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What Were the Most Impactful Innovations & Trends at CES 2026?

This Week in Tech dives into the most important trends and products from the show, including local AI hardware, smart locks, and realistic robots.
What Were the Most Impactful Innovations & Trends at CES 2026? | TWiT.TV
This Week in Tech dives into the most important trends and products from the show, including local AI hardware, smart locks, and realistic robots.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
alkimo-ai.bsky.social
Alkimo powers African minds with local AI insight.
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
drk.wtf
You have to assume all context you give an AI company is being sold to brokers. Your personal finance data. Every medical question you ask. Your notes.

Now how will all of that be used by corporations and government subjugating you?

Hopefully this year we got more practical local options.
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
lukerussert.bsky.social
My power bill today floored me. Thanks AI! I love subsidizing billionaires making us dumber www.axios.com/local/washin...
Why your D.C. utility bills are higher (again)
Blame gas and electric hikes, falling temps and the data center boom.
www.axios.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
julietwillmott.bsky.social
vc cadastra, faz o seu perfil e tudo mais aí vc procura na barra de busca e vai ter uma parte só de "vagas" lá mostra todas as vagas de emprego e como mandar pra cada local
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
wastateauditor.bsky.social
Local government meets AI in this podcast from Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL).
Podcast: Using Artificial Intelligence to Empower Public Servants with Jorge Valens, Miami-Dade County, FL - ELGL
Jorge Valens Innovation Manager Miami-Dade County, FL LinkedIn AI meets local government. Jorge Valens, Innovation Manager for Miami-Dade County, FL, joined the podcast to talk about the opportunities artificial intelligence represents for local government organizations and his recent article on the topic. He talked about how these tools can improve the efficiency of subject matter … Continued
elgl.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
rcnworldwidemedia.bsky.social
Hampshire County WV AI Apprenticeship Reaches Midpoint with Four Working AI Agents Built by Local Apprentices
rcnamericavirginia.blogspot.com/2026/01/hamp...
Hampshire County WV AI Apprenticeship Reaches Midpoint with Four Working AI Agents Built by Local Apprentices
rcnamericavirginia.blogspot.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
iankridley.bsky.social
Deleted my account after the reports of CSAM & other AI exploitative images. I'm a local councillor and am pushing for both my council and local party to stop using the platform.
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
r0bbit.bsky.social
I sent one of the local AI LLM models a picture of me and asked what its impression of me was.

Here's the answer.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
404nerdsbot.bsky.social
🌟 Spotlight: @ozgrozer.bsky.social

Day 61 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added support for local models via Ollama and LM Studio. You can now use Grape entirely offline and keep ...

👉 https://bsky.app/profile/ozgrozer.bsky.social/post/3mc3zaecmf22a

#IndieSpotlight
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
itsradnomad.bsky.social
Between his circular trading with OpenAI + Oracle, his insistence that his employees use more AI and calling them "insane" when they don't, and the impact NVIDIA's new datacenters have around local ecosystems and city resources, his slice of humble pie is long overdue.

Get fucked, Jensen 🖤
January 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
ketanjoshi.co
This one really stands out to me - Microsoft's plan for "Community-First AI Infrastructure" includes efforts to cram generative AI into schools.

You can also tell they used GenAI for this post - it's 5,829 words!! And has a waffly, overstuffed "conclusion" 🫠
5. We’ll strengthen your community by investing in local AI training and nonprofits. We believe the datacenter communities that power AI should be among the first to benefit from it. As these communities help drive innovation and economic growth for the nation, it’s essential that they share in the economic, educational, and community benefits AI is creating. Especially as jobs evolve and require more AI skills, this requires local investments in AI education and training. To support this goal, we will provide free, age-appropriate, best-in-class AI training and education in these communities in partnership with trusted, local community-based organizations. For years, we have been helping people gain essential digital skills in communities in and around our datacenters, such as Quincy in Eastern Washington, Boydton in Southern Virginia, and Mt. Pleasant in Southeast Wisconsin. One thing we’ve learned is that these communities have vibrant anchor institutions—schools, libraries, and local chambers of commerce—that form the backbone of local learning, workforce development, and economic growth. That’s why our approach as we go forward will be to invest in communities with our datacenters to partner with and provide support to these anchor institutions so that every community member can leverage the power of AI in how they live, work, and learn. First, we will partner with local K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities to provide age-appropriate, responsible AI literacy training and learning experiences for students and teachers in our datacenter communities. This will build on some of our most recent experiences. For example, in Quincy, Washington, we partnered with Quincy High School and the local FFA chapter to teach students the critical AI and data skills needed for careers in precision agriculture. And in our datacenter region in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, we recently launched an AI bootcamp for students and faculty with Gateway Technical College to cul…
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
ketanjoshi.co
Some wild news out of US re data centre development - Microsoft and Trump promising together in a synchronised statements that MSFT data centre development won't result in price increases where developments occur. Lots of media coverage (some articles pretty uncritical)

archive.ph/wip/9X33N
Avatar Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Under Sleepy Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats, the average American Household’s monthly Utility bills went up MASSIVELY — over 30%! I never want Americans to pay higher Electricity bills because of Data Centers. Therefore, my Administration is working with major American Technology Companies to secure their commitment to the American People, and we will have much to announce in the coming weeks. First up is Microsoft, who my team has been working with, and which will make major changes beginning this week to ensure that Americans don’t “pick up the tab” for their POWER consumption, in the form of paying higher Utility bills. We are the “HOTTEST” Country in the World, and Number One in AI. Data Centers are key to that boom, and keeping Americans FREE and SECURE but, the big Technology Companies who build them must “pay their own way.” Thank you, and congratulations to Microsoft. More to come soon! President DJT 6.99k ReTruths 28.2k Likes Microsoft's Community-First Al Infrastructure Plan 1. We'll pay our way to ensure our datacenters don't increase your electricity prices. Pay utility rates that are high enough to cover our electricity costs Collaborate with utilities on plans to add to the electricity we will need Innovate to make our datacenters more efficient Advocate for public policies needed for affordable, reliable, and sustainable power 2. We'll minimize our water use and replenish more of your water than we use. Reduce the amount of water our datacenters use Replenish more water than we use Provide greater local transparency Advocate for public policy that helps minimize water use 3. We'll create jobs for your residents. Invest in partnerships to train local construction workers Expand our Datacenter Academy program to train more individuals for ongoing operations roles Encourage policymakers to support new job opportunities 4. We'll add to the tax base that funds local hospitals, schools, parks, and libraries. We won't ask municipalities to reduce their local property tax rates for datacenters We'll support policies to invest the added taxes we pay in the vital services the community cares about 5. We'll strengthen your community by investing in local Al training and non-profits. Partner with schools, community colleges and universities to provide Al training Support adults with Al tools and skills through Al learning hubs in local libraries Support Al skills training for businesses Invest in local non-profits The Official Microsoft Blog Building Community-First AI Infrastructure Microsoft is launching a new initiative to build what we call Community-First AI Infrastructure—a commitment to do this work differently... . 6 hours ago CNN Microsoft has a plan to stop AI data centers from hiking up your electricity bill Microsoft says it will ask to pay higher electricity bills in areas where it's building data centers, in an effort to prevent electricity... . 4 hours ago Financial Times Microsoft vows to ‘pay its way’ as it seeks to defuse data centre backlash Microsoft is pledging to “pay its way” for its AI data centres, as soaring US electricity prices and water use bring a backlash against tech... . 2 hours ago CNBC Microsoft says communities won't see energy price hikes near data centers as utility costs rise Microsoft is asking Wisconsin's Public Service Commission to raise the electric rate the company pays for a data center in the state. . 5 hours ago GeekWire Microsoft responds to AI data center revolt, vowing to cover full power costs and reject local tax breaks Microsoft's Fairwater data center near Atlanta is part of the company's broader AI expansion. (Microsoft Photo). . 6 hours ago WIRED Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill In response to a growing backlash, Microsoft said it would take steps to ensure that data centers don't raise utility bills in surrounding... . 4 hours ago Mobile World Live Microsoft vows to cover AI data centre electricity costs Microsoft pledged to pay higher utility rates that will cover electricity costs required to operate its data centres in the US. . 3 hours ago The Official Microsoft Blog Building Community-First AI Infrastructure Microsoft is launching a new initiative to build what we call Community-First AI Infrastructure—a commitment to do this work differently... . 6 hours ago CNN Microsoft has a plan to stop AI data centers from hiking up your electricity bill Microsoft says it will ask to pay higher electricity bills in areas where it's building data centers, in an effort to prevent electricity... . 4 hours ago Financial Times Microsoft vows to ‘pay its way’ as it seeks to defuse data centre backlash Microsoft is pledging to “pay its way” for its AI data centres, as soaring US electricity prices and water use bring a backlash against tech... . 2 hours ago CNBC Microsoft says communities won't see energy price hikes near data centers as utility costs rise Microsoft is asking Wisconsin's Public Service Commission to raise the electric rate the company pays for a data center in the state. . 5 hours ago GeekWire Microsoft responds to AI data center revolt, vowing to cover full power costs and reject local tax breaks Microsoft's Fairwater data center near Atlanta is part of the company's broader AI expansion. (Microsoft Photo). . 6 hours ago WIRED Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill In response to a growing backlash, Microsoft said it would take steps to ensure that data centers don't raise utility bills in surrounding... . 4 hours ago Mobile World Live Microsoft vows to cover AI data centre electricity costs Microsoft pledged to pay higher utility rates that will cover electricity costs required to operate its data centres in the US. . 3 hours ago
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
emilyyour8.bsky.social
EPA then: This action will help clean the air and water, resulting in benefits to local health and--

EPA now: Yeah, we don't give a s**t. Health schmealth. It'll cost an AI company a tiny fraction of their revenues, so it's not gonna happen.
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
gobrie.bsky.social
Before it would’ve taken months to get all the network services built for my house. I was able to get good monitoring, pihole dns server with encryption to root dns servers, smokeping, ipam and a local ai server setup within a couple days. Pretty easy to find the network gremlin now!
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
naktern.bsky.social
nossa sim... sinto isso principalmente no youtube pq costumava ser um local bem mais besteirol e criativo aí agr mal pode falar palavrão nos primeiros minutos pq além de perder dinheiro ainda é shadowbanned
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
ekana.org
I'm failing to see what the issue people are having here. They are literally saying they will show books that your library has available. As in its totally dependent on if your library is offering AI Generated books. You should tell ur local library to not accept AI submissions.
libbyapp.com Libby App @libbyapp.com · 1d
Our official policy provides clarity on our AI usage and the broader impact of AI on the book industry as a whole. Read OverDrive's full policy here: https://bit.ly/4be33jB
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
richardedwards.me
Hey tech #coops, in 2026 you should be exploring ways to align with the govt’s Industrial Strategy.

That = thinking about #netzero, #cleanenergy, local infrastructure (e.g. data tooling and place-based projects) & responsible #AI tied to raising civic capacity 🏡🙌

outlandish.com/blog/net-zer...
Net zero, AI and 2026
2026 feels like a next step to me – a chance for Outlandish and other tech co-ops to gather business momentum...
outlandish.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
ivimey.bsky.social
It's so hard to ethically consume anything today, but for so long I'd love to tell people "use Libby! You can get great art for free while supporting your local library".

Then Libby decides "we're actually gonna let in AI slop so tech companies can steal funds from your local library". 🫠🙃
libbyapp.com Libby App @libbyapp.com · 1d
Our official policy provides clarity on our AI usage and the broader impact of AI on the book industry as a whole. Read OverDrive's full policy here: https://bit.ly/4be33jB
January 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
extramedium91.bsky.social
Recommend you let them know how you feel about this situation. I have zero faith in publishers self-reporting AI generated content & shoving the responsibility of curation entirely on local library systems puts unneeded pressure on them & allows libby to dodge the inevitable flak. Human authors only
libbyapp.com Libby App @libbyapp.com · 1d
Our official policy provides clarity on our AI usage and the broader impact of AI on the book industry as a whole. Read OverDrive's full policy here: https://bit.ly/4be33jB
January 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM
apeofthehour.bsky.social
You know, it's been a little while since I went to my local library. I think I'll go there instead of sifting through potential AI slop.
libbyapp.com Libby App @libbyapp.com · 1d
Our official policy provides clarity on our AI usage and the broader impact of AI on the book industry as a whole. Read OverDrive's full policy here: https://bit.ly/4be33jB
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
provenwinner.bsky.social
I mean I'm pretty confident this blog post was written by AI, but I'm otherwise skeptical that this local design-build landscape company has built the proprietary "machine-learning for gardens" tool that they imply they have.
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
aschwartz.bsky.social
Health care workers' decisions can make a big difference, especially in health systems with constrained resources. We gave AI LLM assistance to Nigerian health care workers whose training and scope of practice is less than local physicians.
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
sebasaherrera.bsky.social
As Microsoft and other large tech companies build out massive data centers for training AI, many local residents have asked: Will my electricity bill go up?

Maybe not. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trum...
Microsoft Data-Center Pledges Seeking to Address Electricity Prices Draw Trump’s Praise
The software company promised to pay higher utility bills for all of its U.S. data centers powering artificial-intelligence models, a pledge that drew praise from President Trump.
www.wsj.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
brianpenny.bsky.social
IRL monkeys are loose in St Louis, but local police and health officials are having a hard time capturing them because residents are posting too many AI generated videos and images of monkeys in St Louis now
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
apnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM