Americas · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Costa Rica
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Top today
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The White House, Public domain New
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Everyday apps here: BAC · Meta AI · BitePal: Calorie Counter · Machine Party · Microsoft Outlook. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 180 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Mejores cámaras instantáneas : modelos recomendados y precios – Inteligencia Artificial y Tecnología: Noticias, Herramientas y Negocios (laprensalibre.cr)
- Mejores SSD portátiles : modelos, precios y cuál comprar – Inteligencia Artificial y Tecnología: Noticias, Herramientas y Negocios (laprensalibre.cr)
Survey · 2023 92% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
- Fear1.2× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
- Anger0.5× usual2.8 words per 1,000usually 5.2The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 7.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.2× usual11.5 words per 1,000usually 9.7The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Ministerio de la Producción, Public domain Rising
Julieth Mendez, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Jelson25, Public domain Rising
Le Petit journal. Supplément du dimanche, Public domain Christian Lambiotte / European Communities, 1991 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Jelson25, Public domain Rising
Education & careers
Falling Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
2Cocktail Party: Drink Recipes
Falling Everyday app
3McDonald's: Cupons e Delivery
Everyday app
Money & crypto
1Kash
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Music
Unknown, none visible and no marks, Public domain New
No machine-readable author provided. Stefany2121~commonswiki assumed (based on…, Public domain New
Politics & world affairs
Ministerio de la Producción, Public domain Rising
Julieth Mendez, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Christian Lambiotte / European Communities, 1991 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0
Science & space
Vox España, CC0
Society & beliefs
Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Sports
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Cuatilo13, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Tech & AI
New
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Gio Antonio, Public domain
Travel & places
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 29Media & entertainment 25Sports & fitness 10Tech & software 6Health & pharma 6Telecom & internet 3Education 3Government & public sector 3Travel & tourism 1Fashion & beauty 1Gaming 1AI 1Science & research 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation-0.2%Jul 2026 · +0.0 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment6.8%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence105.4100 = long-run averageFeb 2026 · +0.5 since Jan 2026OECD
- GDP growth4.6%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment19.9%2025 · −0.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Business
- Business confidence100.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science
Society
- People online87.2%2024 · +1.8 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government34.8%OECD Trust Survey2023OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change55.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority87.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
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2A Couple of Lies
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3Dead-End Job
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4Lupin
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5The Fall of El Mayo
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6The One About Matthew Perry
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8Nobody Wants This
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9Anesthesia
10Doctor X: Mafia in White
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1My Best Friend
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2A Dog's Perfect Christmas
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3Collision Course
4Sing 2
5Final Destination Bloodlines
6Christmas at the Palace
7Sniper
8Thanksgiving
9Heist
10The One
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Karol G
2W Sound, Hades66 & Ovy On the Drums
3Bad Bunny
4Omar Courtz
5Anuel AA
7Køddy G, THE FAVORITES & Fharid On The Beat
9Blessd
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1BAC
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2Meta AI
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3ChatGPT
4Burger King Costa Rica
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5Temu
6Claude by Anthropic
7BlinkDrama - Short Dramas
8Google Gemini
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9Google Maps
10EDUS
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Threema for iOS
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2play_music_theory
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3PadLab - Live Pads
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4AnkiMobile Flashcards
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5Monash FODMAP Diet
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6Machine Party
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7AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
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8Procreate
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9Noir - Dark Mode for Safari
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10HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor
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Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-13
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.