AMI raises $1 Billion to build AI world models, Mind Robotics secures $500 Million, Meta expands Vibes AI editing tools, ElevenLabs launches Flows, and YouTube leads streaming revenue.

Ben Affleck's Secret AI company, Smart glasses dominate Mobile World Congress 2026 as AI reshapes tech. Anthropic tops the App Store, Block cuts 4,000 jobs.

Pentagon pressures Anthropic over AI limits, Google Gemini expands agentic multistep features, and Viture secures $100 million to scale XR glasses.

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs raises $1 Billion, Ricursive secures $335 Million for AI chip design, and Google adds Lyria 3 music generation to Gemini.

X Merges X AI And Space X, Apple Acquires Q AI, Synthbee, Raises $100 billion, Amazon Invests in OpenAI, Amazon invests in OpenAI, And The Super Bowl of AI Commercials.

X Merges X AI And Space X, Apple Acquires Q AI, Synthbee, Raises $100 billion, Amazon Invests in OpenAI, Amazon invests in OpenAI, And The Super Bowl of AI Commercials.

Amazon cuts jobs and shutters stores, Snap spins out AR glasses, VR studios pull back, Apple and OpenAI prepare AI hardware, and Google launches Genie 3, a AI world-gen model.

Xreal sued its main competitor, Viture, for patent infringement on its older XR glasses design, despite being named a lead partner for AndroidXR.

Fox backed Holywater raises $22 million to expand its AI powered vertical video streaming platform, scaling mobile-first episodic content, microdramas, and data driven IP discovery.

Apple selects Google’s Gemini for Siri as Meta cuts Reality Labs, Higgsfield raises $130 Million, and Xreal secures $100 Million ahead of its Android XR Aura smartglasses launch.

Higgsfield raises $130 million as brands adopt generative video for high volume marketing production, hitting a $200 million run rate in under nine months.

CES 2026 wrapped with humanoid robots, consumer robotics, Chinese manufacturers in force, and AI integrated into displays, wearables, appliances, and XR devices.

Podcast Episode · The AI XR Podcast · 01/03/2026 · 59m

Download Sora and put yourself in the picture. Experiences once reserved for actors, and athletes can now be generated on demand. You will love it.

Snap nears 1 billion users, Meta unveils WorldGen, Warner cuts a deal with Suno, Ive and Altman tease OpenAI hardware, Apple adds Vision Pro sports content, Meta expands Hyperscape, Pico readies MR he...

Chapman University professor Charlie Fink discusses the impact of the A.I. boom on the Hollywood industry on ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum.’

1HMX introduces Nexus NX1, a full body VR system combining haptic gloves, locomotion, and detailed motion tracking, will be used for training humans and robots.

AI is reshaping authorship, ownership, and jobs. Legal experts say human control still defines who can claim creative credit

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.

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.

At TwitchCon San Diego, Israeli startup Decart showcased real-time generative video with Geenee AR, letting streamers transform their live feeds instantly with AI.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

A busy week for AI/XR finance stories, Apple's new AirPod 3 does real time translation, Meta to unveil new AR glasses next week, Open AI makes a movie, Amazon's new AR

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.

Podcast Episode · The AI/XR Podcast. · 08/22/2025 · 56m

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.

Apple’s robot strategy, Grok’s spicy GenAI video tool, and Instagram’s new 3D experience in Meta VR lead this week’s roundup of AI and XR news.

Meta shifts from Quest to smart glasses, Google’s AI upsets publishers, Character AI launches social newsfeed, IMAX screens AI films.

Podcast Episode · The AI/XR Podcast. · 07/25/2025 · 50m

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

Lovart AI launches globally, offering agency-level design tools powered by AI agents for under $90 per month, with image, video, and 3D output from a single prompt.

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

Genies partners with Unity to bring emotionally intelligent AI avatars into games, merging behavior, memory, and UGC tools for real-time interactive companions.

Kartel.ai emerges from stealth with $2M to streamline creative media production using AI, human talent, and a phone call. Fast, curated, agency-quality work.

VITURE, the quiet giant of XR glasses, launches its Luma Series smart glasses with four new models, sharper displays, spatial features, and 52% U.S. market share.

Kling AI debuts 'Loading…,' a seven-part multi-genre YouTube anthology series that showcases human artistry at the center of cinematic AI.

Technology Podcast · Updated Weekly · The AI/XR Podcast, co-hosted by producer Charlie Fink, who covers AI and XR for Forbes, Ted Schilowitz, media futurist and co-founder of Red Camera, and Rony Abov...

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

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

The TED-talk style seeks to create engagement, drama, and snappy punch lines that border on insight but are decidedly not insightful.

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.

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.

The TED-talk style seeks to create engagement, drama, and snappy punch lines that border on insight but are decidedly not insightful.

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