🎉 ChatGPT turns 2

Cyber Snack

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Best of luck in Whamageddon, where the challenge is to dodge Wham!'s "Last Christmas" all December. Alas, I've already been defeated. Today's topics include Trump's 100% tariff threat against dollar opponents, Kash Patel's nomination for FBI Director, and much more.

Let’s dive in.

Top Story

ChatGPT turns 2

What’s happening? Two days ago, on November 30th, ChatGPT celebrated its second birthday 🥳, marking two transformative years in AI. Since its debut, ChatGPT has become the default AI model, now used by over 200 million people - double the 100 million from the same time last year. However, the AI landscape has grown increasingly competitive, with rivals like Google’s Gemini, Meta’s LLaMA, Microsoft’s Copilot, and Grok from xAI entering the scene.

The Detail:

• ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer application in history, reaching 100 million users within two months of its launch.

• On its second birthday, ChatGPT has evolved to include multimodal functionalities costing OpenAI approximately $700,000 every day to run.

• More than 92% of Fortune 500 companies have adopted ChatGPT for various applications.

• ChatGPT is forecasted to generate $1 billion in revenue for 2024.

Economic Edge

Trump warns of tariffs for ditching the dollar.

What’s Happening? On Saturday, President-elect Trump threatened 100% tariffs on BRICS nations unless they align with the US dollar and abandon plans for an alternative currency. This signals Trump’s intention to use tariffs as leverage for his economic agenda.

Meaning? BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), and newcomers like Argentina and Iran - have been seeking to reduce reliance on the dollar, spurred by geopolitical tensions, particularly Russia’s criticism of its use in sanctions. Yet, despite these efforts, the dollar remains dominant in global trade and reserves. Experts argue that economic and political challenges within BRICS make a serious challenge to USD supremacy unlikely anytime soon.

Policy & Power

Kash Patel named next FBI Director (the deep state is worried)

What's Happening? President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Kash Patel as the next Director of the FBI, replacing the current director, Christopher Wray. This move is part of Trump's broader strategy to install loyalists in key government positions, reflecting his skepticism towards existing law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

Meaning? Kash Patel, a strong Trump ally and critic of the "deep state," is poised to reform the FBI, aligning it more closely with Trump’s agenda. His focus may include targeting political opponents, curbing the FBI’s intelligence activities, and cracking down on leaks and certain media outlets. This appointment reflects Trump’s intent to reshape federal agencies to combat perceived corruption and bias against him.

Other Headlines

🤖 New Brain: Tesla has started rolling out there V13.2 full self driving software to limited external customers.

👀 Fridman & Zelenskyy : After news broke that Joe Rogan declined Zelenskyy’s podcast request, Lex took his shot, and Zelenskyy agreed to a podcast.

🔁 Biden pardons Hunter: Joe Biden has made a major U-turn and decided to pardon his son Hunter Biden.

💰 Rivian get’s a hand: Rivian, an electric vehicle startup, has been granted a $6.6 billion loan by the Biden administration to support its Georgia factory operations.

🪀 AWS get’s a new toy: AWS introduces a new cybersecurity incident response tool to counter rising cyber threats.

🧠 Meta’s Plan: Meta reportedly plans to build a $10B subsea cable system spanning 40,000+ kilometers to support growing internet traffic and AI initiatives.

🥊 Musk vs OpenAI (again): Musk seeks to block OpenAI’s for-profit transition.

Thanks for reading.

Until next time!

Thomas & the ONUE team 🚀