Jan 7th Quick Takes

The Biz Model Club Newsletter

Hello, Biz Enthusiasts!
Todayā€™s edition is packed with all the spice, smarts, and surprises you didnā€™t know you needed: Amazon and Temu are duking it out in a pricing smackdown, OpenAI is teasing us with AGI-level smarts, and United Airlines is finally fixing in-flight Wi-Fi (hallelujah!). Plus, Telegram rolling in cash like a tech Scrooge McDuck and a new AI model that might just make the competition cry. Ready for the buzz? Letā€™s dive in! šŸš€

Hot Takes šŸš€

1. Amazon vs. Temu: Itā€™s Getting Spicy šŸŒ¶ļø

Amazon just told Chinese sellers, ā€œYou canā€™t sit with us!ā€ Temu, the relentless disruptor, keeps slashing prices like itā€™s a hobby, and Amazon is not here for it. Itā€™s like e-commerce Fight Clubā€”except everyoneā€™s talking about it.
šŸ‘‰ Dive into the drama

2. OpenAIā€™s o3: The AI Brainiac šŸ§ 

OpenAI just dropped its latest reasoning model, o3, and itā€™s flirting with AGI-level smarts. Founders, take note: This tech could either supercharge your startup or eat your lunch. Either way, the robots are comingā€”ready or not.
šŸ‘‰ Meet the future

3. DeepSeek-V3: Big Brains, Bigger Moves šŸ¦¾

Chinaā€™s DeepSeek just dropped a 671-billion-parameter AI model, proving size does matterā€”at least in AI. Itā€™s efficient, open-source, and making other models look like amateurs. Watch your back, OpenAI.
šŸ‘‰ See whatā€™s cooking

4. United Airlines + Starlink: Wi-Fi That Actually Works āœˆļø

No more buffering mid-flight! United is rolling out Starlink Wi-Fi this spring, so you can stream cat videos at 35,000 feet. Elon Musk may have just saved us all from in-flight boredom.
šŸ‘‰ Check your boarding pass

5. Telegram Hits $1 Billion: Cha-Ching! šŸ’ø

Telegram is officially in the billionaireā€™s club with $1B in revenue and 12M premium users. Founder Pavel Durov says theyā€™ve got cash reserves and big dreamsā€”like the prom king with a business degree.
šŸ‘‰ Slide into the details

Quick Hits šŸ“°

  • AI vs. Your Appliances: Data centers are turning your fridge into a ticking time bomb. Bad power harmonics, meet hot microwaves.
    šŸ‘‰ Plug into this

  • Sugar Is Getting Smarter: Harvard scientists turn sugar into fiber. Your dentist is weeping.
    šŸ‘‰ Sweet upgrade

  • Nuclear Deal Glow-Up: The US government locks in an $840M energy deal. Clean, green, and nuclear.
    šŸ‘‰ Feel the glow

  • 2025 Predictions Are Here: Big AI players like Meta and Nvidia dominate as AI gets woven into everything.
    šŸ‘‰ See whatā€™s next

  • AI Everywhere: Deloitte says AI will be like electricity soonā€”everywhere, invisible, and a little shocking.
    šŸ‘‰ Get plugged in

  • Disney + Fubo: Two streamers walk into a barā€¦ and merge into a YouTube TV rival.
    šŸ‘‰ Stream this

  • Intel Falls Behind: AMD just dunked on Intel in data-center revenue. Ouch.
    šŸ‘‰ See the receipts

  • 2025: Year of ROI AI: AI agents are finally paying off. Itā€™s about time.
    šŸ‘‰ Orchestrate this

  • NVIDIAā€™s Robo Dreams: NVIDIA is making humanoid robots a thing. Skynet, is that you?
    šŸ‘‰ Meet your future overlords

That's a wrap! Stay tuned for more insights and updates as we track these changes together in the weeks ahead!

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