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🧾 RiseLink: BK7259 Edge-AI SoC (Cortex-M55 + Ethos-U65

RiseLink Technologies (Beken Corp) released the BK7259 SoC (Jan 01), pairing an Arm Cortex-M55 with an Ethos-U65 NPU. While active voice detection draws ~5-10mW, the chip achieves a critical <50µA Wi-Fi keep-alive (DTIM10) floor for standby. This efficiency profile is vital for 2026 battery-operated endpoints that spend 99% of their time waiting for wake-words, resolving privacy bottlenecks without draining power.

🚀 WowNow: 'C2M' Generative Manufacturing (Powered by PRM)

WowNow unveiled its "Consumer-to-Manufacturing" (C2M) platform at CES , leveraging PRM's industrial metrology core. Unlike standard GenAI 3D tools, this system ensures dimensional accuracy, converting user concepts into manufacturable CNC/3D-print specs rather than simple meshes. This positions AI as a "Hard Tech" supply chain catalyst, enabling "lot size of one" fabrication with engineering-grade precision.

🛡️ OG Tech: Global AI Action Center (Q1 2026)

ORIGINAL GALAXY (OG Tech) confirmed its Q1 2026 roadmap for the "Global AI Decision & Action Center" via its Beijing HQ. Pivoting from pilots to "closed-loop" execution, the initiative enforces mandatory audit trails for every algorithmic decision. This operational model acts as an "Enterprise Second Brain," ensuring accountability and traceability for automated workflows in regulated sectors.

📊 Agentic AI Market: $260.7B Valuation by 2035

Acumen Research released the "Agentic AI Market 2025-2035" , valuing the sector at $7.1 billion in 2025 with a projected 43.3% CAGR. The study identifies the "Solutions" segment (61%) as the primary driver, fueled by enterprise demand for autonomous task execution. This signals a capital rotation from passive LLM interfaces to self-governing financial and logistic workflows.

💬 Axios Analysis: 'ROI Mandate' Replaces Model Hype

Axios published its "2026 AI Outlook" (Jan 01), synthesizing analyst consensus that the "Model Hype" cycle has ended, replaced by a strict "ROI Mandate." The report warns that deployments failing to demonstrate measurable margin impact by Q3 2026 face deprecation. This forces vendors to pivot from capability-based selling to outcome-based pricing for enterprise contracts.

⚖️ California SB 942: C2PA Adopted as Compliance Standard

The California AI Transparency Act (SB 942) entered into force today (Jan 01), compelling providers (>1M monthly users) to implement "technically feasible" provenance tools. Industry leaders are rallying around C2PA standards (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) as the de facto compliance mechanism. This imposes strict liability, forcing tech majors to align global platforms with California's rigorous "Right to Know" protocols.

🎓 Planet Classroom: 'Algorithmic Upskilling' Framework

The Planet Classroom Network released the "AI and the Future of Decent Work" framework (Jan 01), co-authored by Ambassador Shea Gopaul. The policy advocates for "Algorithmic Upskilling," deploying AI matching engines to align youth apprenticeships with labor shortages. This proposal establishes a governance layer to mitigate displacement, leveraging predictive analytics to accelerate workforce transitions.

TRENDING AI NEWS

👓 Namibox Debuts 'NAMI INSIGHT One' with Micro-OLED

HEADLINE: Jinxin Technology (NASDAQ: NAMI) launches 35g learning AR.
INTEL: Jinxin Technology debuted NAMI INSIGHT One (35g), pairing a Sony 1080p Micro-OLED with a Mini-AR Waveguide (126" virtual screen). Running "Classroom Mode" on an edge-native EdTech LLM, it provides real-time note structuring via bone conduction. Validated by a 40M-user ecosystem, this defines the "wearable learning" hardware category for mass education..

📝 TCL Debuts 'Note A1' with NXTPAPER 3.0

TCL launched the Note A1 ($549), featuring an 11.5" 3:2 NXTPAPER 3.0 display (2.8K, 120Hz). The 5.5mm chassis integrates a MediaTek Helio G100 chip and AI handwriting agents tailored for the T-Pen Pro (<5ms latency). Its circularly polarized matte finish eliminates glare, undercutting the Kindle Scribe by offering full Android app compatibility and color workflow.

⚙️ Advantech: ROM-2860 with Qualcomm Edge AI

Advantech (TPE: 2395) released the ROM-2860 (OSM Size-L), integrating Qualcomm® QCS6490 (Octa-core Kryo + Hexagon NPU). Delivering 12 TOPS of AI performance with Wi-Fi 6E/5G, the modules operate from -40°C to 85°C. This platform enables fanless predictive maintenance and machine vision in harsh industrial environments, replacing legacy x86 systems.

🪙 KuCoin Deploys 'KIA' with Deep Research Mode

 KuCoin deployed KIA (KuCoin Intelligence Assistant) to its 40M users. Leveraging a proprietary financial LLM, it offers "Deep Research" (2/day) and "Deep Thinking" (5/day) modes. By ingesting real-time Order Book and on-chain data, the agent automates risk assessment, shifting the platform value prop from transaction fees to AI-driven alpha.

🔊 LG XBOOM Adds 'AI Karaoke Master' & FYI.RAiDiO

 LG expanded XBOOM (Stage 501/Blast) with FYI.RAiDiO personas and AI Karaoke Master (trained on 10,000 songs). Featuring Space Calibration Pro, IP67 rating, and 220W output (Peerless tweeters), the hardware embeds edge inference for real-time vocal isolation. This drives premium SKU upgrades via context-aware personalization, moving consumer audio toward "intelligent" hardware distinct from standard speakers.

🖥️ Arzopa D14 Display Debuts at CES Booth 18740

Arzopa confirmed its CES 2026 showcase (Jan 6–9) at Hall 18740. The D14 smart frame features a 1920x1200 IPS touchscreen, 32GB local storage, and unlimited cloud capacity. Operating on a quad-core Cortex-A35, it supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and gift-ready pre-set configurations. Nominated for CES Picks Awards, it anchors Arzopa’s expansion into smart-home visual ecosystems.

🧬 Ainnocence Launches CosmeticAI™ Platform

Ainnocence debuted CosmeticAI™, a sequence-first engine for engineering cosmetic active ingredients. The system evaluates 10 billion molecules within weeks using a 10,000x cheaper sequence-based AI instead of 3D modeling. By computational front-loading, it reduces experimental screening to 50–150 candidates, slashing R&D costs by 80% while ensuring optimized epidermal transport and formulation stability.

📗 Book Summary: The Dawn of Everything
Authors: David Graeber & David Wengrow

🧠 Main Idea:
This book challenges the traditional story of human history—that societies evolved in a straight line from hunter-gatherers to farming to states and inequality. Instead, the authors show that early humans experimented with many forms of social organization, freedom, and equality.

🔍 Key Concepts:

• No Single Path of Progress:
  Human societies did not follow one inevitable route; many complex civilizations existed without kings, states, or rigid hierarchies.

• Freedom as a Social Choice:
  Early societies actively chose how to organize power, work, and leadership—sometimes changing systems seasonally.

• Myth of the “Primitive” Human:
  Hunter-gatherers were often intellectually, socially, and politically sophisticated.

• Questioning Inequality:
  Inequality is not a natural outcome of civilization—it is historically contingent and reversible.

• Rewriting Prehistory:
  Archaeology reveals cities without rulers, agriculture without oppression, and governance without coercion.

🌱 Core Lessons:

• Human history is far more flexible and creative than we’re taught.

• Social systems are choices, not destiny.

• Inequality is not inevitable.

• Rethinking the past expands possibilities for the future.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  AI TOOLS

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