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Social•Jan 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 segmentation would someday look like. It's here.
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 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
Social•Jan 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
Social•Jan 22, 2026
Apple’s Dual‑camera Pin Validates Voxel‑ingestion Prediction
What got leaked by Apple today (a pin with two cameras) sounds a lot like what I predicted @sama was building, coming later this year. That prediction is here. My video is worth watching if you missed it last September. It...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 21, 2026
Polarized Reactions: 60% Hate, 40% Love AI Singer
What 2026 will be like. Just got this DM: “Hi Robert, we're working with a major artist (billons of streams, household-name collaborators) on something that feels like it's crossed a new line. We've created a social robot with her voice. Early users...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 21, 2026
Real AGI Requires Safe, Embodied Cooking—Still Years Away
New definition of AGI: can your AI cook dinner while embodied in a robot over an open flame without setting the house on fire? Five years away. Minimum. The world models, even those from Google or @worldlabs aren't ready. Until AI...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 20, 2026
Humanoid Robots Overhyped; Specialized Automation Still Dominates
One thing I learned by visiting @maticrobots today and seeing how they make floor cleaning robots (I have a video I might put up later this week) is that it's going to be very hard for a humanoid robot to...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 20, 2026
AI Shadow Negotiators Accelerate Deal-Making
Using AI to prepare for a negotiation. For our free newsletter this week, we discuss AI shadow negotiators: invisible agents shaping human deals. @IrenaCronin and I write this newsletter every week. AI shadow negotiators are AI tools that quietly help people negotiate by...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 18, 2026
Embrace AI: Developers Build Humanity’s Future
Today is my 61st birthday. When I was born, there was no such thing as a personal computer. Today, we can talk to our development system that is building code on a phone, which is really a supercomputer in our...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 18, 2026
Even Skeptics Are Wowed by Flawless Autonomous Rides
Overcoming pioneer skepticism. The other night had a dinner with autonomous vehicle pioneer @AdrianKaehler1 who wrote the computer vision system for the Stanford team that became @waymo. He told me at dinner that he didn’t believe @elonmusk could finish Robotaxi. I answered “let’s...
By Robert Scoble
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 16, 2026
New Dev Tools Promise End‑to‑End Encryption for Open‑Source L
Are there any other developer tools that let you encrypt your workflow? I met with the founders, video coming tomorrow, and they claim that everything is encrypted on open source LLMs even in and out of the LLM.
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 16, 2026
Kling AI 2.6 Beats Seedance, Delivers Real Rap
I'm still catching up after CES and a raft of meetings this week. In between answering emails, I was doing some fun rap videos. Compared to Seedance 1.5 Pro, @Kling_ai 2.6 clearly wins in both audio and visuals — and yes, it...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 15, 2026
AI Influencers Drove Higgsfield’s Explosive Growth
Higgsfield built itself by having a lot of AI influencers talking about them. It was a brilliant marketing move, and it's paying off.
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 15, 2026
Robot Demos Accelerate: From Marathon Pace to Sprint
All year long, the robot demos are going to get better and better and better. The world models are starting to come together and, here we go, running in the world model. I used to run marathons at about this pace....
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 15, 2026
GPU‑Only Cloud: The New Rackspace for AI
Cloud computing for the AI world. I visited @gmi_cloud's headquarters on Monday. This is a company that only hosts GPUs for many companies building, and running, AI models. I worked for Rackspace for seven years back when it was a hot...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 14, 2026
VCs Flood Robotics, Betting on Next Big Market
Robot companies gas up. This shows that the rich people see a big new market coming. Yesterday at JPMorgan event happening in San Francisco, lots of VCs said they are making robots a bigger part of their business. Bets are being...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 14, 2026
Long‑horizon AI Could Reshape Cities, but Threatens Democracy
AI for memory shaped cities: when long horizon AI starts designing urban life. Our cities soon will be planned out using AI. @IrenaCronin and I write this newsletter every week. Long horizon AI uses historical data and simulated futures to guide...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 14, 2026
Waymo's Safety Tech Protects Even Your Old Ford
Waymo brings us all benefits. Might save your life even if drive an old Ford.
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Real-Time World Model Paves Way for Instant TV
A new real-time world model. This is a step towards instant TV or, sometime in the next 24 months, holodecks. As I told you last year, world models are going to be the theme of 2026.
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 13, 2026
AI Ring: Hands‑Free Note Taking Anywhere, Even Showers
I've talked a lot about AI glasses at #ces2026, but what about rings? I bought one of these. Why? It is the only device I wear even in the shower. Don’t worry, I won’t post any more photos of that. (For...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 11, 2026
AI Neck Camera Sparks Privacy and Acceptance Debate
Would you wear an AI camera hanging around your neck? @Looki_ai shows off an AI listening and assisting device. My 12th #CES2026 report. What if the data is all yours? Soon many of us will be wearing cameras on glasses. I would, but...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 11, 2026
Sensor‑Packed Robotic Hands Signal Future of AI Interaction
If @Tesla_Optimus 3.0 has these hands I will let it cut my hair. Best at CES because hand innovation leads us into the future. 1,000 sensors in a finger. Plays ping pong. Deals cards. Does origami, fun things by folding paper. When I...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 9, 2026
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...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 8, 2026
Profitability Elusive for Thin AI Glasses, Viture Leads
After visiting with @LumusVision and seeing their latest wave guides, and all the other AI glasses, I see that @thedowd is probably right about Pickle’s prospects. There are glasses that are close in form factor, but I don’t see how @danifesto...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 8, 2026
World Models Overhyped Yet Fuel Robot Engineers' Inspiration
World Models are overhyped, @sundayrobotics founder @tonyzzhao told me tonight at dinner. “Sorry about that,” I answered back. Being cause of said hype. Then he added that it is good for the robot industry. Gives the engineers inspiration. More hype ahead. :-)
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 8, 2026
Whisper‑Level AI Conversations via Revolutionary New Headphones
#ces2026 Report 8: Just had a demo of these. Most interesting new headphones I have seen in years. You can talk to AI with them at quieter than whisper level. @TylerNChen is standing next to me. I can’t hear what he is...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 6, 2026
CES 2026 Flooded with Humanoid Robots, Yet Unpractical
CES 2026. Robots from Shenzhen. This defines a lot about CES this year. There is a ton of these humanoid robots from various Chinese companies; they do cool movement, fighting, and dancing, but they are not generalized and not very useful...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 6, 2026
Low‑Power AI Chips Power Future Wearables, Not Yet AR Glasses
Great #ces2026 Report #7: The company inside the coolest AI products at CES. Makes low power AI chips inside a wide range of consumer products. Watches, rings, AI glasses, medical devices, all use their chips because they are best at running...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 6, 2026
AI-Driven Strategic Forgetting Cleans Outdated, Risky Data
For our free newsletter this week, we cover AI for strategic forgetting: systems that decide what organizations should unknow. @IrenaCronin and I write this newsletter every week. AI for strategic forgetting is software that looks through an organization’s data, documents, and models...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 6, 2026
Jensen Huang Signals Universal Demand for New Data Centers
With NVIDIA's Jensen Huang, it's not what he says, it's what he shows. And what he shows is that everybody's going to buy another data center.
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 5, 2026
RAM Shortage Triggers Robot Chip Reveal and Apple Stock Dip
The main #CES2026 NVIDIA keynote starts at 1 pm pacific. But this is happening now. New Jetson card for robots will be announced. Am 11 rows back hanging out with creators. In line we talked about RAM prices with semiconductor analysts. Expected...
By Robert Scoble