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Radar 12min

Radar 12min turns the most relevant facts of the week into an informative chronicle, connecting the dots between events that seem unrelated. Each edition offers context, hard data and practical guidance for anyone looking to make more informed decisions about money, career and life.

Coincidence or rerun?

The war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran reaches the one month mark with a primetime presidential address attempting to declare mission accomplished. This Radar 12min dismantles Trump's speech and shows what is happening behind the cameras... the Strait of Hormuz closed, oil above one hundred dollars, nearly two thousand civilians dead, and a global economy on the brink of a shock that no optimistic phrase can contain. Neutral analysis, verified sources and three practical scenarios to help you prepare.

Trump says the war is over, april fools?

First the Moon, then Mars. NASA is about to launch Artemis two, the first crewed mission around the Moon in over fifty years. But behind the historic achievement lie a problematic heat shield, ninety three billion dollars spent, a quiet race with China, and a debate over whether the investment of so much public money in space is worth it. This Radar 12min breaks down what is at stake, without filler and without jargon.

Artemis Two: First the Moon, Then Mars

This edition of Radar 12min dives into a study published in the journal Science by Stanford researchers that measured, for the first time in a systematic way, how much AI chatbots agree with us... even when we're completely wrong. The numbers are uncomfortable, the examples are real, and the implications go far beyond a casual conversation with a bot. Find out how language model flattery may be changing the way you make decisions, resolve conflicts, and see the world.

Did you know your chatbot lies to you?

It’s time to start making good investments and learn how to manage your money better. 

Investing & Finance

A new Federal Reserve study and research from UCLA, Harvard and USC confirm what many suspected: legalized sports betting is measurably eroding household financial health across the United States. Across the Atlantic, the UK is seeing record demand for gambling debt services. In this Radar 12min, you will learn what the data actually says, where the industry stands, who is being hit hardest, and what both supporters and critics of the expansion have to say.

The Bet That Broke the Budget

Two American juries found Meta and Google liable in less than forty eight hours for harm caused to young users of social media. The verdicts did not target the content published on the platforms but the design of the products themselves, infinite scroll, addictive algorithms, compulsive notifications. In doing so, they punched a hole through Section two thirty, the nineteen ninety six law that shielded big tech for nearly three decades. This Radar explains what happened, why it matters and what comes next in the legal battle that could reshape the internet.

The Price of a Child

It's time to learn about the main pillars of society, world politics, and different cultures. 

Society & Politics

Build a solid career, learn how to run your business and inspire other people to do the same.

Career & Business

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is not just a military conflict. It is an economic earthquake that is changing the price of everything, from diesel in Italy to cooking gas in India. This Radar maps what has already gotten more expensive, what will get more expensive next, which countries are most vulnerable to collapse, and what to do with that information before the impact reaches your life.

Who Pays the Price of War? Spoiler: Check Your Wallet

A single social media post moved trillions of dollars in minutes. But the strangest part was not the announcement itself... it was the billion-dollar bets that landed fifteen minutes before it. This Radar twelve min investigates the trades that anticipated Trump's Iran decision, the pattern of near-perfect bets that has been repeating for months, Iran's denial that cast everything into doubt, and what it all reveals about the limits of financial regulation when money and war collide.

Wall Street's Time Traveler

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is redrawing the global investment map. This Radar twelve min shows how the Middle East conflict pushed oil prices to levels not seen since two thousand and twenty-two, triggered the largest capital flight from Asia since two thousand and eight, jammed the traditional safe havens, and put central banks worldwide into a holding pattern.

Wartime investing: new board, new rules

A single morning jog on the deck of a nuclear aircraft carrier exposed Europe's most uncomfortable truth in two thousand and twenty-six: the continent is being pulled into a war it did not choose, over a strait it cannot afford to lose.

The Strait That Holds Europe Hostage

This Radar twelve minutes examines whether the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran in March two thousand twenty-six marks the beginning of a Third World War. It covers the four criteria that define a world war, the actual positions of Russia and China, the concrete risks of escalation, and what to monitor in order to separate legitimate concern from unfounded panic.

Is This the Start of World War Three?

This week's Radar 12min dives into the Forbes 2026 Billionaires List... and what surfaces is more than a ranking of fortunes. It is a portrait of a global economy in transformation: artificial intelligence inflating net worths at unprecedented speed, a single individual worth more than the GDP of Belgium, and new entries ranging from Beyoncé to Roger Federer. In 10 minutes of reading, you understand what is behind the numbers — and what they say about the world you live in.

The Billionaire Club, 2026 Edition: A World Where One Man Is Worth More Than Belgium

This Radar twelve min explains what actually happens when oil prices surge, using the shocks of nineteen seventy-three, seventy-nine, and two thousand and eight as reference points, and connecting them to the Strait of Hormuz closure in March two thousand and twenty-six. It traces the cascade from crude oil to fuel, food, fertilizer, gas, airfares, and monetary policy, with four concrete scenarios and actionable guidance for consumers, businesses, and investors.

What Actually Happens When Oil Gets Expensive?

An Austrian programmer built in one hour the software that is transforming China. OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent that does not just talk... it acts: it replies to emails, operates programs, buys tickets, and works around the clock. Millions of Chinese are "raising lobsters," local governments are offering multimillion-yuan subsidies, and a new model of one-person companies is emerging. But the security risks are real. This Radar covers both sides of the revolution.

What Is OpenClaw and Why It Matters

Explore the lives of people who left a mark on history.

12min Personalities

Reuters just published the most detailed investigation ever conducted into the identity of Banksy, the world's most famous anonymous artist. Using court records, immigration data, and interviews with insiders, reporters traced Banksy from a bombed-out village in Ukraine to a billboard arrest in Manhattan — and found a handwritten confession that settles the question once and for all. This Radar 12min breaks down the investigation, the business empire behind the art, the ethical debate around unmasking him, and what it means for collectors, creators, and anyone interested in the power of anonymity.

The Most Famous Anonymous Man in the World Just Got a Name

New products, new technologies. See the future with the eyes of ingenuity.

Technology & Innovation

While five hundred million people were chasing Pikachu, the company behind Pokémon GO was quietly amassing thirty billion images of the real world. Now, that database powers delivery robots that navigate sidewalks with centimeter-level precision. This Radar investigates how a mobile game became the largest visual crowdsourcing project in history, who owns that data today, and why it matters to anyone who has ever downloaded a free app.

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Wartime investing: new board, new rules

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Wall Street's Time Traveler

Wartime investing: new board, new rules

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