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Poetiq Inc., a startup working to make artificial intelligence large language models more capable and cost-efficient, has raised $45.8 million in seed funding. FYRFLY Venture Partners and Surface Ventures jointly led the investment, which was announced on Thursday. Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Operator Collective, Hico Ventures and Neuron Venture Partners participated as well. Poetiq was launched last year by former Google DeepMind researchers Shumeet Baluja and Ian Fischer. Baluja established the Alphabet unit’s computer vision group, while Fischer helped develop some of the technologies that underpin its LLMs. The company’s founding team also includes several other former researchers from the…

The artificial intelligence arms race has entered a new, deeply personal phase. With its recent rollout of “Personal Intelligence,” Google is moving beyond generic chatbots to create a truly context-aware digital assistant. This isn’t just another feature update; it’s a fundamental shift in how we interact with technology, one that poses an existential threat to Microsoft’s long-standing dominance in productivity software and redefines the competitive landscape among top-tier AI models. The “Personal Intelligence” Revolution Explained Google’s “Personal Intelligence,” launched in beta on January 14, 2026, is a groundbreaking feature designed to transform Gemini from a knowledgeable outsider into a trusted…

It’s been a few months since I received the Mickey Mouse model of the Disney Orbitkey Sling (4L). Today, I’m going to share a short but detailed review based on my personal experience using and testing it. Before anything else, I’d like to thank the folks over at Orbitkey for sending us this Mickey Mouse variant of the Disney Orbitkey Sling (4L) that we’re reviewing today. PRODUCT PHOTOS Orbitkey reflective tag on the front Mickey Mouse’s signature on the back Pen holder and integrated mesh internal pocket Small Mickey Mouse head silhouettes Disney Orbitkey Quick Release Rings – Donald Duck…

What if your biggest customer success problem isn’t churn but building for someone who doesn’t exist? Your CMO asks for the customer profile. You pull the dashboard with all the averages. Contract value to usage. That’s your fundamental mistake. You designed a product for someone who doesn’t exist. An “average” account is a statistical ghost. Yet B2B SaaS companies price around it, build features for it, and then wonder why actual customers keep leaving. Poor B2B SaaS customer segmentation doesn’t just waste budgets. It compounds. Your CAC climbs because you’re targeting everyone. Your NRR tanks because you’re serving none well.…

SuccubusAI caters to people looking for an AI companion that doesn’t impose heavy moderation or conversational limits. Instead of steering chats into predefined lanes, it supports open discussion, flexible expression, and interactions that naturally adjust as the conversation evolves.⚡️ TRENDING CHATBOTS ⚡️Candy AITry Candy AIUnfiltered Chat with AI GirlsPhotos and voice messagesVideo GenerationPromptchanTry PromptchanYour Dream AI Girlfriend ChatRealistic and Beautiful AI GirlsGenerate Hot VideosMydreamcompanionTry MydreamcompanionSpicy AI ChattingText and Voice MessagesAI Girlfriend that sends pictures SuccubusAI How does it work?SuccubusAI uses advanced natural language models to generate replies that reflect tone, style, and context. Once inside the chat, users can type anything…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious Google Chrome extensions that come with capabilities to hijack affiliate links, steal data, and collect OpenAI ChatGPT authentication tokens. One of the extensions in question is Amazon Ads Blocker (ID: pnpchphmplpdimbllknjoiopmfphellj), which claims to be a tool to browse Amazon without any sponsored content. It was uploaded to the Chrome Web Store by a publisher named “10Xprofit” on January 19, 2026. “The extension does block ads as advertised, but its primary function is hidden: it automatically injects the developer’s affiliate tag (10xprofit-20) into every Amazon product link and replaces existing affiliate codes from content creators,”…

Steve Rabuchin. (LinkedIn Photo) — After more than 20 years at the tech giant, Steve Rabuchin has retired from Amazon, leaving the role of vice president of Project Kuiper, the internet-providing satellite project that was recently rebranded as Amazon Leo. Rabuchin’s career at the company included serving as general manager for Kindle, vice president of Amazon Appstore, VP of Alexa, and a stint with AWS, among other roles. Amazon this week laid off 16,000 workers from corporate roles, but Rabuchin made clear in a LinkedIn post that his departure was voluntary. “So, what’s next? I am going to spend a…

MAINGEAR’s Retro98 is a beige throwback tower that hides current gaming hardware. It’s built for anyone who wants the late-90s desktop look without giving up today’s performance. Prices start at $2,499 for an RTX 5070 build, then jump to $3,499 with an RTX 5080, and $4,999 with an RTX 5090. Retro98 alpha tops the stack at $9,799, pairing an RTX 5090 with an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, 64GB of DDR5, and a 4TB SSD. This is also a scarcity play, capped at 38 total units, split into 32 standard systems and six Retro98 alpha builds. The listing calls the systems…

TL;DR Using Google’s new Veo 3.1 video model, we created a breathtaking 1 minute 40 second FPV drone flight through mountain valleys, and it took just 15 minutes to generate. Imagine soaring through alpine valleys, gliding between snowy peaks, and diving toward rivers that twist like silver ribbons below, all without leaving your desk. That’s exactly what we did using Veo 3.1, Google’s latest generative AI video model. Our test video, a first-person drone flight across a mountain range, captures the freedom and exhilaration of flying while showcasing just how far AI video tools have come. The result is stunningly…

If you opened TikTok recently, you probably saw some weird stuff happening. Maybe you couldn’t post a new video. Maybe the app asked for your precise location. Maybe you weren’t seeing as much stuff about ICE or the Trump administration’s latest assault on the global world order. If the latter is the case, you weren’t the only one.When it comes to TikTok, the past week has been full of changes, challenges, and conspiracy theories. It was the first week of operations for the new company that’s running TikTok in the United States: the TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, a name…