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AI Daily Podcast — January 30, 2026
Welcome back to the show. Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories: a chip-fueled profit surge that could keep device prices high, Meta’s push to make AI feel personal, a new platform aiming to organize AI video production, and a brewing showdown over how AI reshapes the open web.
Samsung’s AI chip profits just tripled, and here’s why your next phone may cost more because of it
Source: Android Central | By Jay Bonggolto | January 29, 2026
Samsung nearly tripled Q4 profit on surging demand for high-priced AI memory like HBM, even as it sells fewer overall chips. Executives signaled prices will remain elevated into 2026 while the company pushes HBM4, AI SSDs, and a 2nd‑gen 2nm process—meaning premium phones and PCs may stay costly as AI parts hog wafer capacity. Expect the Galaxy S26 to showcase those investments with more agentic on-device AI.
‘AI that understands you’: Mark Zuckerberg plans to deepen AI’s presence in our online lives
Source: Gizmodo | By Ece Yildirim | January 28, 2026
Meta says 2026 will be about weaving AI deeper into its apps, using LLM-powered recommenders to personalize feeds and ads and ramping up AI-translated content. Zuckerberg is shifting investment from VR toward AI and wearables like smart glasses, aiming for an assistant that “understands you.” But heightened scrutiny over youth safety and hyper-targeting could shape how far—and how fast—Meta can go.
MITO AI raised $4.5 million to launch project-management software for filmmakers. Read its pitch deck.
Source: Business Insider | By Dan Whateley | January 29, 2026
MITO AI raised $4.5 million led by Lightspeed to launch a workflow platform that lets filmmakers storyboard, collaborate, and generate AI video, audio, and image assets in one place. By integrating tools like Runway, Veo, Pika, and ComfyUI, it aims to stitch short AI clips into longer, production-ready projects with team comments and rights controls. For studios and brands experimenting with AI video, MITO targets the biggest pain point: today’s fragmented, hard-to-manage pipelines.
Google warns against ‘breaking Search,’ as pressure mounts over web future
Source: Business Insider | By Alistair Barr | January 29, 2026
Under pressure from UK regulators, Google will let sites opt out of Search’s generative AI features, but warns rigid controls could “break” Search by fragmenting how content is indexed and surfaced. Cloudflare’s CEO argues regulators should force Google to split AI crawling from traditional search to level the playing field. The CMA’s consultation runs through February 25, with big implications for publishers, AI competitors, and the open web.
