AI

Greetings from Las Vegas. CES® 2026 really starts today. There are some big keynotes, a zillion press conferences, and more cocktail parties and dinners than you can possibly attend. I've made a list of the things that I'm "Looking Forward to CES 2026." Continue Reading →

CES 2026 officially opens Tuesday in Las Vegas with 4,500 exhibitors across 2.6 million square feet. I've attended for decades. Here's what has my attention. Continue Reading →

Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, published an essay arguing that authenticity is becoming "infinitely reproducible." His thesis: when AI can generate photorealistic content indistinguishable from reality, the calculus of trust fundamentally changes. Continue Reading →

As I do each year, here's a look back at the 10 most popular posts by pageviews on shellypalmer.com. It seems like you wanted practical guidance over theory, frameworks over hype, and analysis over cheerleading. These stories captured your attention in 2025. In the spirit of instant gratification, let's start with the most popular and work backwards. Continue Reading →

The Trump administration just bet $80 billion that nuclear energy can power America's AI ambitions. The market has other plans. Continue Reading →

CES® 2026 opens in nine days, and for the thirteenth year, the Shelly Palmer Innovation Series Breakfast will bring together C-suite executives from the world's most influential media, marketing, and technology companies. Continue Reading →

If your calendar cleared unexpectedly today, or you blocked time for professional development you have yet to use, here is a practical list of hands-on projects that will sharpen your AI capabilities before the weekend. Continue Reading →

Pam Kinnett's 11-year-old cat Grayson slipped out of her Plano garage while she was unloading groceries. The family searched, posted flyers, and eventually gave up hope. Then, after 103 days, Pam got a call: "I think we have your cat." Continue Reading →

OpenAI admitted yesterday that prompt injection attacks, which occur when an AI encounters malicious instructions hidden in content it processes and treats them as commands, may never be fully solved. In other words, the same access that makes agents valuable is exactly what makes them dangerous. Continue Reading →

There is no shortage of commentary about the speed of AI innovation. But the evidence is far more instructive. Over the past 30 days, Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI have each released major updates to their flagship models, coding tools, browser agents, and creative platforms. The result is the most concentrated burst of AI capability we Continue Reading →