Time’s tight but the AI news avalanche won’t wait — in this mini-episode, we hit you with the week’s wildest stories, from humanoid robots getting brains to chatbots refilling your meds. RAINA, Larry, and Chris break it all down fast and fierce. Think of it as a flurry of future-shock — short, sharp, and slightly unhinged.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

SleepFM (Stanford) — “predict disease risk while you sleep”

Doctronic — Utah AI prescription refill pilot

ChatGPT Health (OpenAI)

Unitree Robotics

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast Website:
UpAgainstReality.com

Episode link:
https://upagainstreality.com/2026/01/20/mini-news-avalanche/

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CES 2026 just wrapped, and we’re diving into the wildest, weirdest, and most jaw-dropping AI trends from the biggest tech show on Earth. From reasoning robots to fridges with feelings — and a few total flops — RAINA, Larry, and Chris break it all down in this bite-sized episode. Short on time, big on insight.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

CES

Michael Hedges

Boston Dynamics Atlas | 60 Minutes video

LG CLOiD Robot at CES

Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot

Mac Studio Mini Cluster running LLMs | jakkuh

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast Website:
UpAgainstReality.com

Episode link:
https://upagainstreality.com/2026/01/13/ces-x-ai/

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2025 was peak sci-fi fever dream, and we’ve got the receipts. In this year-end episode, we dive into deepfake scandals, humanoid robots taking center stage, and the rise of agentic AI—with hot takes from our illustrious guests. Come for the chaos, stay for the Dark RAINA origin story.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The Creative Act | Rick Rubin (book)

Adobe Podcast | Enhancement tools

EPISODE LINKS

E83: AI: Love, Hate, Repeat

E87: Sentient Cephalopods

E93: The Dead Internet Theory

E95: RAINA’s Suno Jukebox

E102: Serkan Gür

E102: Palantir

E116: Gemini 3

GUEST LINKS

Serkan Gür | Youtube Channel

Dr. Laura Boccanfuso | Smart Robot Tutor

Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz | LinkedIn

Vivek Mahapatra | LinkedIn

PODCAST INFO

Podcast Website:
UpAgainstReality.com

Episode link:
https://upagainstreality.com/2026/01/06/raina-spins-up-2025s-ai-hits/

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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-against-reality/id1689699654

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