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• OpenAI Just Gave ChatGPT Emotional Intelligence

• Shutdown's Over, But the Fed Is Now Flying Blind

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TODAY IN AI

OpenAI Just Gave ChatGPT Emotional Intelligence

OpenAI just launched GPT-5.1, and this isn't your typical speed-and-accuracy upgrade. This time, they rewired how ChatGPT talks to you.

The update splits into two models: Instant handles everyday tasks with a warmer, more intelligent conversational style that actually follows instructions. Thinking tackles complex reasoning—now faster, clearer, and more persistent when solving hard problems.

But the real shift? Improved tone customization. ChatGPT can now adapt its personality to match your needs, whether you want clinical precision or casual conversation.

This rollout starts with paid users first, signaling OpenAI's push to make AI feel less robotic and more like talking to someone who actually gets context. The gap between "AI assistant" and "AI coworker" just narrowed significantly.

TODAY IN CRYPTO

Shutdown's Over, But the Fed Is Now Flying Blind

After 43 days—the longest government shutdown in U.S. history—Washington is finally back. Trump signed the funding bill Wednesday, and crypto markets can breathe again.

But here's the twist: Bitcoin isn't celebrating.

The shutdown didn't just delay economic data, it erased it. October's inflation and jobs reports are gone permanently. The Fed now has to make rate decisions without its most critical indicators, and December rate-cut odds just dropped to 50 percent.

Compare this to 2019, when Bitcoin tripled within five months after the last shutdown. This time? BTC dropped from $120K to $103K with a stronger dollar, higher yields, ETF outflows, and long-term holders selling.

What could flip the script? Three things: the Treasury releasing liquidity, quantitative tightening ending in December, and Trump's proposed $2,000 tariff "dividend"—$400 billion in stimulus checks that could flood into crypto.

The catch? The Supreme Court may kill it. Prediction markets give approval only 22 percent odds.

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