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Introduction Historically, gold has served as a vital hedge to preserve value against currency devaluation. Since the beginning of 2025, gold prices have surged, reaching a record-breaking profit margin of 65% by October 2025. While the overarching upward trend has turned gold into an exciting investment opportunity, it remains accompanied by cautionary warnings regarding potential market corrections. The Value of Gold Historically, gold has been viewed as the ultimate hedge against inflation and geopolitical instability, due to its aesthetic appeal and scarcity. Unlike base metals like iron, gold is chemically inert and does not corrode over time. Beyond its use in jewelry due to its malleability, it is indispensable in the electronics industry for its high conductivity. A look at historical trends shows that while gold experiences short-term volatility, its value generally trends upward over the long term. Despite the prominent bullish trend, some analysts caution that public overopt...

Introduction On 12 January 2026, Google and Apple released a joint statement announcing a landmark collaboration . This partnership aims to power future Apple Intelligence features, promising a more personalized Siri in the coming years. Since its debut in October 2011, Siri has struggled to become the transformative, mainstream voice-controlled AI it initially promised to be. For years, it was relegated to rudimentary tasks - sending messages, setting reminders, and making calls - failing to evolve into a sophisticated "answering engine". In today’s fast-paced world, users demand quick answers backed by advanced reasoning. After reportedly failing to reach an ideal long-term agreement with OpenAI regarding ChatGPT, Apple has pivoted toward utilizing Google’s Gemini models as a foundational pillar for its ecosystem. The AI Integration Landscape 2025 has become the year of deep AI integration. Microsoft is aggressively embedding Copilot across its entire Office suite, while AI...

Introduction A food pyramid is a visual guide representing the optimal number of daily servings from basic food groups. While the first food pyramid was published in Sweden in 1974, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) famously introduced its version in 1992 (later updated to "MyPyramid" in 2005 and "MyPlate" in 2011). Historically, these guidelines suggested that carbohydrates should form the foundation of our diets, followed by fruits and vegetables, then proteins, with fats and sweets consumed most sparingly. However, in 2026, a new "Inverted Food Pyramid" approach was introduced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signaling a paradigm shift in nutritional priorities. Carbohydates The most significant change in the new guidelines is the drastic reduction in recommended grain-based carbohydrate intake. This shift addresses the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among younger adults, largely driven by modern lifestyle...

Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially severe acute respiratory infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, China. A preliminary study suggests that there are two major types (or strains) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in China, designated L and S. On 11 March 2020, the WHO (World Health Organization) formally declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic . As of 3 Oct 2023, more than 676 million cases of COVID-19 and approximately 6.88 million deaths have been reported globally. You can find updated Malaysia statistics at KKMNOW . SARS-CoV-2 has consistently mutated over the course of the pandemic , resulting in variants that are different from the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. Alpha and Beta variants are ~50-60% more infectious than the original wide-type strain. Delta variant is ~60% more infectious and transmissible than the alpha st...