JANUARY 27, 2026 TODAY: We are now closer than ever to Apple's revamped Siri, courtesy of Google Gemini. OpenAI will soon add shopping carts and merchant tools within ChatGPT. And an astoundingly low 12% of Americans admit to using AI at work. Here's a bit more on that breakdown from Chartr. We've got that, more prompts, and a neat little Chrome Extension you can add if you've ever been into the Pomodoro Technique. Other than that, I hope you're staying safe and warm. Let's go! PromptCraft:...
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JANUARY 23, 2026 TODAY: Of course, the top news is the Snowmageddon that's about to hit many of us. However, that's not why you're here, so never fret. We've got plenty of news, prompts, and tools to go over, no matter what Mother Nature has on tap. Among them, Apple is finally taking tangible steps to improve Siri and get in on the AI-native device market. The tech giant plans to roll out an AirTag-sized AI pin with dual cameras at an undisclosed date, and is in the process of changing Siri...
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JANUARY 22, 2026 TODAY: Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are now making a serious play for teachers and students. OpenAI may release a supposed AirPod Killer in 2026, although I'm not sure Apple should be panicking any time soon. That, plus more coverage from Davos, good news about the AI gains starting to show in the real economy, and a slew of new prompts to improve outputs. Last but not least, a DIY algorithm creator that gives you more control over what you see and interact with online....
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JANUARY 21, 2026 TODAY: Lots of Davos AI highlights today, as well as a look at the 55 US-based AI companies that raised $100 million or more in 2025. We also examine the continuous threats and uncertainty that AI is presenting to the labor market, and whether CEOs are really happy with the return they're getting on their AI investments. Plus: a tool that turns your website into an AI app, no coding skills required. That, and several more prompts to try out. Let's go! PromptCraft: Prompts to...
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JANUARY 20, 2026 TODAY: Microsoft has announced the 40 jobs that are most exposed to AI replacement, and OpenAI will roll out ads to Free and Go users. Plus ($20 a month) and Pro ($200 a month) will still be ad-free (for now). Plus, Bandcamp has enacted an AI Music ban, and we look at the AI skills job seekers will need to stay marketable this year. That, more prompts, and a tool to demystify cloud computing costs. Let's get started! PromptCraft: Prompts for decoding body language, mental...
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JANUARY 16, 2026 TODAY: The next time that someone tries to tell you AI is in a bubble, you might point them in the direction of today's top story: that it's already doing $4.5 trillion worth of our work! Additionally, we've got more trouble for Elon's Grok tool as the California AG has opened an investigation into sexualized images of women and children. X is starting to take the fallout seriously with a recent ban on sexualized images of real people. All that, more news, more prompts, and a...
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JANUARY 15, 2026 TODAY: And just when you think you've got this 2026 thing figured out, you realize, for the first two weeks of the year, you've been sending out daily emails with the old year intact. Starting today, this knucklehead has fixed it. But he also wanted to hone up to it publicly, and send well wishes at the halfway point that your New Year is going better than his. Now, enough third-person. Today, we've got 20 new prompts that you can try to 10X productivity across any discipline...
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JANUARY 14, 2025 TODAY: Grok is getting a better reception domestically than it is overseas. Elon thinks planning for retirement soon 'won't matter' because AI is going to create a world of abundance soon. And Microsoft is vowing to refuse tax breaks and assume full power costs on a planned data center. PLUS: Lots of good prompts to help you stop overthinking and spending so much time on your devices. Let's begin! PromptCraft: 7 Prompts to Stop Overthinking, 7 for Digital Detoxing, and Going...
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JANUARY 13, 2025 TODAY: Back to work, and it's not all good news. A recent finding from the BLS shows that, for the first time maybe in our country's history, we have more job seekers than available jobs. That's before the coming "AI Apocalypse" foreseen for 2026 by the so-called godfather of AI. In other news, 2 in 3 physicians are now using AI in their practice, which is up 78% from just two years ago. That's to be expected, considering ChatGPT didn't become a household word until then....
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