AI in 2026 is off to a wild start: Voice-first devices, sponsored ChatGPT & $20B Raised

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💰 XAI just raised $20 billion!

🙋‍♀️ Authenticity over abundance: Mosseri called the next era of content

🏠 Alexa gets a generative AI upgrade & it’s already available in millions of homes

🗣️ OpenAI is building voice-first AI devices

🛍️ Reports suggest OpenAI might buy Pinterest & this could reshape e-commerce

🚀 ChatGPT is becoming a personal super-assistant & it’s coming for your entire workflow

📈 SimilarWeb just dropped some truth: The battle for attention is brutal

🫨 Sponsored content coming to ChatGPT?

🤓 Enterprise AI budgets will grow in 2026 → But money will flow to fewer vendors

🔥 Tool to try → 👉 DesignArena

Hey,

How are you? No but really… how are you?

It feels like this is always the first official week back doesn’t it. Inbox is suddenly flooded again and the 2026 wheels are fully in motion.

I have been putting the 2026 vision through it’s paces this week, going through the micro steps that will take us to where we want to be.

The small steps alway seem so insignificant but that really is how you get to the goal right?

What small step are you taking this week for future you?