Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over Greenland & ChatGPT Adds Ads

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Episode 761: Neal and Toby discuss the trade war brewing over in Europe as Trump indicates he wants Greenland because he was snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize. Then, OpenAI thinks it can revolutionize the advertising space by playing ads within ChatGPT. Also, a new ‘mini-sphere’ is landing in DC. Meanwhile, Toby dives into the trend of over-stated plots in Netflix content because they’re thinking everyone is watching while on their phones. They’re…not wrong? Finally, a wrap of headlines as we’re recording from Davos! Explore Indeed’s full findings at https://www.indeed.com/2026hiringtrends Learn more about Lightspeed at https://www.lsvp.com Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ This special episode is produced in partnership with Lightspeed Venture Partners. Lightspeed holds the largest early-stage AI portfolio in the world both number of companies and capital deployed, investing in 165 AI companies and deploying over $5.5 billion in AI investments. Lightspeed's invested in some of the most valuable AI companies globally, including Anthropic, Mistral AI, Glean, Reflection AI and more. Learn more about Lightspeed's recent investments in Skild AI here, and stay tuned for more exciting AI coverage on the show this week: https://www.skild.ai/blogs/series-c Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.1	Today, markets are reeling after Trump starts a
0:38.8	trade war over Greenland. Then after saying they wouldn't, Chachabit is adding ads. It's Tuesday,
0:45.2	January 20th. Let's ride. Greetings from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the Morning
0:56.9	Brew Daily team is recording podcasts and interviews and social media content all week.
1:01.8	It's only been 48 hours on the ground, and as we're about to get into, there are a lot of
1:06.8	world economic issues swirling that are going to be hashed out here.
1:10.4	What are my impressions
1:11.3	as a first time Swiss Alps visitor? Thanks for asking. The mountains are indeed stunning.
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