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Buy AI Agents only From Vendors with Trusted Engineers
SocialJan 24, 2026

Buy AI Agents only From Vendors with Trusted Engineers

"If you want to buy an AI Agent, first find our who your FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) will be. Talk to them. If you 100% believe they can help you deploy it, buy from that vendor." https://t.co/pViaS8CKNe

By Jason Lemkin
AI's Real Power Lies in Widespread Adoption, Not Breakthroughs
SocialJan 24, 2026

AI's Real Power Lies in Widespread Adoption, Not Breakthroughs

At Davos, the focus shifted from AI breakthroughs to AI adoption. In a conversation at the World Economic Forum, Larry Fink and Jensen Huang agreed that AI’s real impact won’t come from how advanced the models are, but from how widely...

By Spiros Margaris
AI Era Triples ARR per Employee, Winners Pull Ahead
SocialJan 24, 2026

AI Era Triples ARR per Employee, Winners Pull Ahead

Per @a16z, the gap in ARR/employee has widened dramatically in the Age of AI $700k per FTE vs. $200k per FTE You're either pulling away here, or falling way, way behind https://t.co/6CD2h5yM6X

By Jason Lemkin
AI Will Soon Work Autonomously, No Babysitting Needed
SocialJan 24, 2026

AI Will Soon Work Autonomously, No Babysitting Needed

The future of working with AI is letting it do the work autonomously. Babysitting agent in the terminal is a transitional habit because it’s sorta still feels like coding.

By Amjad Masad
Walmart Deploys AI to Pre‑Position Stock Before Storm
SocialJan 24, 2026

Walmart Deploys AI to Pre‑Position Stock Before Storm

Walmart is using AI forecasting + simulation to reroute inventory ahead of a winter storm so essentials are in the right stores before roads turn into a mess. This is the future of retail ops. Not “supply chain resilience” as a slogan,...

By Armando Roggio
Forward Emails to Clawdbot, Get Automatic Parts List
SocialJan 24, 2026

Forward Emails to Clawdbot, Get Automatic Parts List

Since Clawdbot has an email inbox I can just forward stuff for it to take care of. Here’s Clawdbot turning my email receipts into a parts list. https://t.co/7YyC1cwVCh

By Aaron Ng
SaaStr AI 2026: Expect Even Bigger Funding Deals
SocialJan 24, 2026

SaaStr AI 2026: Expect Even Bigger Funding Deals

Last year at SaaStr AI Annual, over $500M in funding conversations started in the hallways This year at SaaStr AI 2026, the deals will be even bigger Founders + investors + 3 days May 12-14. SF Bay Be in the room https://t.co/QB6XhsPio4

By Jason Lemkin
AI Generates Real‑Time Investor Flow Reports From X
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI Generates Real‑Time Investor Flow Reports From X

How much value is locked up here on X? Or, what is the money doing in AI? I had @blevlabs's AI (a state of the art cognitive architecture that works a lot better than Grok or ChatGPT for these kinds of...

By Robert Scoble
AI Startups Outperform Non‑AI: Higher ARR, Faster Growth
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI Startups Outperform Non‑AI: Higher ARR, Faster Growth

👨‍🦳Non-AI startups: - Lots CSMs (vs FDEs) - AI agent is slow / not truly great, not #1 focus of company - Not gaining market share - Customers don’t want to pay 2x-10x more for AI Agent (honest truth: not great) - Still very large...

By Jason Lemkin
New Framework Gives Robots Realistic Lip‑Sync in 12 Languages
SocialJan 23, 2026

New Framework Gives Robots Realistic Lip‑Sync in 12 Languages

Scientists have designed a framework that enables a humanoid robot face to produce realistic lip-audio synchronization across 12 different languages, including English, Russian, Korean, and Arabic. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/Sk4UElC3o8 https://t.co/ixFf5bGNv0

By Science Robotics
Gain Real Visibility Over Fast‑Moving Agentic AI
SocialJan 23, 2026

Gain Real Visibility Over Fast‑Moving Agentic AI

Agentic AI is moving fast and most teams lack visibility into what’s actually happening. Meet our sponsor for this weeks newsletter: @harmonicsec ! Harmonic's Security’s MCP Gateway is a lightweight, developer-friendly gateway that gives security teams real visibility...

By Jason Haddix
Prompting Is Structured Thinking: Five Grok Frameworks
SocialJan 23, 2026

Prompting Is Structured Thinking: Five Grok Frameworks

🧠 Grok Prompt Frameworks — prompting as a system, not a sentence This visual nails an important truth: Good prompting is structured thinking. Here’s how I’d frame these five Grok prompt frameworks in practice: 🔹 R-T-F (Role – Task –...

By Giuliano Liguori
One Button, Hours Saved: Automate Repetitive Writing Tasks
SocialJan 23, 2026

One Button, Hours Saved: Automate Repetitive Writing Tasks

I just saved hours per week with ONE hour and ONE button press inside Claude. Follow this: 1) I went to a recent thread where I completed a task that I have to do often (ex: write newsletter headlines, edit...

By Allie Miller
Bot Detects HomePods, Creates Custom Control Skill
SocialJan 23, 2026

Bot Detects HomePods, Creates Custom Control Skill

Clawdbot found my HomePods on the network and built a skill to control them. https://t.co/cKJ1XoWjci

By Aaron Ng
Chain‑of‑Thought Reasoning Reduces AI Mist
SocialJan 23, 2026

Chain‑of‑Thought Reasoning Reduces AI Mist

Some questions are easy. Others need real reasoning. If a model jumps straight to the final answer, it can easily make mistakes. That’s where reasoning and chain-of-thought matter. Instead of guessing, the model breaks a problem into steps before reaching a conclusion. Once the prompt is set,...

By Louis Bouchard
Boost AI Multiples on Exit for Tampa Operators
SocialJan 23, 2026

Boost AI Multiples on Exit for Tampa Operators

Are you an owner/operator looking to 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗜-𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁? Are you in 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮? Are you all of the above? If so, join Thomas Cockriel from Trenam Law and me next week. We're going to be covering the top questions...

By Ian Barkin
Talk to Your Computer: Clawdbot Realizes NLP Vision
SocialJan 23, 2026

Talk to Your Computer: Clawdbot Realizes NLP Vision

Clawdbot is where I thought computers were headed back when I was prototyping natural language computer control with GPT-4. The models are finally good enough. You can talk to your computer.

By Aaron Ng
AI Agents Erase Traditional Brand Loyalty Forever
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI Agents Erase Traditional Brand Loyalty Forever

AI Agents Are Killing Brand Loyalty — And Reshaping How We Shop AI driven personalisation and recommendations are changing consumer habits — the article argues we may be witnessing the end of traditional brand loyalty. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKJxW8du #AI...

By Bernard Marr
Use AI for Summaries, Not Autopilot Guides
SocialJan 23, 2026

Use AI for Summaries, Not Autopilot Guides

🤖 Let’s talk about good AI content use cases: Although AI-generated content is used in many scenarios, in some cases it doesn’t make sense and can do more harm than good (eg. writing guides on autopilot, without real human experience...

By Aleyda Solis
Autonomous Labs Will Redefine Biotechnology Within Five Years
SocialJan 23, 2026

Autonomous Labs Will Redefine Biotechnology Within Five Years

I used my talk at the JPM conference this year to deep dive on @Ginkgo's future direction - building autonomous labs that replace traditional manually-operated laboratories. Wherever you see a lab bench today you will see one of Ginkgo's autonomous labs...

By Jason Kelly
AI Investment Now Outpaces Consumption as Growth Engine
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI Investment Now Outpaces Consumption as Growth Engine

A useful reality check on AI and the economy. In early 2025, AI capex and consumer spending added roughly the same amount to net-new GDP. That’s striking, given that consumer spending still makes up about 70% of total GDP. But for growth...

By Spiros Margaris
Learning Skills Turns AI Advice Into Useful RNA‑seq Tools
SocialJan 23, 2026

Learning Skills Turns AI Advice Into Useful RNA‑seq Tools

Claude keeps suggesting outdated tools for my RNA-seq analysis. Then I learned about skills. Now it actually helps instead of creating work. https://t.co/yiFbouglo2

By Ming Tang
Key Tech
SocialJan 23, 2026

Key Tech

Today's Operator Links: https://lnkd.in/gMYc6eW5 1️⃣ Why AI Systems Are Easy to Trick - Barath Raghavan & Bruce Schneier 2️⃣ Search Traffic Didn’t Fall Off a Cliff - Ethan Smith 3️⃣ AI Rewards Structure Before Talent - Gabe Mays 4️⃣ The...

By Hiten Shah
AI-Designed Drugs Double Phase‑I Success Rate
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI-Designed Drugs Double Phase‑I Success Rate

Phase I AI-discovered molecules show an 80-90% success rate in Ph1-to-Ph2 transition. *vs historic benchmark ~50% https://t.co/rC03gNjOPo https://t.co/AcK2XxfrW0

By BowTiedBiotech
AI Agents: Cost‑Effective Workers Who Never Quit
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI Agents: Cost‑Effective Workers Who Never Quit

"Why did we go all-in on AI Agents?" with @kylecnorton CRO @kylecnorton "I just got tired of paying folks six-figures, letting them work from home with plenty of agency ... and still quitting. The AI Agents aren't perfect. But they...

By Jason Lemkin
AI Demands Ethical Curiosity: Not Every Question Deserves an Answer
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI Demands Ethical Curiosity: Not Every Question Deserves an Answer

AI challenges us to balance curiosity with conscience, because not every question worth asking deserves an answer

By Iain Brown
AI Poised to Add $4.4T, Reshape Jobs Worldwide
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI Poised to Add $4.4T, Reshape Jobs Worldwide

📊 AI is transforming business, education, healthcare, and the global economy at an unprecedented speed. But how big is the AI revolution really? In this video, I break down the most important AI facts, statistics, and trends that everyone needs...

By Bernard Marr
Key Global Risks, Mobile Spend, and AI Investment Trends
SocialJan 23, 2026

Key Global Risks, Mobile Spend, and AI Investment Trends

I've just released my weekly wrap-up. 1️⃣ Risks to get ready to tackle, according to the WEF 2️⃣ Where did customers spend money on mobile app last year? 3️⃣ The state of AI investment worldwide 👉 https://t.co/5QeUE7tAmk — fgtrends

By Florian Graillot
AI Video Segmentation Finally Realized After Early Dream
SocialJan 23, 2026

AI Video Segmentation Finally Realized After Early Dream

I don't think people realize how big a deal this is. @mattmiesnieks was the first to show me AI segmentation. That was long ago. It wasn't anywhere close to this. But back then we both dreamed together about what video...

By Robert Scoble
Five Hidden Davos 2026 Themes Shaping Business Strategy
SocialJan 23, 2026

Five Hidden Davos 2026 Themes Shaping Business Strategy

5 Important Davos 2026 Signals Leaders Mustn’t Ignore Discover the five under-the-radar themes from #Davos2026 that are reshaping #AI #strategy , digital sovereignty, #supplychain #resilience , #workforce #skills , and #trust in business. Learn what global leaders discussed away from...

By Bernard Marr
Cracking B2B AI Pricing: Experts Share Proven Models
SocialJan 23, 2026

Cracking B2B AI Pricing: Experts Share Proven Models

How do you price AI features in B2B? Per seat? Per outcome? Usage-based? Founders are still figuring this out in real-time. At SaaStr AI 2026, we're bringing together the ones who've cracked it. May 12-14. SF Bay https://t.co/4l6Rm5He3B

By Jason Lemkin
Control Claude Code with Voice, Screenshots, No Typing
SocialJan 23, 2026

Control Claude Code with Voice, Screenshots, No Typing

Steal my process 👉 Here is exactly how I talk to Claude Code via voice and screenshots and keyboard shortcuts. Almost no typing. 🗣️ Prompting: download Wispr Flow, set Fn hold key as shortcut, allow across all displays, get a dedicated mic if...

By Allie Miller
Everyone Can Build AI Tools to Reclaim Time
SocialJan 22, 2026

Everyone Can Build AI Tools to Reclaim Time

🎤 Talk recap: How VCs & Teams Can Leverage AI and Automation I shared how AI can be used not in theory, not as hype — but as everyday leverage ⚙️ 📑 Slides from my talk at AI Skills’2026 Virtual...

By Benjamin Joffe
Web3 AI Powers Low‑Fee, Global Crypto E‑Commerce
SocialJan 22, 2026

Web3 AI Powers Low‑Fee, Global Crypto E‑Commerce

How is Web 3.0 (blockchain and decentralized Web) and AI mixing to make new kinds of businesses possible? I sat down with the founders of @BasaltHQ to learn about its new store (Shopify competitor) that uses blockchain-based cryptocurrencies to reduce...

By Robert Scoble
Prompting Game Yields Concise, Creative Solutions Without Emojis
SocialJan 22, 2026

Prompting Game Yields Concise, Creative Solutions Without Emojis

finally starting to see some longer solutions in KISS (prompting game), after disabling emojis and special characters. solutions still aren't quite like in the taboo game where you have to speak the hints, there are still a lot of acryonym/hacky solutions...

By Yohei Nakajima
Try Pulse: AI‑Curated Tech News Beta Launch
SocialJan 22, 2026

Try Pulse: AI‑Curated Tech News Beta Launch

Keeping track of AI and SaaS news and deals can be challenging. That's why we developed Pulse, our AI-curated technology news platform. We are seeking beta feedback this week before we launch widely. Please create a free account and share...

By Ryan Allis
Decision-Time Guidance Boosts Replit Agent Reliability
SocialJan 22, 2026

Decision-Time Guidance Boosts Replit Agent Reliability

You might’ve noticed a massive reliability jump in Replit Agent late last year. This wasn’t merely the result of frontier models getting better, but also a new method we call Decision-Time Guidance.

By Amjad Masad
Swarm Garden Robots Enable Living‑Like Architecture Through Human Interaction
SocialJan 22, 2026

Swarm Garden Robots Enable Living‑Like Architecture Through Human Interaction

A new Science #Robotics study highlights Swarm Garden—robotic modules with #swarm intelligence that can respond to human interaction to enable “living-like” architecture. Learn more: https://t.co/0zas9GijHE https://t.co/1OtE4Eui3C

By Science Robotics
Consistent, Realistic AI Video Ads Transform Ecommerce
SocialJan 22, 2026

Consistent, Realistic AI Video Ads Transform Ecommerce

How To Create Viral AI Video Ads In 2026 (this feels illegal) Watch Here 👉 https://t.co/W58gL5fDW9 In this video, I break down how to create freakishly realistic AI video ads using Kling 2.6 Motion. This is a game-changer for ecommerce because it...

By Kamil Sattar
Leadership Risk: Balancing Fast Innovation with Slow Adoption
SocialJan 22, 2026

Leadership Risk: Balancing Fast Innovation with Slow Adoption

Why does innovation move fast while adoption crawls? Because transformation forces leaders to redirect capital, talent, and attention away from what still works toward what is not yet proven. That tension defines the messy middle. This conversation with Tina Vatanka...

By Geoffrey Moore
Deep Dive: AI Trends and Investment Strategies with Nathan Benaich
SocialJan 22, 2026

Deep Dive: AI Trends and Investment Strategies with Nathan Benaich

Fun convo going deep on all things AI and how to invest in it with the 🐐 @nathanbenaich

By Turner Novak
Winning Robotaxi Market Depends on Experience, Not First‑Mover
SocialJan 22, 2026

Winning Robotaxi Market Depends on Experience, Not First‑Mover

I've been covering autonomous vehicles for decades now (had the first ride in Mercedes autonomous vehicle, and the first video of a Waymo on a freeway here in Silicon Valley). Waymo beat Tesla by three years. Some of my friends take...

By Robert Scoble
Generative AI Promises Personalized, Pocket‑sized Insight Despite Hurdles
SocialJan 22, 2026

Generative AI Promises Personalized, Pocket‑sized Insight Despite Hurdles

There will be mistakes, regulations, and challenges. But generative AI will make us more informed, better served, and more personalized than ever, all from a device in our pocket. https://t.co/7pJLU4gZ91

By Jim Marous
AI Forgetfulness Explained: Context Windows Limit Memory
SocialJan 22, 2026

AI Forgetfulness Explained: Context Windows Limit Memory

Ever noticed how an AI suddenly forgets what you were talking about? That’s not a mistake. It’s the context window. A model can only see a limited amount of text at once. Once that window fills up, older context drops out. Inside that window, prompting decides...

By Louis Bouchard
Phone AI Soon Replaces Cloud for Everyday Reasoning
SocialJan 22, 2026

Phone AI Soon Replaces Cloud for Everyday Reasoning

using @runanywhereAI, I have Mistral 7B running on a 5 year old phone (iPhone 13 pro) given phones getting more powerful and models getting smaller, how much longer til we have sufficient reasoning capacity on our phones that we don't rely...

By Yohei Nakajima
Simulation Quality, Not Solvers, Drives Embodied AI Success
SocialJan 22, 2026

Simulation Quality, Not Solvers, Drives Embodied AI Success

🎙️ Steve Xie, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Lightwheel , building the simulation and synthetic data layer powering the next generation of embodied AI and humanoid robotics. In this episode, Steve shares a rare founder journey that starts...

By Ilir Aliu
Adoption Speed, Not Code, Is New Development Bottleneck
SocialJan 22, 2026

Adoption Speed, Not Code, Is New Development Bottleneck

Here’s what often gets missed when people think about AI coding. The code may now be free, but the learnings of what to build (and what to build *next*) and how to build it are bottlenecked by the same set...

By Aaron Levie
AI-Native B2B Apps Are Redefining the Software Landscape
SocialJan 22, 2026

AI-Native B2B Apps Are Redefining the Software Landscape

Will B2B software survive the AI era? The last platform shift, on-prem to cloud, created a wave of new category winners. Salesforce, Workday, NetSuite, HubSpot, and GitHub were all native-cloud companies. But the signals are different this time. Foundational models...

By Mark Roberge
Mandating AI Skill Up: Training, Hackathons, Hiring
SocialJan 22, 2026

Mandating AI Skill Up: Training, Hackathons, Hiring

Right when we got back into the office this year we mandated that everyone becomes Claude Code proficient in the next few months. We have mandatory weekly office hours, half-day (moving to two full day) hackathons, and consistent showing and telling. It...

By Eric Siu