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 AI NEWS

1. 🤝 Mobvoi & Olares Ship Hybrid-Cloud AI Earbuds

Mobvoi (San Francisco) and Olares partnered to ship TicNote Pods integrated with the Olares One private compute hub, powered by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile GPU. This hybrid-cloud architecture runs on Olares OS, allowing users to toggle between cloud services or latency-free Local Mode via Shadow AI for secure transcription. The alliance positions the hardware as a privacy-sovereign productivity tool for sensitive enterprise workflows.

2. 🤖 SelectCam Launches M8 Edge AI Video Telematics

SelectCam AI (Shenzhen) launched the M8 (8-channel) and DC20 (6-channel) AI dashcams targeting freight fleets in Europe and North America. Led by founder Dylan Xu, the ruggedized hardware features embedded ADAS/DMS analytics to detect driver fatigue without cloud latency. With 1.4 million units shipped, the release targets accident liability reduction and will be showcased at CES 2026 (Booth #60638).

3. 🧾 Health Union Report Finds "AI-First" Patient Shift

Health Union’s survey of 6,000+ patients across 49 conditions revealed that while 33% have used AI tools generally, 18% specifically use them for health inquiries. Although 66% rely on AI summaries for research, trust remains critically low (13%). The report urges providers to integrate verified, human-in-the-loop AI, as patients increasingly demand speed but fear data privacy risks.

4. 🤝 Seekr & Stephano Slack Deploy AI Audit Agents

Seekr (Reston, VA) and Stephano Slack deployed explainable AI agents via SeekrFlow™ to automate 401(k) financial audits. The partnership reduces manual reconciliation time from 50 hours to 2 hours while ensuring ERISA compliance. Using verifiable audit trails, the collaboration delivers high-speed, accurate financial workflows without black-box risks for regulated accounting environments.

5, 📰 TNL Mediagene Launches “Agentic Newsroom” Platform

TNL Mediagene (Nasdaq: TNMG) launched its Agentic Newsroom and CiteRadar analytics platform to modernize Pan-Asian media operations. The Agentic Newsroom automates multilingual localization, while CiteRadar monitors AI Visibility across models. CTO Richard Lee positions these offerings to pivot the group toward AI services that help publishers manage reputation and scale output.

6, 🧩 Recon Labs to Unveil GenPresso 3D AI at CES 2026

Recon Labs announced it will debut GenPresso, a generative AI design-agent platform supporting models such as Nano Banana and Flux 2, at CES 2026 (Booth #50523). Built on its 3Dpresso technology, the solution automates text-to-3D asset creation and texture mapping, targeting spatial computing by replacing manual modeling with agent-driven workflows.

TRENDING AI NEWS

1, 🧩 HCLSoftware Acquires Wobby.ai to Bolster Actian Platform

HCLSoftware agreed to acquire Wobby.ai for €4.5 million via subsidiary Actian Germany GmbH, closing Feb 2026 with a €3.0M upfront payment. The deal embeds a proprietary semantic layer into the Actian Data Intelligence Platform, enabling natural-language queries without legacy SQL. This accelerates HCL’s "AI-for-Data" strategy, delivering immediate, governed business intelligence from complex unstructured sources for global enterprise clients.

2. 📦 Kargo.ai Secures $42M to Deploy "Kargo Intelligence"

Kargo.ai closed a $42 million Series B led by Avenir to scale automation for clients like Mercedes-Benz and Wayne-Sanderson. Funding targets the rollout of "Kargo Intelligence," a new automated back-office platform for claims, alongside 1,000+ inspection towers. This investment validates the shift toward autonomous supply chain visibility, addressing critical labor shortages and efficiency gaps in global logistics.

3. ⚖️ Carreyrou Sues xAI & OpenAI in Individual Copyright Case

Investigative reporter John Carreyrou filed individual copyright lawsuits against OpenAI, Google, and xAI in California Federal Court (N.D. Cal). By opting out of class actions to seek maximum statutory damages of $150k per work, the plaintiffs challenge "fair use" training practices. This strategy—the first to target Musk's xAI—threatens tech firms with exponentially higher liability than previous collective settlements.

4. 🏅 Dataiku Named Leader in IDC AI Governance 2026

Dataiku was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Unified AI Governance 2026 (Doc #US53514825). The assessment highlights its "Govern Node" for enforcing mandatory sign-offs, model lineage, and strict deployment controls. This recognition cements Dataiku’s role in regulated industries, offering audit-ready, multi-cloud governance frameworks essential for compliant enterprise AI scaling and secure production pipelines.

5. 🏦 Manulife Taps Adaptive ML for Open-Source SLMs

Manulife signed a multi-year agreement with Adaptive ML to deploy the Adaptive Engine for fine-tuning Open-Source Small Language Models (SLMs). Focused on underwriting and sales advisory, the deal prioritizes energy-efficient, specialized agents over generalist LLMs. This strategic pivot accelerates enterprise AI scaling, ensuring production-grade reliability, strict governance, and reduced compute costs.

6. 🤳 YouCam Reports 1.2B Interactions, 350% Agent Growth

Perfect Corp.’s YouCam reported 1.2 billion AR interactions and 200 million AI visuals in 2025, with AI agent prompts surging 350%. These metrics confirm mass-market demand for multimodal personalization and the new "AI Agent" assistant. The data supports the expansion of agentic APIs, proving the scalability of generative AI in high-engagement retail environments and virtual try-on sectors.

📗 Book Summary: The Warmth of Other Suns — The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
Author: Isabel Wilkerson

🧠 Main Idea:
This book tells the powerful, human story of the Great Migration, when millions of African Americans moved from the rural South to cities in the North and West to escape racial oppression. Through real lives, it shows how this movement reshaped American culture, cities, and identity.

🔍 Key Concepts:

• The Great Migration:
  Between 1916 and 1970, over six million Black Americans left the South in search of freedom, safety, and opportunity.

• Push and Pull Forces:
  Jim Crow laws, violence, and poverty pushed people out, while jobs, dignity, and hope pulled them northward.

• Personal Narratives:
  The book follows three individuals whose lives represent millions of untold stories.

• Transformation of America:
  Migration reshaped music, politics, labor, housing, and civil rights movements.

• Invisible History:
  This massive social shift is often overlooked, despite its lasting impact on modern America.

🌱 Core Lessons:

• History is best understood through human lives, not statistics.

• Freedom often requires courage, sacrifice, and movement.

• Migration reshapes nations culturally, economically, and morally.

• Untold stories are essential to understanding the present.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                AI TOOLS

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