Economics
OpenAI shelved $1 trillion IPO valuation
Kimi announced an IPO filing and DeepSeek postponed its offering before the June deadline.
The year ahead, reported from the odds
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Economics
Kimi announced an IPO filing and DeepSeek postponed its offering before the June deadline.
Culture
Morgan Wallen led Billboard's 2026 Artist chart.
Economics
The Federal Reserve left its policy rate unchanged at 4.25% and the economy avoided a recession in 2026.
Politics
Vladimir Putin stayed president, Mitch McConnell kept his senate seat, and Gianni Infantino remained FIFA chief.
Science
The company neither secured an acquisition nor announced any new Millennium Prize solution.
World
Iran made no progress on uranium enrichment or diplomatic deals in 2026
World
The United States did not declare war on Iran and remained a NATO member throughout the year.
World
Russia and Ukraine signed no Peace deal and no ceasefire by year-end.
World|Politics
The blockade was lifted and the United States acquired no territory in Greenland or Cuba in 2026.
Politics
The 2026 Midterms went ahead, keeping marijuana unscheduled, while Trump offered no endorsements.
Politics
The party won control of the senate and secured the house majority.
Politics
Judy Chu won re-election in the 28th district and voters rejected the Billionaire wealth tax.
World
Israeli airspace stayed open and the Bab el-Mandeb remained unblocked as of October end.
Science
Anthropic led AI agents, Code generation and LiveBench tests while Google held the Overall model lead.
Science
Rocket Lab posted a $74 million week while OpenAI released no new hardware.
World
The truce survived through October and no accusation was made over the alleged plane stabbing.
Science
Apple released its first foldable iPhone while Google rolled out Gemini 4.0 on Saturday.
Economics
China grew 4.3-4.6% and the Eurozone expanded 0.8-1.1%.
Politics
The Yashar party secured a majority while Likud fell to 20-24 seats.
World
A woman also earned a science Nobel and the Literature award went to a non-English writer.
Politics
Miroslava Ferancová leads Olomouc and Tomáš Portlík heads Prague
Politics
Ayatollah Khamenei posted fewer than five times and NYC Mayor posted 20-39 updates.
Politics
Labour took 40-45% of the vote, while the Greens did not field a candidate and Peter Newman placed third.
Culture
The Widower: 'Til Death Do US Part placed second globally, and Monster: the Lizzie Borden Story ranked second worldwide for shows.
Economics
Kimi announced an IPO filing and DeepSeek postponed its offering before the June deadline.
OpenAI abandoned a plan for a $1 trillion IPO valuation. At the same time, Moonshot AI's Kimi filed for an IPO while DeepSeek chose not to file by the June 30 deadline.
OpenAI's decision was confirmed on Thursday 1 July when the company announced it would not pursue the trillion-dollar valuation. The announcement ended speculation about a record-size offering. No valuation figure was provided.
World
The United States did not declare war on Iran and remained a NATO member throughout the year.
World
Russia and Ukraine signed no Peace deal and no ceasefire by year-end.
World|Politics
The blockade was lifted and the United States acquired no territory in Greenland or Cuba in 2026.
Politics
The 2026 Midterms went ahead, keeping marijuana unscheduled, while Trump offered no endorsements.
Politics
The party won control of the senate and secured the house majority.
Politics
Judy Chu won re-election in the 28th district and voters rejected the Billionaire wealth tax.
World
Israeli airspace stayed open and the Bab el-Mandeb remained unblocked as of October end.
Science
Anthropic led AI agents, Code generation and LiveBench tests while Google held the Overall model lead.
Science
Rocket Lab posted a $74 million week while OpenAI released no new hardware.
World
The truce survived through October and no accusation was made over the alleged plane stabbing.
Science
Apple released its first foldable iPhone while Google rolled out Gemini 4.0 on Saturday.
Economics
China grew 4.3-4.6% and the Eurozone expanded 0.8-1.1%.
Politics
The Yashar party secured a majority while Likud fell to 20-24 seats.
World
A woman also earned a science Nobel and the Literature award went to a non-English writer.
Politics
Miroslava Ferancová leads Olomouc and Tomáš Portlík heads Prague
Politics
Ayatollah Khamenei posted fewer than five times and NYC Mayor posted 20-39 updates.
Politics
Labour took 40-45% of the vote, while the Greens did not field a candidate and Peter Newman placed third.
Culture
The Widower: 'Til Death Do US Part placed second globally, and Monster: the Lizzie Borden Story ranked second worldwide for shows.
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