What we're reading, in the order we're reading it.
Anthony and Harry's working stream — links, charts, tweets, and short takes. The unprocessed inputs behind the briefings.
‘Avatar’ Oscar Winner Mark Sagar, Graphic India’s Sharad Devarajan Launch AI Storytelling Studio FaiBLE (EXCLUSIVE)
Sharad Devarajan and Mark Sagar have launched FaiBLE Media Inc., a Silicon Valley startup focused on merging AI with storytelling.
What We Didn’t See At CES 2026, And Why That Matters
CES 2026 dazzled with AI, robots and smart devices, yet left critical questions unanswered around jobs, skills, sustainability, governance, privacy & real business value.
AI Bonds Could Devour Credit Markets. Let Stock Investors Take the Risk.
Amazon, Meta, and other large tech companies are issuing more debt than ever. Why you should steer clear.
TSMC fourth-quarter profit beats estimates, soaring 35%, as AI chip demand stays strong
TSMCy delivered another estimate-beating quarter, with profit up 35% from a year ago as advanced chip orders tied to AI continued to dominate its business.
Oregon venture capital bounced back in 2026, buoyed by one company
AI and robotics could give Oregon a chance to renew its tech ecosystem — if the state puts int he work.
Transcript: OSTP Director Kratsios Testifies on Trump AI Action Plan
Highlights as Michael Kratsios, an architect of Trump’s AI action plan, testifies before Congress about Grok, federal preemption and more.
Should You Forget Nvidia and Buy These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Instead?
Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor have the potential to outperform Nvidia in the coming years.
India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace
Emversity has raised $30 million in a new round as it scales job-ready training in India.
The Last Word: A Dallas AI Entrepreneur’s Take on Robotics’ ‘ChatGPT Moment’ at CES 2026
Dallas AI entrepreneur Dave Copps breaks down the physical AI takeover at CES 2026—and what all those robots might be missing.
This Undervalued Artificial Intelligence (AI) Semiconductor Stock Looks Like a Better Buy Than Nvidia or Broadcom in 2026
This chip giant is flexing its pricing power and is on a path to strong profit growth.
OpenAI in $10bn AI infrastructure deal with start-up Cerebras
Multiyear agreement with Nvidia rival adds to ChatGPT maker’s spree of recent computing tie-ups
NC takes lead in push to regulate AI, despite Trump order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop states from regulating artificial intelligence. Many state leaders are pressing forward regardless, including a new, bipartisan push led by the attorneys...
Generative AI tool helps 3D print personal items that sustain daily use
MechStyle, a system developed at MIT, enables users to upload a 3D model or preset asset of everyday items, then prompt a generative AI model using images or text to...
AI Has Basically Killed Stack Overflow
The advent of generative AI appears to have caused an extinction-level event for crowdsourced question-and-answer platform Stack Overflow.
California investigates Grok over AI deepfakes
The state attorney general urges xAI to take action over the “shocking” material as Musk denies the allegations.
California launches investigation into xAI and Grok over sexualized AI images
The investigation marks the first major U.S.-based government action into the issue.
Contoro Robotics and States Logistics offload 450 trailers in one year
Contoro Robotics and States Logistics announced that the automated trailer unloading deployment offloaded 450 trailers and grew throughput in 12 months.
Matthew McConaughey Trademarks ‘Alright, Alright, Alright!’ and Other IP as Legal Protections Against ‘AI Misuse’
Attorneys for Matthew McConaughey secured eight trademarks including for him saying ‘alright, alright, alright,’ aimed at protecting his voice and likeness from unauthorized AI use.
AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’
AI models are getting so good at finding vulnerabilities that some experts say the tech industry might need to rethink how software is built.
X hasn’t really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK
Meanwhile Elon Musk insists users are to blame for what they do with his bot.
JLG reveals robotics moves for aerial lifts to start 2026
JLG has unveiled two new tech solutions at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show and acquired core tech from a California startup to kick off the year.
Deny, deny, admit: UK police used Copilot AI “hallucination” when banning football fans
Police finally come clean about botched use of AI tools.
AI agents can talk — orchestration is what makes them work together
Orchestration across multi-agent systems and platforms is a critical concern — and a key differentiator for IT leaders hoping to see significant velocity gains with AI agents.
TSMC Can’t Make AI Chips Fast Enough
Last November, during one of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s five visits to Taiwan last year, he and CC Wei, CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., met with reporters. Wei told...
‘AI Native’ Startups Double Annualized Revenue to $30 Billion in Seven Months
The revenue picture for AI startups is brightening, a bit. In just seven months, annualized revenue at “AI native” companies selling AI models or apps has doubled,from $15 billionto more...
Confused by a contract? Docusign’s AI will explain it now – but don’t skip the fact-check
Docusign’s new AI tool can summarize and answer questions about a legal document. But can you trust AI to get the information right?
Microsoft’s Spending on Anthropic AI Is on Pace to Hit $500 Million
OpenAI is Microsoft’s most important AI provider and its biggest cloud server customer. But as OpenAI does more business with Microsoft’s cloud rivals, Microsoft is doing more business with Anthropic,...
GenAI In European B2B Marketing: Why Hesitation Is The Real Risk
European B2B marketers see the promise of generative AI, but strict regulations and technical hurdles often slow progress.
ArenaRL: Scaling RL for Open-Ended Agents via Tournament-based…
Reinforcement learning has substantially improved the performance of LLM agents on tasks with verifiable outcomes, but it still struggles on open-ended agent tasks with vast solution spaces (e.g.,…
Act surprised – Roblox AI-powered age verification doesn’t work
At this point, I kind of have to feel sorry for Roblox. The company came under increasing criticism for failing…
Robotics News At CES All About Platforms
While physical products made the biggest initial splash at this year’s CES, it’s the news about robotics platforms and tools that will have the most long-term impact. Read more here…
Claude’s latest upgrade is the AI breakthrough I’ve been waiting for — 5 ways Cowork could be the biggest AI innovation of 2026
Anthropic’s AI takes its first real steps toward doing everyday work on your computer
Signal’s founder is taking on ChatGPT — here’s why the ‘truly private AI’ can’t leak your chats
Built on hardware-based encryption, Confer ensures your words stay yours
RoboSense robotics lidar sales surged 1,141.8% year on year
body { font-size: 16px; line-height: 34px; …
Corporate legal departments are cutting costs with AI
Corporate legal teams are becoming eager adopters of AI tools that cut tasks from days to minutes.
Nvidia Gets U.S. Approval to Ship AI Chips to China. Now It Waits on Beijing.
Nvidia stock was reacting to news the Trump administration had finalized the requirements for the chip maker to sell its H200 chips in China.
What’s New For Accounts Payable Invoice Automation In 2026?
Four trends to watch out for in the AP Invoice Automation Landscape.
More victims of AI deepfakes seeking support in Guernsey
Guernsey’s Victim Support and Witness Service says the increase in victims is ‘concerning’.
Walmart says ‘open partnerships’ are central to its AI strategy, while Amazon goes it alone
Walmart and Google have announced a partnership that brings the retailer’s shopping experience inside Google’s AI assistant, Gemini.