Outrageous Predictions 2026

Our Outrageous Predictions for the coming year are not forecasts, they're our annual exercise in out-of-box brainstorming on the kinds of crazy things that might just come true. From earth-shaking quantum computing breakthroughs and Taylor Swift goosing GDP to AI taking over in the boardroom and obesity drugs in your afternoon snack and in your dog's food bowl, 2026 might prove a wild ride indeed.

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Quantum leap: Q-Day arrives early, crashing crypto and destabilizing world finance
A quantum computer cracks today’s digital security, bringing enough chaos with it that Bitcoin crashes and gold spikes to $10,000.
Taylor Swift-Kelce wedding spikes global growth
Next year’s most anticipated wedding inspires Gen Z to drop the doomscrolling and dial up the real world, marriages—babies and all.
Despite concerns, U.S. 2026 mid-term elections proceed smoothly
In spite of outstanding threats to the American democratic process, the US midterms come and go cordially, giving Democrats the House.
Obesity drugs for everyone—even for pets
The availability of GLP-1 drugs in pill form makes them ubiquitous, shrinking waistlines, even for pets!

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