Genie

"Last year, Google showed off Genie 3, an updated version of its AI world model with impressive long-term memory that allowed it to create interactive worlds from a simple text prompt."https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/01/google-project-genie-lets-you-create-interactive-worlds-from-a-photo-or-prompt/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

DATA PRIVACY DAY

"Data Privacy Day on January 28th reminds us each year to review how our data is used."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/data-privacy-day-january-28?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=16633567&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Facebook lawsuit

"For the first time ever, the world’s social media giants will go on trial for their role in what plaintiffs describe as an epidemic of teen addiction to the apps Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube."https://www.courthousenews.com/teen-social-media-addiction-trial-set-to-kick-off-in-la/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

AI Mode

"AI Mode, Google’s conversational Search feature for complex questions, is getting more personalized."https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/googles-ai-mode-can-now-tap-into-your-gmail-and-photos-to-provide-tailored-responses/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNICIAN DAY | January 23

"National Security Technician Day on January 23 celebrates the security professionals who perform the role of security technician within the global security industry."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-security-technician-day-january-23?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=16564720&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Nanoparticles

"The use of nanoparticles as drug carriers for antitumoral therapy has attracted huge enthusiasm in the recent years."http://www.organicnanotechnology.com/

Revoice

"Researchers have developed a wearable, comfortable and washable device called Revoice that could help people regain the ability to communicate naturally and fluently following a stroke, without the need for invasive brain implants."https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/revoice-device-gives-stroke-patients-their-voice-back?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Quantum Computer

"Quantum computers could rapidly solve complex problems that would take the most powerful classical supercomputers decades to unravel."https://news.mit.edu/2026/efficient-cooling-method-could-enable-chip-based-quantum-computers-0115?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

144 Million Images on Wikipedia

"Since the beginning of 2024, the demand for the content created by the Wikimedia volunteer community – especially for the 144 million images, videos, and other files on Wikimedia Commons – has grown significantly."https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/01/how-crawlers-impact-the-operations-of-the-wikimedia-projects/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

First 100 pages of Wikipedia

"Here are the first 100 pages created on Wikipedia, per the August 2001 database dump."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:First_100_pages?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Wikipedia

"Just as human history is often divided into the eras B.C. and A.D., it's not unreasonable to imagine the Internet's story split between B.W. and A.W. — the "W" denoting Wikipedia."https://www.dw.com/en/wikipedia-at-25-of-collective-knowledge-and-its-fault-lines/a-75480616?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

MIT engineers and Health

"In an advance that could help ensure people are taking their medication on schedule, MIT engineers have designed a pill that can report when it has been swallowed."https://news.mit.edu/2026/pills-communicate-from-stomach-could-improve-medication-adherence-0108?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Gmail Writing

"More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world’s most popular email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing, summarize far-flung information buried in inboxes and deliver daily to-do lists."https://apnews.com/article/google-gmail-artificial-intelligence-personal-assistant-63d6b29a82cb3de7702529b54b3c5071?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY

"National Technology Day on January 6th recognizes how technology changes the world and looks to the future of technology."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-technology-day-january-6