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OpenAI and SoftBank are spending $1B to lock in massive power for future AI models, which is your reminder that AI strategy now involves electricity, infrastructure, and budgets not just clever prompts. Social humanoid robots from Intbot are learning to remember people and hold real conversations in offices and hotels, which means your future colleague might never forget your name or that awkward first interaction. Gmail is turning emoji reactions on by default for emails, which means workplace communication just got faster and slightly more dangerous depending on whether your boss considers a thumbs up efficient or passive aggressive.

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🚀 OpenAI & SoftBank’s $1B Stargate Power Play

🧠The Pulse

OpenAI and SoftBank announced a $1 billion investment in SB Energy to build a 1.2‑gigawatt data‑center in Texas for the Stargate AI initiative. The deal shows how AI companies scramble for power and infrastructure to fuel next‑gen models. Construction starts soon and will reshape energy.

📌The Download

• $1B power gamble – OpenAI and SoftBank will each invest $500 million into SoftBank‑owned SB Energy to build and operate a 1.2‑gigawatt data‑center and power plant in Texas for OpenAI’s Stargate initiative, creating a massive campus.

• Stargate vision – Stargate is a multi‑year $500‑billion project to create advanced AI data centres and supercomputers. The Texas site will generate enough electricity to run future large‑language models and act as a flagship hub for the program.

• Strategic partnership – SB Energy will become a major OpenAI customer, using ChatGPT and other OpenAI models across construction and operations. The company will provide capital, renewable power and construction expertise, reflecting a trend of tech firms buying infrastructure.

• Infrastructure arms race – AI demand is driving a global arms race for electricity. Meta, Microsoft and Google are investing in nuclear plants and wind farms. OpenAI’s investment shows that cheap, reliable energy is now critical to stay competitive in generative AI.

💡What This Means for You

If you’re an office professional, remember that AI breakthroughs depend on hardware and power. Organisations must factor energy availability into digital strategies. Expect more data‑centre projects and new energy partnerships that influence where AI workloads run and how they impact corporate sustainability commitments and long‑term financial planning.

🗣️ Robots That Remember You: Intbot’s Social Humanoids

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At CES 2026, Intbot’s booth starred Nylo and its little sibling, humanoid robots that greeted visitors and chatted without human handlers. They changed tone, remembered repeat guests, and used 3D vision to navigate crowds. Developers predict these social robots could hit hotels and offices within five years, starting soon.

📌The Download

• Autonomous greetings – Intbot’s Nylo and smaller sibling greeted visitors at CES without human operators, engaging attendees in natural conversations and making them feel they were talking to a person.

• Adaptive social intelligence – The robots use a social intelligence layer to adjust tone and language based on whom they speak to. They remember previous visitors and know when to start or avoid conversations, delivering personalised interactions.

• Vision and depth – Intbot pairs AI with Intel RealSense depth‑sensing cameras. This 3D vision helps robots track motion, predict movement, and navigate crowded spaces safely, enabling them to dodge obstacles and interact smoothly.

• Deployment timeline – Experts expect limited social humanoid deployments in hotels, offices, and public venues within two years, with wider adoption in about five years as AI and vision combine to make robots robust enough for real‑world environments.

💡What This Means for You

For professionals, social robots signal a new era of human‑machine interaction. Prepare to integrate humanoids as concierges or receptionists. Ensure staff understand how to engage these robots, respect privacy, and address concerns. AI plus vision will change customer service, so plan for training, support, and new communication protocols today.

😃 Gmail Emoji Reactions Default – Will Your Boss Approve?

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Gmail is about to get more expressive. Starting February 9, 2026, emoji reactions will be enabled by default in Gmail accounts. Users can tap an emoji to acknowledge messages quickly, though administrators can opt out. The update rolls out gradually across Workspace customers and personal accounts for quick email responses.

📌The Download

• Default emoji reactions – Gmail will show a smiley face icon next to messages so users can react with emojis. Reactions appear inline and in headers, allowing lightweight acknowledgement instead of typing short replies.

• Restrictions – Reactions won’t appear in confidential mode, BCC messages, dynamic emails, listservs or accounts with parental controls or strict information governance, and they aren’t supported in multi‑send campaigns.

• Admin & user control – Workspace admins can disable reactions for domains or units. Users can turn off the feature in settings, but they still receive reactions unless the domain disables it completely.

• Rollout – Emoji reactions launch by default on February 9 for Rapid Release domains, with Scheduled Release domains following two weeks later. The feature will roll out to Business, Enterprise, and Education plans, Google AI Pro/Ultra, and personal Gmail accounts on desktop and mobil,e gradually worldwide. Users on unsupported plans will not see the feature.

💡What This Means for You

For busy professionals, emoji reactions can save time by acknowledging emails without composing responses. Yet consider company culture and formality. Admins should define guidelines and training. For sensitive or formal communications, continue using text replies and evaluate appropriate contexts for emojis to maintain professionalism, especially with external stakeholders and clients.

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• Under‑the‑Radar Robots: Ping‑Pong Players, Translation Glasses & Smart Bidets: Beyond headline robots, CES 2026 hid quirky marvels. Sharpa’s North robot played ping pong and plucked cards using over a thousand tactile sensors. LLVision’s glasses translated conversations in more than 100 languages. Dreame showed a stair‑climbing vacuum concept, while Vovo’s bidet sensed health and alerted families.

• Gmail’s Gemini Inbox: Email Assistant or Privacy Gamble: Google just previewed the Gemini era of Gmail with an AI Inbox that highlights VIP emails, summarises threads, and identifies tasks, along with AI Overviews that answer questions about your messages. These features promise to turn email into an intelligent assistant but raise privacy and subscription questions worldwide right now.

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