What to expect #CES2026 from the man himself, CTA CEO ​@GaryShapiro. bitl.to/5VeG

Think there was no news over the holidays? Catch up on what you missed. www.forbes.com/sites/charli...

I don't know if I have enough dopamine left for this! tinyurl.com/29yyybsg

You’d think Thanksgiving week would bring the tech news cycle to heel for a few days. The streets and freeways here in So Cal are eerily empty but not the news. It’s not Thanksgiving week anywhere else in the world, so it keeps turning. tinyurl.com/25pxeyyl

Haptics stuff! Interesting coverage of a forthcoming release from HaptX (now 1HMX) by @charliefink.bsky.social, a little bit wild to see that fantastical graphic from a decade actually come to fruition now. Curious abt which of HaptX's partnerships remain intact tho... www.forbes.com/sites/charli...

I'm especially proud of this one. tinyurl.com/29846ond

Stability AI wins in court, Google Maps gets chatty, AI drives up power use, and Coca-Cola rolls out a new wave of generative holiday ads.​ tinyurl.com/2yrtkgsu

Amazon automation threatens 500k jobs, Meta cuts 600 AI roles, Samsung debuts $1800 dollar Galaxy XR, GI raises $133m, OpenAI’s Atlas browser and Rocket’s $15m seed.​ tinyurl.com/2yo4xecx

DecartAI showcased real-time generative video with GeeneeAR, letting streamers transform their live feeds instantly with AI.​ tinyurl.com/26j928sf

Anduril unveils EagleEye MR helmet for infantry, Epiminds raises $6.6M for AI marketing agents, and Flint secures $5M to automate website creation.​ tinyurl.com/235te7aj

​OpenAI’s Sora app goes viral with free AI video generation, Elon Musk unveils Grokipedia, and Nvidia’s $2B investment in Grok raises fresh questions about an AI bubble.​ tinyurl.com/29ohpwxc

Moonlake AI raises $27 million for generative game worlds, OpenAI debuts Sora 2 video and audio app, and Mira Murati launches Tinker AI tool, Microsoft's New CEO. tinyurl.com/27mqulkp

Adobe brings Luma, Runway, and Moonvalley video models to Firefly Boards, AR smart glasses shipments soar, Apple bets on XR series for Vision Pro tinyurl.com/28q4ttnw

Meta launches Ray-Ban AR Display Glasses with Neural Band, TikTok faces forced U.S. sale, Nothing raises $200M for AI smartphones, Snap bets big on Specs AR. tinyurl.com/29m4vg32

So many other stories that would have been headlines last month this week, too: Venice Immersive, Reply AI Contest Winners, Predators hide in plain sight in Meta Horizon Worlds (shocked! shocked!) tinyurl.com/298dvwxq

Judge spares Google punishment for search monopoly, Salesforce trims jobs due to AI, Liman debuts 'Asteroid' in Venice, China backs brain chips, Supersonik lands $5 Million.

This week's guest is author @Devon_Eriksen_ a brilliant guy who completely disagreed when I said the internet and social media are incompatible with democracy. Instead, he contends social media has finally set the truth free. What do you think? tinyurl.com/2d2wwcjp

OpenAI faces an ad dilemma, Meta preps Hypernova AR glasses, HTC launches Eagle AI eyewear, and Invisible Studio brings AI to short-form video creators.​ tinyurl.com/28tjzgwd

Apple is thinking big thoughts about the future, Grok's Imagine GenAI Video is thinking about sex. tinyurl.com/25kkobvo

Meta shifts from Quest to smart glasses, Google’s AI upsets publishers, Character AI launches social newsfeed, IMAX screens AI films.​ tinyurl.com/2aepn7rt

Podcast #250 with the perfect AI/XR guest, former Google XR PM, Angel Investor, TED AI podcast host, @bilawalsidhu and my co-hosts Rony Abovitz and Ted Schilowitz tinyurl.com/268tqdqr

Trump’s new AI plan pushes deregulation, attacks “woke” models, and speeds chip factory development as OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia drive global infrastructure expansion.​ tinyurl.com/2aqz7svf

Lovart AI design agents for under $90 per month. Two thots: (1) Yikes. Designers will tremble (2) Going up against Adobe and Canva? We shall see if being really good in this really crazy, crowded market is good enough. tinyurl.com/2bgl7sxk

Moonvalley secures $84 million for Marey AI video model, 'Post Truth' all-AI doc released in theaters, Grok's Avatars go all the way. tinyurl.com/2cl49kra

Genies partners with Unity to bring emotionally intelligent AI avatars into games and XR, merging behavior, memory, and UGC tools for real-time cross-platform interactive companions. tinyurl.com/ylb9cnzz

After five years, 247 episodes and 1.1 M downloads, the AI/XR Podcast has finally joined the iTunes Top 100 Technology podcasts at #93! This is out of 436,000. My heart is filled with gratitude for our listeners and my co-hosts Rony Abovitz and Ted Schilowitz.

Congratulations KARTEL on the launch of the new company and an OS that may change how media is created, and by whom. tinyurl.com/ym59njhh

The VITURE Pro is bringing its best to a category that is heating up. tinyurl.com/ywrmnthq

@Kling_ai debuts 'Loading…,' a seven-part multi-genre YouTube anthology series that showcases human artistry at the center of cinematic AI. tinyurl.com/24d7fvzn

This week’s AI/XR Podcast guest is Randy Marsden, former Apple exec and co-founder of Skidattl, an AR platform for creating geo-anchored virtual signage Skidattl tinyurl.com/2ynyswj7

A major AI fair use ruling, Xiaomi’s new display-free smartglasses, and DAZN’s immersive 3D FIFA World Cup experience hit Meta Quest. tinyurl.com/234nxenc

Three new AI filmmaking platforms, Electric Sheep, Arcana Labs, and MovieFlo, take aim at Runway and LTX with integrated, production-ready video workflows. www.forbes.com/sites/charli...

Go ahead and use ChatGPT but for f*ck's sake, clean up the mess before publishing. tinyurl.com/2xvadv8z

Explore the latest in AI and XR: AI-generated meme vlogs, Vuzix’s $5M investment, Midjourney’s video debut, and key insights from 15 years of Augmented World Expo. tinyurl.com/23ue994a

More on Meta's plans for Scale AI as Hollywood drops the hammer on AI companies that generate its characters. XR goes mainstream with new AR Glasses from Google and Snap. tinyurl.com/28tk4hu3

Sometimes I hit a nerve and a story blows up like this one has. qrcd.org/8r4g

Disney, Universal, and Getty Images launch landmark lawsuits against AI giants Midjourney and Stability AI, challenging their "fair use" argument. qrcd.org/8rgL

The seven deadly tells of AI writing are rephrasing the Internet into a self-important TED talk. qrcd.org/8r4g

Glance AI is blowing my mind. You give it a selfie. It uses @GoogleAI Imagen 4 to shave off the pounds (and years) to put you in fitted fashion from hundreds of brands. Then it pops up on your lockscreen begging for attention. It is very effective. Backed by Google and Jio.

Promise is building a new kind of studio from the ground up for AI-native storytelling. qrcd.org/8iZ5

AI films surge as Promise, GraiL, and Runway debut new projects. Reply Festival returns with global jury. Lightricks releases fastest open-source AI video model. qrcd.org/8egN

Battle Orb just landed in @forbes.com "A fast-paced mixed reality strategy game... blending physical and digital play." Huge thanks to @charliefink.bsky.social for the feature. #BattleOrb #MixedReality #Forbes #GamingNews www.forbes.com/sites/charli...

Netflix adds a TikTok-style feed, Meta upgrades AI, Neuralink raises at $8.5B, Trump threatens film tariffs, Fortnite returns to iPhone after court win.​ qrcd.org/8eJv

Two of the most important stories I've dropped in a long time: "AI And Hollywood’s Next Golden Age" qrcd.org/8b6Q and "Hollywood Is Losing The War For Attention" qrcd.org/8cy3

The war for attention with interactive, social platforms and games has reduced Hollywood's cultural relevance, and because of AI, it's accelerating. qrcd.org/8cy3

Apple defies court order, Google’s AI dominance is on trial, OpenAI dials back GPT-4o, and AI expands into gaming, enterprise XR, and AI films in production.​ www.forbes.com/sites/charli...

Episode 2 of Jonathan Lejoie's baby podcaster and dog. youtube.com/shorts/yAn5H...

AI tools are reshaping Hollywood, slashing production costs, and ushering in a new golden age—at enormous human and economic cost.​ qrcd.org/8b6Q