Today's AI Pulse
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Images 2.0 with multilingual text and ‘Thinking’ mode
OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Images 2.0, a next‑generation image model that adds multilingual typography, real‑time web research, and agentic reasoning. The new ‘Thinking’ mode lets paid users generate up to eight coherent images per prompt, including floor plans, maps and UI mock‑ups. The feature expands the model’s ability to work with uploaded content.
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Deepfakes Drastically Improved in 2025. They’re About to Get Even Harder to Detect
In 2025 deepfake technology leapt forward, delivering photorealistic faces, voices, and full‑body performances that can fool most viewers. The volume exploded from roughly 500,000 instances in 2023 to about 8 million by year‑end, a near‑900% annual growth rate. New video generation models now maintain temporal consistency, eliminating classic visual artifacts that once exposed fakes. Experts warn the trend will accelerate in 2026 as real‑time synthetic performers emerge.
Anthropic Adds Allianz to Growing List of Enterprise Wins
Anthropic announced a partnership with German insurer Allianz to embed its Claude Code AI‑coding tool and custom agents across the company, while adding a transparent logging system for regulatory compliance. The deal, whose financial terms were undisclosed, underscores Anthropic’s focus on...
Stibo Systems Boosts Retail CX with Microsoft AI and MDM Integration
Stibo Systems will demo AI‑powered personal shopper agents at NRF 2026, showcasing an integration of Microsoft Copilot Studio and Fabric with its master data management platform. The agents use advanced natural‑language models and Stibo’s curated product data to deliver real‑time,...
Atomicwork Appoints Jeegar Shah as Head of Applied AI
Atomicwork announced the appointment of Jeegar Shah as Head of Applied AI and Platform. Shah arrives from Amazon and ServiceNow, where he led large‑scale AI systems for millions of users. In his new role he will steer Atomicwork’s AI platform,...
Wiliot Unveils Next-Gen IoT Pixel, Powering the Data Layer Behind Physical AI
Wiliot introduced its third‑generation IoT Pixel, a battery‑free, postage‑stamp‑sized sensor that operates on dual‑band 2.4 GHz and sub‑1 GHz frequencies. The Gen3 Pixel delivers longer energizing range, higher harvesting efficiency and reduced unit cost, feeding encrypted BLE data into the Wiliot Intelligence...
Flowfinity Update Adds AI Assistants to Workflows, Boosts Access Control
Flowfinity unveiled a major platform update that embeds AI assistants into existing no‑code workflows via dedicated Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. The release adds built‑in multi‑factor authentication using time‑based one‑time passwords, tightening access control for sensitive data. Enhanced dashboard maps,...
EPAM, Cursor Partner to Build and Scale AI-Native Enterprise Teams
EPAM Systems announced a strategic partnership with Cursor, an AI‑powered development platform, to bring AI‑native integrated development environments to large enterprises. The collaboration leverages EPAM’s 50,000+ engineering workforce and delivery expertise with Cursor’s generative‑AI coding tools, enabling scaled AI‑native workflows...
Home Robots Won’t Arrive Until 2025, Data Shows
I heard this a lot this week at CES. The robots for the home are at least two years away. Probably five, many say. Met with @BradTempleton who was an early genius working for @waymo. He reminded me again that I was...
Arkstone Taps Ian Campbell as CEO
Arkstone Medical Solutions announced Ian Campbell as its new chief executive officer, bringing over two decades of experience scaling cloud‑native and AI‑enabled platforms. Campbell previously led OnScale, which was acquired by Ansys, and founded NextInput, sold to Qorvo, demonstrating a...
EnginAI T800: First Robot with Human‑like Fluid Motion
🚨 This is the first robot that actually moves like a human Meet the EnginAI T800. Its motion isn’t stiff or robotic — it’s fluid, natural, and fast. And somehow… too agile. #CES2026 #CES26 #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon...
Chinese AI Bots Operate 50+ Accounts Around the Clock
Chinese AI agents are running 50+ social media accounts on autopilot, 24/7 🤖🚀 This is the new competition. #AIAgents #artificialintelligence #AI #Techno #SocialMediaMarketing #SocialMedia @PawlowskiMario @chidambara09 @Ym78200 @CurieuxExplorer @efipm @bigfundu @sayedflah @Ronald_vanLoon @cyngn @belindabeibi @odisseiaalfa @DigitalColmer @MyCompanionsAI @KirkDBorne @patricegorissen @jeffkagan @EdwardKens50830 @enilev...
How KPMG Is Redefining the Future of SAP Consulting on a Global Scale
KPMG has integrated SAP's conversational AI, Joule for Consultants, across 29 member firms, giving thousands of consultants real‑time access to SAP best practices. The tool streamlines documentation‑heavy SAP projects, accelerating design workshops and reducing reliance on manual knowledge retrieval. By...
AI Browsers Promise Efficiency, Yet Pose Major Safety Risks
Thank you for reading my latest article Letting AI Browse The Web For You Sounds Great Until It Goes Wrong. Here at LinkedIn and at Forbes I regularly write about management and technology trends. To read my future articles simply...
Adopt Agentic AI: Six Tips for Successful Transition
The Next Era Of #AI Is Agentic: 6 Key Tips For A Successful Transition by Steve Cangiano @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/oviqkM9ZAo #GenerativeAI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning https://t.co/pwKNyCGoAF
Dreame Is a Victim of Its Own Robovac Success – the New X60 Max Ultra Looks Amazing, but I'm Struggling...
Dreame unveiled its flagship robot vacuum, the X60 Max Ultra Complete, at CES 2026. The new model is slimmer at 3.13 in, positioning it as the industry’s thinnest vacuum, and adds a high‑temperature mop‑wash dock that can both clean and dry pads....
AI Robot Cleaner Maps Every City Corner
Meet the Street-Smart Cleaner: Cowa’s #AI #Robot Navigates Every Corner of the City by @Robo_Tuo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/Hnb8MlBau9
Synopsys Targets Automotive With AI, Software Push at CES
Synopsys used CES 2026 to showcase AI‑driven simulation tools aimed at the automotive sector. The company highlighted virtual development kits that can slash electronics development costs by 20%‑60% and shorten vehicle launch timelines by up to a year. Partnerships with...
AI‑First Legal Service Merges Human Expertise with Affordable Automation
what does an ai first legal service look like? @docdraftai pairs legal expertise from real human lawyers with ai to provide affordable solutions for customers they have a new /customer-stories page with case studies so i so pulled out stats to better...
AI-Powered Goal Setting: Mood Boards to Yearly Word
The old way of setting goals is changing. You have a 24/7 brainstorm partner with the brain of a PhD in your pocket. Here are ways to use it. 👉 Step 1: Build a mood board Open ChatGPT or Gemini....
Microsoft and Stripe Bring Shopping Checkout Directly Into Copilot Chat for US Users
Microsoft and Stripe have announced Copilot Checkout, allowing US users to purchase items directly within Microsoft’s AI‑powered Copilot chat. The feature, built on Stripe’s open Agentic Commerce Protocol, launches with retailers such as Etsy, Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie. By integrating...
Back From Break, Diving Into CES and OpenAI Health
We're back from our holiday hiatus starting tomorrow morning. WE'RE BACK BABY. @gavinpurcell & @Attack dive in on all the robots and more from CES + OpenAI's Health + Ralph Wiggum Claude Code Opus ETC. PS, warm up those algorithms so...
Software Tackling Deepfakes to Be Piloted for Scottish and Welsh Elections
The UK Electoral Commission and Home Office are piloting AI‑driven software to detect deep‑fake videos and images ahead of the Scottish and Welsh elections scheduled for March 2026. The system will flag suspect content, alert police and candidates, and request...
AI Speeds Site Building, but Can't Replace Strategic Judgment
Building a website with AI is faster than it has ever been. That speed exposes a problem most people miss. The reasons websites fail are rarely technical, and AI does not fix the underlying ones. At Crazy Egg, we built a site...
Day 2 Showcases AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Health Innovations
Day 2 of #CES2026 was incredible. CES Foundry opened at Fontainebleau, @CaterpillarInc delivered an inspiring keynote, @CNET revealed the Best of @CES 2026 winners on the @CTATech Stage, and the show floor buzzed with innovation, from autonomous vehicles and digital health...
Forget Fitness Trackers — External Brains Are the Hot New Wearables at CES This Year
At CES 2024, AI‑powered wearables marketed as "second brains" stole the spotlight from traditional fitness trackers. Devices like Pebble's Index O1 smart ring, SwitchBot's AI MindClip lapel pin, and Lenovo's Qira pendant let users capture voice notes, transcribe conversations, and...
Nvidia's 13 Open Models Signal AI's Move to Platforms
At #CES2026, @nvidia unveiled 13 new open models spanning autonomous driving, robotics, healthcare, and agentic AI, a clear signal that AI is moving from models to systems and platforms. In this video, @Sam_Witteveen breaks it down: ✅ The NVIDIA Rubin Platform ✅...
SwitchBot's New Gadget Clips to Your Collar and Records Your Conversations, so You'll Never Have to Pay Attention Ever Again
SwitchBot unveiled the AI MindClip at CES 2026, a lightweight collar‑mounted gadget that continuously records conversations and stores them in an encrypted, searchable database. The device offers a cloud‑based subscription that uses AI to generate summaries, to‑do lists, and multilingual transcription in...
AI Steps Out of the Screen at CES. These 5 Things Stopped Me in My Tracks
CES 2026 showcased a dramatic shift as artificial intelligence moved from screen‑based software to tangible hardware. The four‑day show spanned 2.6 million square feet, hosted 3,500+ exhibitors, and attracted roughly 142,000 attendees. Among the highlights were AI‑powered robots, smart wearables, and...
5 Things the Ad Industry Can’t Stop Talking About at CES 2026
At CES 2026, ad‑tech leaders focused on five hot topics: the infrastructure needed for agentic advertising, the persistent draw of live‑sports inventory, accelerating agency consolidation, AI‑driven search eroding publisher revenue, and the evolving role of AI in creative production and media...
People Are Using AI to Falsely Identify the Federal Agent Who Shot Renee Good
Online users rapidly circulated AI‑manipulated images claiming to reveal the face of the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security later identified the shooter as an ICE agent but did not release...
7 Banking and Fintech Trends Defining 2026
The 7 Banking and Fintech Trends That Will Define 2026 Banking and fintech are evolving fast — from digital payments to AI-driven financial services — these trends will shape how we handle money in 2026. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSVhcE5y #Fintech...
Spot Robot Uses AI to Precisely Handle 15 Kg Tires
Boston Dynamics’ Spot Masters Whole-Body Manipulation — Using AI to Drag, Roll, and Stack 15 kg Tires with Precision by @rai_inst #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/LLTLfublq7
Startups Forge API Alliance for AI‑Ready Economy
The Great API Alliance: How Startups Are Building the AI-Ready Economy https://t.co/9w1SbVHnxg via @TheAIJournal1 #AI #IoT #CES2026 #5G
Dung Beetle‑Inspired Robots Achieve Advanced Multitasking
Inspired by Dung Beetles, These #Robots Master Multitasking via @WevolverApp #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/OI4X1FR7mO
Suno to Grant Rick Rubin 5% for Data License
Suno should give Rick Rubin 5% of the company in exchange for an exclusive license to his personal training data for a producer feedback model (TLDR do not RHLF on the user plz, it will be slop)
AI Decodes Chromatin Data to Map Gene Interactions
#AI learns from chromatin #Data to uncover gene interactions by Alicja Brożek Christina V. Theodoris @Nature Learn more: https://t.co/qkyE4mjaiP #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML #Technology https://t.co/Bcg04quL4K
Jensen Huang Forecasts AI, Robotics, and 2026 Trends
Kicking off year w wide ranging conversation w Jensen Huang, CEO @nvidia * AI surprises of 2025 * Importance of OSS * Solving Labor Shortages with Robotics * Myth of “God AI” * Doomers * Predictions for 2026 https://t.co/pQRLLejfbR
AI Taillight Eliminates Rider Blind Spots, Boosts Safety
LIVALL introduces an AI visual taillight eradicating rider blind spots with autonomous-grade safety. #AI #CES2026 @CES https://t.co/mxWjrMdLzx #AI #CES2026 @CES https://t.co/V8qtRkgXoK
Humanoid Robots Will Build Their Own Successors
The Self-Manufacturing Future: Humanoid #Robots Building Robots by @Robo_Tuo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/unO5zzSe1b
Pausing AI Avatar Test, Baking Bread for Balance
I’ve been working on embedding an LLM into an autonomously moving 3D avatar for several days and now I have to sit and let it run a few hours uninterrupted to see if it worked Disconnecting for a bit felt weird...
2000 Hours of L
This guy literally spent 2,000 hours coding with LLMs in 2025 and shared advanced Claude Code usage patterns that actually work. download link to his free 17-page Google doc below 🧵↓ https://t.co/TQWSQNufRa
AI Eliminates Execution Costs; Build 10 Projects in 90 Days
AI is taking the cost of execution to zero, and the value of ideas up (not down), because you will be able to build everything without constraints of execution. The best way to prepare for this shift, is to build 10...
Users Demand Voice Cloning and Granular Editing Features
Feature requests for Suno (@MikeyShulman) Would love an ElevenLabs clone of my voice as an option. Would also love Descript style word by word editting or regeneration to keep the best phrases in.
Doosan Robotics Debuts Award-Winning AI Robot at CES 2026
Doosan Robotics unveils an award-winning AI robot solution, marking a new path at CES 2026. #AI #CES2026 @CES https://t.co/EgFq3opaId
AI Dashboards Transform Finance From Maintenance to Decision‑Making
AI dashboards > spreadsheets 📊🤖 Describe the question AI builds the dashboard You tweak logic & visuals Insights arrive in the meeting Finance shifts from maintenance → decisions. #AI #FPandA #Dashboards #GenAI #Analytics https://t.co/F6j5I7rAAH
Edge AI Enables Real-Time Rehab Robotics Without Cloud
This is edge AI in action. At #CES2026 , Oversonic Robotics is powering a rehab robot for neurological conditions using #IntelCoreUltra Series 3, running vision, motion, and reasoning fully on-device. No cloud. No latency. No power-hungry GPUs. Just efficient, real-time AI. @intel #AI #EdgeAI...
Adobe Tools Now Built Into ChatGPT for All Tasks
Adobe @Photoshop, @AdobeExpress, and @Acrobat are now inside ChatGPT, collapsing what used to require a bunch of apps into a single chat. Whether you’re merging complex PDF proposals, designing social assets, or editing a headshot, you can do it...
AI‑Era PCs Prioritize Efficient, Always‑On Performance
AI-era PCs are no longer about raw specs, they’re about efficient performance at scale. Intel Core Ultra Series 3 signals where compute is heading: better battery life, smarter performance across workloads, and devices built for always-on AI experiences. #CES2026
AI Evolves Into Core Infrastructure Like Electricity
AI is crossing the threshold from tool to infrastructure, on par with electricity and the internet. Jensen Huang breaks down why infrastructure + energy now matter as much as models, and how open ecosystems will shape global AI adoption at scale....
LiDAR Robot Maps Environment and Conquers Obstacles
LiDAR-Powered #Robot Sees, Maps, and Overcomes Obstacles via @WevolverApp #AI #Robotics #RPA #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/l5g3YDR7yT