
Health
Artificial intelligence has moved from academic promises to real clinical practice. In Spain, an electronic prescription system with AI has prevented more than 15,000 dangerous drug interactions since its activation. But experts warn of a critical distinction that the patient should be aware of.
Technology
The enthusiasm of the first years of generative AI collides in 2026 with an inescapable reality: 80% of companies are experimenting with AI but the majority do not see a real return. The bubble debate has reached Google's main stage.
Technology
Without any big viral announcements this month, Apple is preparing its most important moves of the year. What we know about the iPhone 18 Pro and iOS 27's strategic shift toward third-party AI paints a picture of a company recalibrating its position.
Technology
After weeks of explosive testimony, an Oakland jury took less than two hours to dismiss the $130 billion lawsuit. The implications go far beyond who won.
Health
With an average 28.7% reduction in body weight over 68 weeks and results surpassing gastric bypass surgery in some patients, Eli Lilly's retatrutide is the most powerful obesity drug ever tested. But it still does not have regulatory approval.
Gaming
Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two CEO, reconfirms November 19, 2026 for Grand Theft Auto VI. 18 months of delay, rumoured 80-euro prices and maximum market pressure.
Technology
Two years ago it was the advertisement of the year. Today OpenAI is considering suing Apple and iPhone users still do not see the promised integration. The story of an association that was born poorly planned.
Technology
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature confessed in Poznań that she is writing her next novel with artificial intelligence. The controversy is not about the AI: it is about what it means that it is the one who says it.
Technology
The most prestigious film festival in the world broadcast an AI project in its theaters for the first time. It was not an experimental short film: it was a work based on erotic magazines from the 70s animated by artificial intelligence. Controversy was guaranteed.
ControversyGaming
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa formally apologised in May for the Switch 2 price hike in Japan: from ¥49,980 to ¥59,980. Similar hikes are coming to Europe and the US.
Gaming
While the world waits for GTA 6, May 2026 has delivered solid launches: Subnautica 2 in Early Access with 4-player co-op, Forza Horizon 6 with the biggest open world in the franchise, and Directive 8020.
ControversyGaming
Nintendo already sells some Switch 2 games at €89.99. GTA 6 may standardise the $80 tier. A Steam analyst warns that expensive games rarely compete on later sales.
Technology
A practical guide to the AI tools that are actually saving people time in 2026 — from writing assistants to smart schedulers.
ControversyGaming
In 2025, video-game software sales reached $195.6 billion. At the same time, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Riot Games and Epic Games laid off thousands. Private investment fell 55%.
ControversyGaming
Big studios use generative AI for textures, concept art, animation and writing. Artists protest. Defenders say AI democratises creation. The reality is more complicated.
Finance
Most side hustle advice is wishful thinking. These six options generate real income in 2026, with realistic timelines and actual numbers.