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1926 – 2022Jiang Zemin (1926-2022)Died 30 November 2022, aged 96Chinese politician who led the country from 1989 to 2002, steering it through the aftermath of Tiananmen and into the WTO.
1943 – 2022Christine McVie (1943-2022)Died 30 November 2022, aged 79British singer and songwriter of Fleetwood Mac, who wrote Everywhere, Don't Stop and Songbird.
1959 – 2022Irene Cara (1959-2022)Died 25 November 2022, aged 63American singer and actress who sang Fame and won an Oscar for co-writing Flashdance... What a Feeling.
1994 – 2022Takeoff (1994-2022)Died 1 November 2022, aged 28American rapper and member of Migos, the trio that shaped a decade of hip-hop flow.
2022Final column in the Algemeen DagbladIn November 2022 Berk writes her final column for the Algemeen Dagblad -- ending a run of more than 40 years and making her, at 90, almost certainly the oldest active columnist in the Netherlands. Her last column reflects without bitterness on the decades of weekly writing: "They were wonderful, exciting and instructive years." She does not retire from writing -- she simply changes venue, continuing for Mokum Magazine from February 2023. The AD column's end is treated as a small national event; tributes come from readers who have followed her since 1983.
2022IBM 433-qubit quantum processorIBM unveils the Osprey quantum processor with 433 qubits in November 2022 — more than tripling its previous record. IBM's quantum roadmap targets 100,000 qubits by 2033. While quantum computers cannot yet outperform classical computers on practical business problems, IBM's systematic progress on qubit count, coherence times and error correction demonstrates genuine engineering advancement. IBM Quantum Network has over 200 member organisations including Fortune 500 companies, national laboratories and universities.
2022Inducted into the World Golf Hall of FameCareer achievements formally recognizedWoods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, a formal recognition of a career that included 82 PGA Tour victories (tied for the all-time record) and 15 major championships, cementing his legacy among the greatest golfers of all time.
2022Cinema SpeculationThe criticism bookA book of essays on the American films of the 1970s — Dirty Harry, Taxi Driver, Rolling Thunder — mixing criticism with memoir about being taken to adult films as a child by his mother and her boyfriends. It is the clearest available map of where his taste comes from.
2022Rock & Roll Hall of FameInducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame despite initially declining the nomination, saying she had not earned the right. She relented and released a rock album, Rockstar (2023), featuring collaborations with Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Sting and others.
2022United States midterm elections defy expectationsThe predicted red wave fails to materialiseThe US midterm elections on 8 November 2022 produced only a narrow Republican House majority and a retained Democratic Senate, well short of the sweep that had been forecast.
2022Black Panther: Wakanda Forever#3 film of 2022 — $859m worldwideDirected by Ryan Coogler. The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from Namor and the underwater nation of Talokan.
2022FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapses$32 billion lostCryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11, 2022, in one of the largest financial frauds in history. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was later convicted of fraud and sentenced to 25 years.
2022World population reaches eight billionA United Nations milestoneThe United Nations marked the world population reaching eight billion on 15 November 2022, some twelve years after it passed seven billion.
2022Artemis I launches to the MoonThe first flight of the Space Launch SystemArtemis I launched on 16 November 2022, sending an uncrewed Orion capsule around the Moon on the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System. It returned on 11 December.
20222022 FIFA World CupThe Winter CupThe first tournament in the Arab world; Lionel Messi finally secured the title for Argentina. Winner: Argentina.
2022Protests force China to abandon zero-COVIDThe largest demonstrations in decadesProtests against lockdowns spread across Chinese cities in late November 2022 following a deadly fire in Urumqi. Within weeks the government dismantled its zero-COVID controls.
2022ChatGPT launchedAI chatbot transforms technologyOpenAI launched ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, a conversational AI that reached 1 million users in 5 days and 100 million users in 2 months — the fastest-growing app in history. It triggered a global AI race.
2022ChatGPT launches — Nvidia demand explodesOpenAI launches ChatGPT in November 2022, triggering a global AI arms race. Every company rushes to develop large language models — all requiring Nvidia H100 GPUs. Nvidia's data centre revenues go from $3.8 billion per quarter in early 2023 to $18.4 billion per quarter by late 2023 — the fastest revenue growth of any large company in history. H100 GPUs have waiting lists of 6–12 months. A single H100 costs $30,000–$40,000 on secondary markets. Nvidia's gross margins exceed 70%.
2022Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie diesAged 79The songwriter of Don't Stop and Everywhere dies.