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The DX Today Podcast: Real Insights About AI and Digital Transformation


Tired of AI hype and transformation snake oil? This isn't another sales pitch disguised as expertise. Join a 30+ year tech veteran and Chief AI Officer who's built $1.2 billion in real solutions—and has the battle scars to prove it.


No vendor agenda. No sponsored content. Just unfiltered insights about what actually works in AI and digital transformation, what spectacularly fails, and why most "expert" advice misses the mark.


If you're looking for honest perspectives from someone who's been in the trenches since before "digital transformation" was a buzzword, you've found your show. Real problems, real solutions, real talk.


For executives, practitioners, and anyone who wants the truth about technology without the sales pitch.

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Send us a text The rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence sector has created a perilous commercial environment where exaggerated or fabricated AI capabilities—a practice known as "AI washing"—are commonplace. A significant shift in legal and regulatory strategy is now occurring, moving the focus of liability from the corporate entity to the individual sales and business development professionals who market these products. The long-held "just a salesperson" defense is rapidly eroding u...
Send us a text DX Today AI Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Send us a text In this episode, we explore the monumental shift from the era of app navigation to the rise of Agentic AI in the mobile-first landscape. As we move beyond simple generative text into an era of autonomous action, software agents are now beginning to execute complex, multi-step tasks on behalf of users. We examine how the traditional mobile interface is being replaced by a Zero-UI future, where conversational and background-processed systems reduce the need for manual scrolling a...
Send us a text The travel industry is currently undergoing a monumental shift from a search-based economy to a solve-based economy, driven by the emergence of Agentic AI. While previous iterations of artificial intelligence focused on generating conversational content and itineraries, Agentic AI distinguishes itself by its ability to execute complex tasks autonomously. Utilizing Large Action Models and Multi-Agent Systems, these advanced digital concierges can move beyond mere suggestions to ...
Send us a text DX Today AI Daily Brief - Monday, January 12, 2026
Agentic AI and IoT

Agentic AI and IoT

2026-01-1110:55

Send us a text The Internet of Things is currently undergoing its most significant evolution to date, transitioning from a passive network of sensors into a proactive ecosystem known as Agentic AIoT. As we move into 2026, the traditional model of devices merely collecting data for human review is being replaced by autonomous agents capable of independent reasoning, goal setting, and real-world action. This shift is fueled by a massive market surge, with projections estimating a jump from seve...
Send us a text Welcome to the DX Today news desk where you get facts and no hype. Today is Sunday, January 11, 2026. We are tracking a significant shift in e-commerce today as Google partners with major retailers to bring agentic shopping to Gemini, alongside massive infrastructure investments from OpenAI and Meta.Today's Headlines:1. Google Partners with Retail Giants for Gemini Shopping2. Gmail Integrates Gemini 3 for AI-Powered Inbox3. Kroger Deploys Google's Gemini Enterprise Nationwide4....
Send us a text The Sundance Film Festival has officially institutionalized its focus on artificial intelligence for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, introducing formalized 'Interest Tracks' like 'Test Your Tech' and the 'Sundance Institute AI Interdisciplinary Initiative.' This move signals a transition from treating AI as an experimental novelty in the 'New Frontier' section to acknowledging it as a pervasive, foundational tool across all cinematic categories, from documentary to dramatic competit...
Send us a text Welcome to the DX Today news desk where you get facts and no hype. Today is Saturday, January 10, 2026. We are tracking major developments across the artificial intelligence landscape, starting with the European Union cementing the world's first comprehensive rulebook for AI, and significant friction between Hollywood and OpenAI over voice likeness rights.Today's Headlines:1. EU Council Finalizes Historic AI Act2. Scarlett Johansson Clashes with OpenAI Over Voice Likeness3. Mic...
Send us a text Welcome to the DX Today news desk where you get facts and no hype. Today is Friday, January 9, 2026. We have a packed show for you, headlined by staggering funding news from Anthropic and a major architectural leap from NVIDIA at CES. Let's get right into the briefing.Today's Headlines:1. Anthropic Eyes $350 Billion Valuation in New Funding Talks2. NVIDIA Unveils 'Vera Rubin' Architecture at CES 20263. Federal Order Seeks to Halt State-Level AI Regulations4. Google Transforms G...
Send us a text The Adecco Group's 'Workforce Trends 2026 Report' marks a definitive end to the 'Great Resignation' era, signaling a global shift toward what researchers call the 'Stability Era.' Based on a survey of 37,500 workers and 2,000 C-suite executives across 31 countries, the report identifies a critical reprioritization of employee values: for the first time in years, tangible security—defined as stable income and job certainty—has overtaken personal fulfillment as the primary driver...
Send us a text A new and perilous category of corporate legal risk has emerged: AI Performance Securities Litigation. Fueled by the rapid commercialization of artificial intelligence, this litigation surge targets the gap between corporate claims about AI capabilities and their operational reality. In 2024, the number of AI-related securities class action lawsuits more than doubled year-over-year, a trend driven by a strategic shift in plaintiff litigation from challenging vague innovation cl...
Send us a text The paradigm of Artificial Intelligence has shifted from monolithic, prompt-response models to dynamic, multi-agent autonomous systems. This "Agentic Transition" introduces a non-linear, geometric risk profile where errors cascade and amplify through interconnected agent workflows. Landmark research from Google and MIT reveals critical limitations to naive scaling: a "45% Threshold" where adding more agents to a task degrades performance if the baseline agent is already moderat...
Send us a text CES 2026 has marked a pivotal shift in the technology landscape, transitioning from the speculative hype of generative AI to the tangible reality of "Physical AI." This year's showcase in Las Vegas demonstrated how artificial intelligence is being woven into the physical fabric of daily life—from humanoid domestic robots like LG’s CLOiD to the sophisticated, multimodal "Vision AI" embedded in Samsung’s massive 130-inch Micro RGB displays. No longer confined to browser windows, ...
Send us a text Welcome to the DX Today news desk where you get facts and no hype. Today is Thursday, January 8, 2026. We are tracking a massive shakeup in valuations today as Anthropic reportedly eyes a $350 billion price tag, doubling its worth in just four months. Let's get into the details.Today's Headlines:1. Anthropic Negotiating $350 Billion Valuation2. OpenAI Launches 'ChatGPT Health'3. Google Announces AI Inbox for Gmail4. Zhipu AI Goes Public in Hong Kong5. NVIDIA Releases Physical A...
Send us a text Welcome to the DX Today news desk where you get facts and no hype. Today is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Leading the news today, the White House takes decisive action to unify national AI policy with a new executive order, but first, let's look at the headlines.Today's Headlines:1. Trump Signs National AI Policy Executive Order2. Mobileye Acquires Mentee Robotics for $900M3. Accenture Acquires Faculty; Marc Warner Named CTO4. NVIDIA Unveils Cosmos 2.5 World Models5. Siemens and ...
Send us a text The European Commission has officially inaugurated a new era of digital governance by issuing the first multi-billion dollar fine under the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act). This landmark enforcement action represents the transition from the Act's legislative rollout to rigorous, punitive application, targeting the unauthorized use of data and systemic risks associated with general-purpose AI (GPAI) models. The fine, which leverages the Act's maximum penal...
Send us a text For years, the dominant narrative surrounding artificial intelligence has been one of replacement. A persistent anxiety suggests that AI is an unstoppable force destined to automate jobs, rendering human skills obsolete. While this fear is understandable, the reality unfolding in the professional world is far more nuanced and, frankly, more interesting. The initial hype cycle, which saw thousands of projects stall in "pilot purgatory," has given way to an industry-wide "A...
Send us a text Welcome to the DX Today news desk where you get facts and no hype. Today is Tuesday, January 6, 2026. We are tracking massive hardware announcements from CES 2026, including NVIDIA's next-generation Rubin platform and AMD's enterprise response, plus major moves in healthcare AI from MIT and OpenAI.Today's Headlines:1. NVIDIA Unveils Next-Gen Rubin AI Platform2. AMD Challenges with Instinct MI440X at CES3. Meta Pivots to 'Agentic AI' with Manus Acquisition4. Accenture Buys Facul...
Send us a text After years of frantic experimentation and pilot programs, enterprise AI is entering a decisive 'Accountability Phase' in 2026. This transition marks a fundamental shift from novelty-driven adoption to a focus on industrial-grade reliability, auditable governance, and verifiable return on investment (ROI). Driven by the full enforcement of global regulations like the EU AI Act and intensifying pressure from Chief Financial Officers, organizations are moving away from general-pu...
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