20 Random Things That WILL Happen in 2026
Robotaxi fleets will expand operations in at least ten major cities and Uber’s stock finishes the year up a solid 25%.
AI agents become default personal assistants handling email, finances, and travel.
Joby and Archer won’t get a single paying passenger up in their electric flying taxis. And both stocks will go down 50% or more by year’s end.
No Hollywood studio is dropping a full movie that’s 100% starred by AI actors but that won’t stop celebrities from full-on panicking.
China will escalate with Taiwan but they will stop short of a full blown invasion.
AI coding agents will be writing more than half of all the new software out there.
Trump will presuade Russia and Ukraine to accept a peace deal.
In at least one G7 country, we’ll see massive street protests about AI wiping out jobs.
Costco will finally stops trading at a ridiculous P/E of 50 like it’s a technology company and it will finish the year down 10%.
Canada real estate prices dip another 10%.
People get totally sick of the endless flood of generic AI-generated images but instead of AI tools dying off, it forces them to evolve with way better quality, and stuff that actually feels human-like.
Still no contact with extraterrestrial life but that won’t stop Joe Rogan from bringing on another “alien expert”.
META will lose the AI race.
Musk’s net worth will reach $1 trillion as his companies continue to secure lucrative government contracts.
US will invade Venezuela but the markets won’t care.
Labor will no longer be Amazon’s largest expense. The company will roll out additional robotics, meaningfully improving profit margins, and the stock closes the year up 20%.
Universities will face a major crisis as students stop enrolling. Online learning platforms will capture significant market share from universities as they will prepare students for specific careers in months rather than years.
There will be more silent millionaires as a portion of the population will learn ways to quietly make millions using AI tools from the privacy of their own home.
Buffalo Bills will win the super bowl.
Volatility funds will obviously outperform traditional “hedge funds.”