2025 JAN

Amazon bets big on Alexa with "Remarkable" — an AI-powered subscription service to boost user experience. https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/can-amazon-alexas-claude-ai-integration-really-be-that-remarkable/
In recent years, homeschooling has experienced an unprecedented surge, largely driven by the pandemic-induced shift to the remote learning model. While the model worked well in some circumstances, it did face criticism and challenges. https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhernholm/2024/04/30/rise-of-homeschooling-and-its-transformative-impact-on-education/
An agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of online information and complete multi-step research tasks for you. Available to Pro users today, Plus and Team next. https://openai.com/index/introducing-deep-research/
Humanity's Last Exam is still accepting questions from late contributors and submissions for the dataset and co-authorship, but new submissions are not eligible for the prize pool. https://lastexam.ai/

GRAM UNNATI -IIT Grad Helps 2 Lakh Farmers Sell Produce for Better Profits; Has A Turnover of Rs 50 Crore https://thebetterindia.com/352547/farmers-income-aneesh-jain-gram-unnati-value-chain-rajasthan-agri-startup/
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Honey Browser Plugin Scam Looks like the Honey browser plugin is tweaking affiliate links, attribution and robbing content creators of their commissions on sales. This is an interesting situation because lots of these creators even ran ads for this browser extension. Ballsy move. In my completely unprofessional opinion, I think this might open PayPal (parent company) up to liability over earnings losses. I would not be surprised if we see a lawsuit over this.