Episode 21
Finally! A robot that can fold laundry.
⏩ The AI quickie
CES 2026 promises robots that fold clothes
China is catching up to the US in the AI race
Anthropic is raising another bajillion dollars
AI has taken over the music industry
🍿 This week’s top AI stories
At CES 2026, AI showed up in your bathroom and laundry room with toothbrushes that analyze your breath and robots that fold clothes. Convenient? Yes. A little unsettling? Also yes.
Analysts report Chinese tech is closing in on the U.S. lead despite ongoing pressures, a quiet reminder this isn’t just a Silicon Valley race anymore
Claude’s maker (Anthropic) is planning a $10 billion raise as it scales up its AI offerings, signalling that startups tied to generative AI still have massive ambition
The new Universal × Nvidia collab promises innovation without turning music into ‘AI slop
🌟 Power moves by Her
Safra Catz is the CEO of Oracle and she’s quietly positioning the company as a backbone for enterprise AI, cloud infrastructure, and data security. While everyone’s watching model demos, she’s locking in the databases, compute, and contracts that determine where AI actually runs at scale.
🧠 AI word of the Week:
AI agents: autonomous systems that can make decisions and take actions on your behalf
ChatGPT answers your questions when you ask
AI agents notice what needs to be done, make a plan, and do it for you without being prompted every step
🫣 The Cringe Files:
Indonesia becomes first country to suspend Grok for sexual deepfakes
Families say chatbots contributed to teen suicide, leading to major settlements and tough questions about AI safety for youth