Virgin Wines is betting that “taste” can be modeled. And doing that will make wine buying feel less like wandering an endless aisle and more like having a trusted merchant who already knows your palate. The company is partnering with Preferabli and its “sensorial AI” to break down wines into sensory attributes (acid, sweetness, tannin, … Read more
I’ve been watching the tech industry’s latest obsession with a mix of fascination and skepticism. The narrative that AI agents will completely replace our beloved apps has been gaining momentum. You’ve probably seen those dramatic headlines declaring “The End of Apps” or “AI Agents Are Coming for Your Home Screen.” But as with most technological … Read more
Comunicano Intelligence Brief | Dec 15, 2025 COMUNICANO INTELLIGENCE BRIEF The Synchronization of Agency & Sovereignty December 15, 2025: The end of the “Chatbot” era and the rise of Sovereign Agents. DEC 15 2025 Report Paradigm Shift Chatbot → Agent From answering questions to executing work. US Innovation GPT-5.2 & Gemini 3 Simultaneous frontier model … Read more
We don’t suffer from a lack of stories. We suffer from a lack of clarity, coherence, and speed. AI has exploded our ability to produce content, but not to make it matter. As a result, the new bottleneck isn’t writing. It’s human meaning. Your audience is overwhelmed, your team is scattered, and your message risks … Read more
Sometimes the future shows up wearing yesterday’s jacket. That’s exactly what the Model Context Protocol (MCP) looks like right now. It’s clean. It’s extensible. It’s open. And it’s being embraced by AI labs like Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft as the connective tissue between agents and tools. If you remember the rise of SIP (Session … Read more
In the UK, BT’s analog switch-off story just got a new twist—the hard stop once pegged for December 2025 has been extended to January 2027. But don’t mistake the extension as a license to wait. The reality? We’re now watching the final act of analog in slow motion, and the deadline may have moved, but … Read more
Just when you think your phone is “yours,” think again. This week, two stories, one out of India, the other from China, highlight a power shift that should have every smartphone user, OEM, and carrier paying attention. Control over your device isn’t in your hands anymore, it’s moving upstream to governments and platforms. India: Security … Read more
Start with the numbers, not the mythology. Pew’s latest report, Americans Social Media Use 2025, puts WhatsApp at about one third of U.S. adults, up from 23 percent in 2021. That is a serious mid-tier platform in a country where everyone assumed SMS and iMessage had permanent squatter’s rights. Drill into Pew’s earlier Americans Social … Read more
When people in the Valley say “everyone in the U.S. is on WhatsApp,” I always go back to the numbers. The truth is more interesting than the hype, and it actually makes WhatsApp look stronger in the segments that matter. Start with Pew. In 2021, about 23% of U.S. adults said they used WhatsApp, according … Read more
Three years ago, ChatGPT lit a fuse. Not just under OpenAI, but under the entire tech industry. Like the iPhone in 2007 or the launch of Skype in 2003, it wasn’t just a product drop — it was a moment. In the span of 36 months, the world moved from wondering what this chatbot thing … Read more
