Neo humanoid maker 1X releases world model to help bots learn what they see

1X released a new world model that it says is a solid step toward its robots being able to teach themselves new tasks.

Google’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videos
Google’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videos

Google is making its Veo 3.1 AI video model pay closer attention to the reference images you want generated clips to be based on. The company is releasing new visual improvements for the “Ingredients to Video” tool that was introduced last year, alongside expanding native vertical video support and resolution upscaling features. The Ingredients to […]

Meta confirms Reality Labs layoffs and shifts to invest more in wearables
Meta confirms Reality Labs layoffs and shifts to invest more in wearables

Around 10 percent of Meta’s Reality Labs division, which develops its XR products and services, will be laid off beginning on Tuesday, as reported by Bloomberg. Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton confirmed the layoffs in a statement to The Verge: “We said last month that we were shifting some of our investment from Metaverse toward Wearables. […]

Is Cloud Becoming AI’s Bottleneck? Lenovo’s Hybrid AI Strategy Suggests It Might Be

At CES 2026, Lenovo showcased the importance of placing AI closer to people, data, and decisions through a hybrid AI, agentic architecture.

ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330 million ARR last year

The company said it took only five months to go from $200 million to $330 million in annual recurring revenue.

How Leaders Can Scale AI From Pilots To Real Results

Enterprises are launching AI pilots at record pace, yet measurable ROI remains rare. The missing link is not technology, but how leaders approach scale.

Thoughts On Job Displacement With AI

AI and robots may upend jobs by 2040, worsening inequality; history suggests new work emerges, but it’s unseen today.

Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers
Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers

It looks like the wave of campaigns against data centers are getting under big tech companies’ skin – and Microsoft is the latest giant to promise to address frustrations on the ground in communities around their data centers. The company announced a five-point plan today that it calls “Community-First AI Infrastructure.” That includes paying more […]

How To Lead In Uncertain Times

How leaders build trust, communicate clearly, and move forward amid AI disruption, economic volatility, and constant uncertainty—without having all the answers.