Charlie Fink
@charliefink.bsky.social
Producer, Podcast Host, Author, Adjunct
Covering AI, XR & Metaverse for Forbes
Covering AI, XR & Metaverse for Forbes
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Who Owns The Dreams Of An AI Machine?
AI is reshaping authorship, ownership, and jobs. Legal experts say human control still defines who can claim creative credit
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November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm especially proud of this one. tinyurl.com/29846ond
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. tinyurl.com/2yrtkgsu
Stabilty AI Beats The Rap, Maps Talk Back, Power Hungry AI, Coke’s New AI Ads
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.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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. tinyurl.com/2yrtkgsu
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. tinyurl.com/2yo4xecx
Robot Replacements, Galaxy XR, $133 Million Raised By General Intuition, ChatGPT’s Atlas Browser
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.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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. tinyurl.com/2yo4xecx
DecartAI showcased real-time generative video with GeeneeAR, letting streamers transform their live feeds instantly with AI. tinyurl.com/26j928sf
Decart Brings Real-Time AI To Real-Time Creators At TwitchCon
At TwitchCon San Diego, Israeli startup Decart showcased real-time generative video with Geenee AR, letting streamers transform their live feeds instantly with AI.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
DecartAI showcased real-time generative video with GeeneeAR, letting streamers transform their live feeds instantly with AI. tinyurl.com/26j928sf
Anduril unveils EagleEye MR helmet for infantry, Epiminds raises $6.6M for AI marketing agents, and Flint secures $5M to automate website creation. tinyurl.com/235te7aj
Samsung Galaxy XR Launch, Epiminds, Flint AI Raise Seeds, Anduril Reveals EagleEye
Anduril unveils EagleEye MR helmet for infantry, Epiminds raises $6.6M for AI marketing agents, and Flint secures $5M to automate website creation.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Anduril unveils EagleEye MR helmet for infantry, Epiminds raises $6.6M for AI marketing agents, and Flint secures $5M to automate website creation. tinyurl.com/235te7aj
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. tinyurl.com/29ohpwxc
OpenAI Lets You Sora For Free, Gorkipedia, Signs Of AI Bubble
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.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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. tinyurl.com/29ohpwxc
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. tinyurl.com/27mqulkp
Moonlake AI’s $27 Million Seed, OpenAI’s Sora 2 App, Apple Pivots From Vision Pro
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.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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. tinyurl.com/27mqulkp
Adobe brings Luma, Runway, and Moonvalley video models to Firefly Boards, AR smart glasses shipments soar, Apple bets on XR series for Vision Pro tinyurl.com/28q4ttnw
Adobe Adds Luma, Runway, Marey AI Video To Firefly, AI XR Glasses Sales Surge
Adobe brings Luma, Runway, and Moonvalley video models to Firefly Boards, AR smart glasses shipments soar, Apple bets on XR series for Vision Pro
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September 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Adobe brings Luma, Runway, and Moonvalley video models to Firefly Boards, AR smart glasses shipments soar, Apple bets on XR series for Vision Pro tinyurl.com/28q4ttnw
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. tinyurl.com/29m4vg32
Meta Intros Ray-Ban AR Display Glasses, Tik Tok’s New Deal, $200 Million For Nothing
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.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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. tinyurl.com/29m4vg32
So many other stories that would have been headlines last month this week, too: Venice Immersive, Reply AI Contest Winners, Predators hide in plain sight in Meta Horizon Worlds (shocked! shocked!) tinyurl.com/298dvwxq
Anthropic, Replit, And Higgsfield AI Raise Over $13 Billion, XR’s Virtue, Mojo Vision, Raise $175 Million
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
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September 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
So many other stories that would have been headlines last month this week, too: Venice Immersive, Reply AI Contest Winners, Predators hide in plain sight in Meta Horizon Worlds (shocked! shocked!) tinyurl.com/298dvwxq
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.
Google Escapes Breakup, Salesforce AI Layoffs, ‘Asteroid’ Debuts On AndroidXR
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.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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.
This week's guest is author @Devon_Eriksen_ a brilliant guy who completely disagreed when I said the internet and social media are incompatible with democracy. Instead, he contends social media has finally set the truth free. What do you think? tinyurl.com/2d2wwcjp
The AI/XR Podcast August 22nd, 2025 ft. Ft. Devon Eriksen, Author of Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1
Podcast Episode · The AI/XR Podcast. · 08/22/2025 · 56m
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August 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This week's guest is author @Devon_Eriksen_ a brilliant guy who completely disagreed when I said the internet and social media are incompatible with democracy. Instead, he contends social media has finally set the truth free. What do you think? tinyurl.com/2d2wwcjp
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. tinyurl.com/28tjzgwd
Will OpenAI Sell Ads? Plus New AI Glasses From Meta And HTC
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.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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. tinyurl.com/28tjzgwd
Apple is thinking big thoughts about the future, Grok's Imagine GenAI Video is thinking about sex. tinyurl.com/25kkobvo
Apple's Robot Strategy Revealed, Grok Adds Spicy GenAI Video, 3D Instagram In Meta VR
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.
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August 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Apple is thinking big thoughts about the future, Grok's Imagine GenAI Video is thinking about sex. tinyurl.com/25kkobvo
Meta shifts from Quest to smart glasses, Google’s AI upsets publishers, Character AI launches social newsfeed, IMAX screens AI films. tinyurl.com/2aepn7rt
AI Upends Search, A Tidal Wave Of XR Glasses Is Set Crash This Fall
Meta shifts from Quest to smart glasses, Google’s AI upsets publishers, Character AI launches social newsfeed, IMAX screens AI films.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Meta shifts from Quest to smart glasses, Google’s AI upsets publishers, Character AI launches social newsfeed, IMAX screens AI films. tinyurl.com/2aepn7rt
Podcast #250 with the perfect AI/XR guest, former Google XR PM, Angel Investor, TED AI podcast host, @bilawalsidhu and my co-hosts Rony Abovitz and Ted Schilowitz tinyurl.com/268tqdqr
The AI/XR Podcast July 25th, 2025 ft. Bilawal Sidhu, former Google Maps PM, TED AI curator, and generative AI media pioneer
Podcast Episode · The AI/XR Podcast. · 07/25/2025 · 50m
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July 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Podcast #250 with the perfect AI/XR guest, former Google XR PM, Angel Investor, TED AI podcast host, @bilawalsidhu and my co-hosts Rony Abovitz and Ted Schilowitz tinyurl.com/268tqdqr
Trump’s new AI plan pushes deregulation, attacks “woke” models, and speeds chip factory development as OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia drive global infrastructure expansion. tinyurl.com/2aqz7svf
Trump’s AI Orders, Gixel’s AR Optics, Big Tech Spends On Nvidia
Trump’s new AI plan pushes deregulation, attacks “woke” models, and speeds chip factory development as OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia drive global infrastructure expansion.
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July 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump’s new AI plan pushes deregulation, attacks “woke” models, and speeds chip factory development as OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia drive global infrastructure expansion. tinyurl.com/2aqz7svf
Lovart AI design agents for under $90 per month. Two thots: (1) Yikes. Designers will tremble (2) Going up against Adobe and Canva? We shall see if being really good in this really crazy, crowded market is good enough. tinyurl.com/2bgl7sxk
Lovart AI Launches Globally, Promising Agency-Grade Design For $90 A Month
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.
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July 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Lovart AI design agents for under $90 per month. Two thots: (1) Yikes. Designers will tremble (2) Going up against Adobe and Canva? We shall see if being really good in this really crazy, crowded market is good enough. tinyurl.com/2bgl7sxk
Moonvalley secures $84 million for Marey AI video model, 'Post Truth' all-AI doc released in theaters, Grok's Avatars go all the way. tinyurl.com/2cl49kra
Moonvalley Raises $84 Million, Venice Immersive Selections, Grok’s Naughty Avatars
Moonvalley secures $84 million for Marey AI video model, 'Post Truth' all-AI doc released in theaters, Grok's Avatars go all the way.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Moonvalley secures $84 million for Marey AI video model, 'Post Truth' all-AI doc released in theaters, Grok's Avatars go all the way. tinyurl.com/2cl49kra
Genies partners with Unity to bring emotionally intelligent AI avatars into games and XR, merging behavior, memory, and UGC tools for real-time cross-platform interactive companions. tinyurl.com/ylb9cnzz
Genies is Building The Visual Layer for LLMs
Genies partners with Unity to bring emotionally intelligent AI avatars into games, merging behavior, memory, and UGC tools for real-time interactive companions.
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July 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Genies partners with Unity to bring emotionally intelligent AI avatars into games and XR, merging behavior, memory, and UGC tools for real-time cross-platform interactive companions. tinyurl.com/ylb9cnzz
After five years, 247 episodes and 1.1 M downloads, the AI/XR Podcast has finally joined the iTunes Top 100 Technology podcasts at #93! This is out of 436,000. My heart is filled with gratitude for our listeners and my co-hosts Rony Abovitz and Ted Schilowitz.
July 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
After five years, 247 episodes and 1.1 M downloads, the AI/XR Podcast has finally joined the iTunes Top 100 Technology podcasts at #93! This is out of 436,000. My heart is filled with gratitude for our listeners and my co-hosts Rony Abovitz and Ted Schilowitz.
Congratulations KARTEL on the launch of the new company and an OS that may change how media is created, and by whom. tinyurl.com/ym59njhh
Kartel Launches With $2 Million And Human-Centric AI To Disrupt Media Production
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.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Congratulations KARTEL on the launch of the new company and an OS that may change how media is created, and by whom. tinyurl.com/ym59njhh
The VITURE Pro is bringing its best to a category that is heating up. tinyurl.com/ywrmnthq
VITURE Launches Luma Series, Sets Its Sights On Spatial Computing
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.
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July 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The VITURE Pro is bringing its best to a category that is heating up. tinyurl.com/ywrmnthq
@Kling_ai debuts 'Loading…,' a seven-part multi-genre YouTube anthology series that showcases human artistry at the center of cinematic AI. tinyurl.com/24d7fvzn
Kling AI Flexes Its Muscles With New Anthology Series ‘Loading…’
Kling AI debuts 'Loading…,' a seven-part multi-genre YouTube anthology series that showcases human artistry at the center of cinematic AI.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@Kling_ai debuts 'Loading…,' a seven-part multi-genre YouTube anthology series that showcases human artistry at the center of cinematic AI. tinyurl.com/24d7fvzn
This week’s AI/XR Podcast guest is Randy Marsden, former Apple exec and co-founder of Skidattl, an AR platform for creating geo-anchored virtual signage Skidattl tinyurl.com/2ynyswj7
The AI/XR Podcast.
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...
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June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This week’s AI/XR Podcast guest is Randy Marsden, former Apple exec and co-founder of Skidattl, an AR platform for creating geo-anchored virtual signage Skidattl tinyurl.com/2ynyswj7