📋 Quick Takeaways

• ChatGPT launches advertising with $1M minimum spend beta testing for select brands, marking major monetization shift
• OpenAI confirms first consumer device targeting H2 2026 launch—voice-first, screenless AI interface
• Davos 2026 consensus: AI industry pivots from capability hype to demanding measurable ROI and profitability
• Thinking Machines implosion: Mira Murati’s $12B startup loses multiple co-founders to OpenAI in talent war escalation
• Healthcare AI race intensifies: OpenAI and Anthropic both launch medical AI platforms with record integration capabilities
• Elon Musk predicts AGI arrival within 1-2 years at Davos, accelerating timeline expectations
• Trump announces AI energy expansion requiring more than double current US capacity for data center buildout
• NVIDIA CEO forecasts trade job boom from AI infrastructure, predicting six-figure salaries for electricians and plumbers

💰 Monetization & Business Models

ChatGPT Launches Advertising Beta with $1M Minimum Budgets

Major Monetization Shift: OpenAI began testing advertisements on January 21, 2026, with select advertisers committing minimum budgets of $1 million each, representing a fundamental pivot in the company’s revenue strategy.