A $122 billion funding round just valued OpenAI at $852 billion, with $2 billion in monthly revenue and nearly 1 billion weekly users, marking the moment AI stopped being a startup category and became global infrastructure.Five weeks into an Iran-linked oil disruption, the Strait of Hormuz remains constrained, crude markets are tightening, and companies like Amazon are already passing through a 3.5% fuel surcharge, while equities continue to hover near highs.Inside the enterprise, 2026 is shaping up as the year AI gets audited. Experimentation budgets are being replaced with ROI mandates, and vendors that cannot prove real productivity gains are already on the chopping block.At the same time, new research suggests quantum machines may be closer than expected to breaking modern encryption, forcing governments and corporations to accelerate post-quantum migration years ahead of schedule.And in a sign of what AI is enabling at the edge, a single founder in Los Angeles has built a company approaching a $1.8 billion run rate using AI across coding, marketing, and customer support, compressing what used to require entire teams into one operator.Meanwhile, NASA just sent humans around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years with Artemis II, restarting a space race now defined as much by private capital and infrastructure as national prestige.Ricker and Bon. Let’s get into it.⸻OpenAI raises $122B at $852B valuation; $2B monthly revenue; ~1B weekly users, AI shifts to infrastructure scaleStrait of Hormuz disruption drives oil pressure; Amazon adds 3.5% fuel surcharge; markets remain resilientEnterprise AI enters ROI phase; budgets shift from experimentation to measurable productivityQuantum computing timeline compresses; encryption risk moves from decades to yearsSolo founder builds ~$1.8B run rate company using AI for full stack operationsNASA Artemis II completes first crewed lunar flyby in 50 plus years, space economy reactivatesIf you want a prize, send us a DM on Instagram:http://instagram.com/rickerandbonhttps://www.tiktok.com/@rickerandbon