Social•Jan 17, 2026
AI Drones Track Strawberry Factory Health and Yield
#AI #Drones Monitor Strawberry Plant Factories for Yield, Health, and Harvest Readiness via @ZappyZappy7 #AgriTech #Innovation #Technology #TechForGood https://t.co/GkPqJHGDeR
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Robots Create Nighttime Digital Twins of Dm Stores
Nighttime #Robots Build #Digital Twins of dm-Drogerie Markt Stores by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #ML #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/MuUFRXQ26Z
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Atlas Upgrades: From Walking to Shelf Tasks and Tire Flips
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Evolves: From Walking to Shelf Work, Tire Flips, and Even Folding Spot #Robots by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #MI #ML #Tech https://t.co/zOELNtJnif
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
AI‑Powered Dashboards Shift Finance to Real‑Time Decisions
Create dashboards with AI — without rebuilding spreadsheets every time. This visual nails why traditional finance reporting feels slow and how AI changes the game: • Describe the business question in plain language • AI generates the dashboard (logic +...
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Legacy Records Must Evolve Into Ecosystem‑Driven Platforms
"Why can or can't legacy systems of record just add AI?" Great reflections by Jamin Ball in his latest "Clouded Judgment" newsletter (link in comments). I'll just add that this is one of the best arguments for those legacy systems...
By Scott Brinker
Social•Jan 17, 2026
How to Leverage Claude Code for Your Business
I have many founders asking me about how to make Claude Code work for their business. Here are some of my responses: https://t.co/qAIwWiPKYh
By Eric Siu
Social•Jan 17, 2026
AI Agents Redefine Organizations—Prepare Now
#AIAgents Are Reshaping The Modern Organization: How You Should Prepare by Robbie Morrison @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/IiAWkb9GXM #GenAI #AI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning https://t.co/ZjSKaXZFNO
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Spot Robot Uses AI to Precisely Stack 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/zyWCK9iULG
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Agentic AI Requires Full Ladder, Not Shortcut Demos
Agentic AI isn’t a skill. It’s a ladder. You climb from: perception → planning → action memory → feedback → optimization integration → governance → scale Skip steps and you don’t get agents — you get demos. Real agents survive reality. https://t.co/QjucapFS7K
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Structured, Clear Content Outranks Messy AI‑skimmed Pages
Most marketers assume AI “finds the best content” wrong. AI skims just like humans do, and if your content is messy, unstructured, or hard to parse, it gets skipped. Clean headings, clear sections, fast summaries. That’s what gets cited. If...
By Neil Patel
Social•Jan 17, 2026
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/HQmisjcs7y
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Therapy Sessions Reveal Concerning Behaviors in AI Models
#AI models were given four weeks of therapy: the results worried researchers by Elizabeth Gibney @Nature Learn more: https://t.co/oroBNI7yAy #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #DL https://t.co/LKhgW9DnOP
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Bercankilic Supplies World’s Top Robotics Video Data
The world model builder, or the guy who is keeping America competitive with China in robotics AI. Most people don't know @bercankilic but you should. Almost every robotics company in San Francisco/Silicon Valley buys his data. Video data. He is largely seen...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Tiny Bipedal Robot Achieves 10 Steps per Second
World’s Smallest #Autonomous Bipedal #Robot Walks at 10 Steps per Second via @ZappyZappy7 #AI #Robotics #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/yevqfp5ajC
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Google Gemini Adds Visual Intelligence to Deep Research
Google Gemini Expands Deep Research with Visual Intelligence by @Google #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning https://t.co/7xhydKbeFY
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Gmail Introduces CC, AI Agent that Plans Your Day
Meet CC: Gmail’s New #AIAgent That Plans Your Day and Helps on Demand by @GoogleLabs #GenAI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/kj7hVqd9ub
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Google Launches AI-Driven Platform for Shopping Agents
Google bolsters bet on #AI-powered commerce with new platform for shopping agents by Jennifer Elias @CNBC Learn more: https://t.co/1C6sB9oc2F #GenerativeAI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning https://t.co/mUHAItPkrY
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
AI Lowers Code Costs, but Core Competencies Still Matter
AI brings down the cost of building software dramatically. And now everyone can write code for any use case they can think of. But nothing changes about the concept of core competencies in a company. Companies spend their finite resources...
By Aaron Levie
Social•Jan 17, 2026
ARV-I: Smart System Tracks Cage Environment Conditions
ARV-i: Intelligent System Monitoring the Environment Inside the Cage by @boxfishrobotics #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation #Tech https://t.co/5UAepFbhJz
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 17, 2026
AI Data Center’s Water Use Equals Two Fast‑Food Outlets
Narrative violation: The largest AI data center uses roughly the same amount of water as two burger joints. There are over 200,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S. so this is a tiny amount. https://t.co/Sa1A1fAthe
By David Sacks
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Avoid Over‑Humanizing AI Agents with Misleading Analogies
𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 is where you explain a new concept by mapping it onto a familiar one (“this works like…”). With RPA, we used this analogical reasoning to describe the automation of tasks and sequences. It's like '𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀' are doing the...
By Ian Barkin
Social•Jan 17, 2026
Humanoid Robots Hold First Live Unscripted Dialogue
First-ever live unscripted conversation between humanoid robots? https://t.co/G7glUF1ec0 #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RagusoSergio @FrRonconi @Shi4Tech @sallyeaves @LaurentAlaus @Fabriziobustama @smaksked @MargaretSiegien @PawlowskiMario @gvalan @Ym78200...
By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Social•Jan 17, 2026
AI Guide‑Dog Robots Launch Trial in Shenzhen Metro
#AI Guide Dog #Robots Begin Trial Service in Shenzhen Metro via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/eNgmncsMhp
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 16, 2026
ChatGPT to Test Ads, Promises Privacy and Independence
👀 It’s official: ChatGPT will start to test ads in the US for the free and Go tiers users in the coming weeks and has shared their ads principles, among others: * Answer independence: Ads do not influence the answers...
By Aleyda Solis
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Humanoid Robot Boosts Chinese Automaker's Car Sales
This Humanoid #Robot Is Helping a Chinese Automaker Sell More Cars by @CyberRobooo #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MI #Innovation https://t.co/9QYE0PvrSE
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 16, 2026
AI Agents Turn Cloud Files Into Instant Slide Decks
Claude Cowork gives you a peek into the future of knowledge work. Here's a demo of using Box as a cloud filesystem via MCP for Claude to leverage content as context to generate new slides locally. The future is having...
By Aaron Levie
Social•Jan 16, 2026
AI's Real Hurdle: Trust Over Technical Capability
#AI’s Biggest Challenge Isn’t Capability—It’s Confidence by Jo Debecker @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/igxAnPiOHZ #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #DL https://t.co/2pSz8kZKcw
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Augmented Autonomy Powers Unsupervised Farming Robots
Augmented Autonomy Enables Unsupervised #Robotic Operations in Agriculture by @naiotech #AgriTech #Robotics #Innovation #Technology #TechForGood https://t.co/N3NCYOnqUk
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 16, 2026
From Manual Tasks to One Prompt: Tech Evolution
We’ll look back with amazement on the kind of chores humans used to do on the computer that are now one prompt away
By Amjad Masad
Social•Jan 16, 2026
AI Must Go Mobile, Thanks Replit’s New Platform
Congrats @Replit on this new launch. If we're bringing AI to work wherever we are, then I'm gonna need a platform that brings it to my phone. I want to AI in ubers. I want to AI on the subway. I...
By Allie Miller
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Built Custom AI VP to Drive 10K Attendees, $10M Revenue
So this year we’ve built an AI VP of Marketing for SaaStr. The v1 at least. We didn’t want to, we wanted to buying an AI agentic solution that does what we need in marketing. But we just couldn’t find...
By Jason Lemkin
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Robot Autonomously Swaps Batteries for Nonstop Operation
Self-Sufficient #Robot Swaps Its Own Batteries for Continuous Operation by @UBTECHRobotics #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/gfVH1yzPcU
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Blocking Data Centers Harms Environment More Than Helps
Many people are fighting the growth of data centers because they could increase CO2 emissions, electricity prices, and water use. I’m going to stake out an unpopular view: These concerns are overstated, and blocking data center construction will actually hurt...
By Andrew Ng
Social•Jan 16, 2026
AI's Value Lies in Unlocking Capabilities, Not Tools
Most powerful AI tools” isn’t the question. The real question is: ➡️ Which capability does this unlock? Writing → Thinking Coding → Execution Agents → Delegation Media → Narrative SEO → Visibility AI advantage = architecting capabilities, not collecting tools. https://t.co/EclmPROlZd
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Daily AI Term Videos: 42 Concepts, Halfway Done
For the past 29 days, I’ve been posting one short video every day explaining an AI term🎯 It’s part of a series I’m calling: “Introduction to AI in 42 Terms.” Each video explains one AI concept in simple language - no jargon, no hype,...
By Louis Bouchard
Social•Jan 16, 2026
AI Cuts Wage Inequality, Boosts Average Pay 21%
Narrative violation: A new paper from Stanford this week finds that “AI substantially reduces wage inequality while raising average wages by 21 percent.” https://t.co/TIyWyEttHl
By David Sacks
Social•Jan 16, 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 a...
By Allie Miller
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Essential AI/ML Learning Roadmap From Basics to Production
Free AI/ML Learning Resources — a practical roadmap you can share with your team. If you want to build real capability (not just buzzwords), this stack covers the full path from foundations to production: 1) Foundations (Math + data thinking)...
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Intentional GenAI Use Can Reduce Global Health Inequities
GenAI has the potential to worsen health inequities. In a new review @NatureHealthJnl we show that with intent, confronting the challenges, it could be just the opposite, globally @nliulab https://t.co/jwmslSVIV1 https://t.co/5q3gq9mnez
By Eric Topol
Social•Jan 16, 2026
2026's Top Five Tech Trends Shaping Business
The Top 5 Technology Trends for 2026 From AI and sustainability to connectivity and automation, these five technology trends will guide what businesses invest in next. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBzpfeNt #TechTrends #Innovation #FutureTech #BernardMarr
By Bernard Marr
Social•Jan 16, 2026
AI Multiplies Productivity, Creates Jobs, Not Layoffs
“AI is the new boogeyman” - every single person after seeing Cowork. Respectfully, that is the dumbest thing I’ve heard. I let AI run my $6.6M ARR business for a week, and we grew faster than we did in MONTHS. And...
By Adam Robinson
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Humanoid Robots Run Modular Store Serving Coffee, Ice Cream
Modular Retail Store Where Humanoid #Robots Serve Coffee, Ice Cream, and Chat with Customers via @ZappyZappy7 #AI #Robotics #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/kHZxzXwwXR
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Solve Real Problem First, Then Exit Becomes Simple
I see this pattern over and over in great exits. Founders don’t start by trying to sell. They start by solving a real problem well. Arman Iranpour (@ArmanIranpour) and Matt Aleali (@aleali_mahdi) were real estate investors frustrated by how slow and...
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Ask Better Questions First, Then Let AI Scale
Most organizations are sprinting toward “faster answers,” but almost no one stops to ask whether they posed a meaningful question in the first place. AI makes answers cheap. Priorities make answers useful. When your team treats questions as strategic assets,...
By Cassie Kozyrkov
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Build AI‑agnostic Infrastructure to Hedge Platform Pivots
Every integration and prompt library you build is a structural investment in a platform you do not own. Whether you use ChatGPT or Gemini, you are making a high-stakes bet. When these companies pivot, your entire workflow is at risk....
By Neil Patel
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Bots Now Dominate Web Traffic, Malicious Bots Rising
Here's what makes up a website's traffic today. It used to be mainly humans, but now bots make up the majority of website traffic. In addition, more malicious bots have been visiting sites than in the past. Check out the data. https://t.co/fpsvUqwlhE
By Neil Patel
Social•Jan 16, 2026
OpenAI's Dilemma: No Core Product, Competing Everywhere
The strategic problem for openAI is that if the input box isn’t the product, then either the product is dozens of new apps or dozens of features in existing apps, and that means they’re competing with every startup on earth...
By Benedict Evans
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Beihang Unveils 2 Cm Microbot Achieving Ultrafast Untethered Speed
Beihang University Unveils 2 cm Microbot with Ultrafast Untethered Speed via @WevolverApp #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/pAe0yPIBka
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 16, 2026
2026 Marks AI's Leap to Real‑Time Understanding
2026: The Year #AI Catches Up To Time by @ashoktreddy @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/MElxzngh4O #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/r9PkBk6P2k
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Add AI to Inbound for Instant Deal Qualification
"Which AI Agent vendor should you pick?" with @kylecnorton CRO @owner "The lowest hanging fruit is adding AI to Inbound. To instantly qualify deals, instantly answer customer querstions, and instantly set up a meeting with a human AE." https://t.co/TUcLRTLEiB
By Jason Lemkin