The best gadgets of CES Day Two

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CES is trading in the spec-sheet rivalries of the past for something more interesting. From LLM-powered life coaches whispering in your ear to vacuum cleaners that’ll pick up after you, AI is broadening our horizons beyond thinner screens and sharper displays.

Today’s Insights

• Today in AI: World models, OpenAI’s agents, and teachable robots

• Tutorial: How to build custom models for marketing

• The best AI gadgets of CES Day Two

• Everything else you should know today

• 5 new AI tools to boost your productivity

TODAY IN AI

1. Alphabet is building a real-life Matrix: DeepMind’s Tim Brooks is putting together a star-studded crew to create digital simulations of our world, which could help robots learn complex tasks while enabling more immersive gaming and VR experiences. Brooks, the former lead of OpenAI’s Sora, enters the fray as everyone from “AI Godmother” Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs to Meta race to develop models inspired by real-world physics.

2. OpenAI’s first AI agent is coming soon: The Sam Altman-led startup is usually ahead-of-the-curve, but one area where it’s lagged behind rivals like Anthropic and Alphabet: AI agents. The Information reports that’s because it’s worried about malicious websites hijacking users’ computers without their knowledge. Despite the risks, insiders say a GPT-powered tool that can navigate the web on its own could be just weeks away.

3. Robot see, robot do: While Nvidia’s new GPU stole the show at CES, its latest robotics innovations might prove just as influential, with CEO Jensen Huang calling them a “multi-trillion-dollar” opportunity. The new GR00T platform lets users strap on a Vision Pro headset and perform different tasks — with the model then translating those actions into the digital realm so robots can mimic them.

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FROM THE FRONTIER

The best AI gadgets of CES: Day Two

CES Day Two was a story of the fun, the practical, and the just plain weird. Here’s a look at some of the coolest AI-powered tools we’ve found so far.

🎧 Earbuds that double as a therapist and life coach: Natura Umana’s HumanPods let you interact with a variety of AI personalities or even command two AI personas to chat with each other.

🧓 Senior-friendly AI: Onscreen announced new features for its Joy AI companion app, which is designed to help older adults easily connect with their loved ones on computers and tablets.

🪴 Plant Whisperer: The AI-powered planter LeafyPod takes the guesswork out of being a plant parent by detecting when your plant needs more or less water, humidity, and sunlight.

🪞 AI-powered glow-ups: Samsung revealed a MicroLED mirror that analyzes your face to suggest customized skincare routines.

🎮 AI takes up esports: Razer’s Project Ava will watch you play your favorite game and offer suggestions on how to get better in real time. Meanwhile, Nvidia is introducing new AI teammates that can play alongside you, with human-like strategies.

🚌 Everything else: Dreo’s ChefMaker 2 uses AI to translate old-school oven recipes into times and temperatures appropriate for an air fryer. Michigan-based May Mobility announced its 30-passenger, autonomous Tecnobus will hit roadways in late 2026. And AI vacuums can now untangle themselves and even pick up your dirty socks with a mechanical arm.

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AI & TECH NEWS

Everything else you need to know today

⚖️ Open Season: Meta announced it’ll loosen its content moderation policies and stop fact-checking posts in favor of a crowd-sourced “community notes” model similar to the one X currently uses.

🛞 Ready to Roll: Five years after it was first introduced, Samsung’s redesigned, spherical AI assistant is wheeling into your living room later this year. It can autonomously navigate homes, manage smart devices, project videos, and even suggest ideal wine pairings — all with a simple voice command.

🔍 Summary Scrutiny: Apple said it’s making changes to its LLM-powered summaries, including flagging them as AI, as it faces complaints over generating inaccurate news roundups.

🎮 Streaming Sidekick: Streamlabs, Inworld AI, and Nvidia are set to launch an AI cohost for Twitch streamers this year. It’ll deliver real-time game commentary, record gameplay, and troubleshoot issues on the fly.

📸 Picture-Perfect Pairing: Getty Images and Shutterstock are joining forces in a $3.7B mega-merger to create a stock image powerhouse, positioning themselves to stave off the disruption AI is causing in the industry.

📈 Markets: What comes up must come down. After reaching a record high on Monday, Nvidia closed Tuesday down more than 6% despite favorable analyst ratings. The downturn, which also affected Amazon (-2.42%), Apple (-1.14%), and Microsoft (1.28%), was brought on by shaky economic data that could signal inflation in the US.

💰 Funding: A new analysis finds that AI startups brought in a record $97B last year. That trend shows no sign of slowing down as Claude-maker Anthropic looks set to raise $2B in a deal that would value the company at $60B. Meanwhile, Microsoft vowed to invest $3B in India just as the US announces its own AI partnership with the world’s most populous country.

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