Technology Scout: Day 15,724 of Building the Future
Monday, January 19, 2026 at 03:01 PM
☕ The Curmudgeon's Take
🎓 What's Moving in AI Education
AI in education is gaining ground in Texas classrooms
The Texas Education Agency is using AI to score written answers on the STAAR test, while districts are exploring tools like PowerBuddy and ...
What this means for LVISD: Evaluate relevance to our differentiation strategy and board presentation materials.
Read more →Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite ...
Records obtained by The Texas Tribune offer a first look at how Texas universities are experimenting with AI to conduct those reviews.
What this means for LVISD: Evaluate relevance to our differentiation strategy and board presentation materials.
Read more →McMahon, Morath visit Austin school using artificial ...
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon toured an Austin private school on Tuesday, which claims it helps students "Learn 2x in 2 Hours."
What this means for LVISD: Evaluate relevance to our differentiation strategy and board presentation materials.
Read more →AI in education is gaining ground in Texas classrooms
Just a year ago, many Texas school districts were warning teachers and students not to use tools like ChatGPT for school.
What this means for LVISD: Evaluate relevance to our differentiation strategy and board presentation materials.
Read more →'AI is dropping significantly.' CEO explains how schools are ...
There is no learning process, there is no research, and no effort involved in the tasks. On the flip side, there are amazing positives and ...
What this means for LVISD: Add to our research library. This could strengthen our evidence base for board presentations.
Read more →⚡ What Needs Your Attention
AI for self empowerment
How AI can expand human agency by closing the capability overhang—helping people, businesses, and countries unlock real productivity, growth, and opportunity.
What this means for MSR Research: For our 19-agent system, evaluate whether this improves agent capabilities or cost-effectiveness.
View details →A business that scales with the value of intelligence
OpenAI’s business model scales with intelligence—spanning subscriptions, API, ads, commerce, and compute—driven by deepening ChatGPT adoption.
What this means for MSR Research: For our 19-agent system, evaluate whether this improves agent capabilities or cost-effectiveness.
View details →The truth left out from Elon Musk’s recent court filing
The truth left out from Elon Musk’s recent court filing.
What this means for MSR Research: For our 19-agent system, evaluate whether this improves agent capabilities or cost-effectiveness.
View details →Introducing ChatGPT Go, now available worldwide
ChatGPT Go is now available worldwide, offering expanded access to GPT-5.2 Instant, higher usage limits, and longer memory—making advanced AI more affordable globally.
What this means for MSR Research: For our 19-agent system, evaluate whether this improves agent capabilities or cost-effectiveness.
View details →Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT
OpenAI plans to test advertising in the U.S. for ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers to expand affordable access to AI worldwide, while protecting privacy, trust, and answer quality.
What this means for MSR Research: For our 19-agent system, evaluate whether this improves agent capabilities or cost-effectiveness.
View details →📊 Discoveries by Category
🎓 AI Education Intelligence (250)
AI in education is gaining ground in Texas classrooms
criticalThe Texas Education Agency is using AI to score written answers on the STAAR test, while districts are exploring tools like PowerBuddy and ......
Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite ...
criticalRecords obtained by The Texas Tribune offer a first look at how Texas universities are experimenting with AI to conduct those reviews....
McMahon, Morath visit Austin school using artificial ...
criticalU.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon toured an Austin private school on Tuesday, which claims it helps students "Learn 2x in 2 Hours."...
AI in education is gaining ground in Texas classrooms
criticalJust a year ago, many Texas school districts were warning teachers and students not to use tools like ChatGPT for school....
'AI is dropping significantly.' CEO explains how schools are ...
criticalThere is no learning process, there is no research, and no effort involved in the tasks. On the flip side, there are amazing positives and ......
...and 245 more discoveries
🤖 AI Model Releases (24)
AI for self empowerment
highHow AI can expand human agency by closing the capability overhang—helping people, businesses, and countries unlock real productivity, growth, and oppo...
A business that scales with the value of intelligence
criticalOpenAI’s business model scales with intelligence—spanning subscriptions, API, ads, commerce, and compute—driven by deepening ChatGPT adoption....
The truth left out from Elon Musk’s recent court filing
highThe truth left out from Elon Musk’s recent court filing....
Introducing ChatGPT Go, now available worldwide
highChatGPT Go is now available worldwide, offering expanded access to GPT-5.2 Instant, higher usage limits, and longer memory—making advanced AI more aff...
Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT
highOpenAI plans to test advertising in the U.S. for ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers to expand affordable access to AI worldwide, while protecting privacy, tr...
...and 19 more discoveries
🔗 Agent Technology Stack (16)
anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python: v0.76.0
critical## 0.76.0 (2026-01-13) Full Changelog: [v0.75.0...v0.76.0](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python/compare/v0.75.0...v0.76.0) ### Feature...
anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python: v0.75.0
critical## 0.75.0 (2025-11-24) Full Changelog: [v0.74.1...v0.75.0](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python/compare/v0.74.1...v0.75.0) ### Feature...
anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python: v0.74.1
critical## 0.74.1 (2025-11-19) Full Changelog: [v0.74.0...v0.74.1](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python/compare/v0.74.0...v0.74.1) ### Bug Fix...
CLI: Claude Code CLI
criticaljoaomdmoura/crewai: 1.8.1
high## What's Changed ### Features - Add A2A task execution utilities - Add A2A server configuration and agent card generation - Add additional A2A trans...
...and 11 more discoveries
💰 Grant News & Funding (15)
Advancements in Artificial Intelligence for Science
criticalSearch grants, applicants, grant applications, how to apply for grants, track my application, applicant resources, workspace overview....
View Grant Opportunity
criticalPriority Program Areas: • Innovation and Emerging Technologies; Activities that strengthen U.S.-Canada collaboration in critical emerging technology f...
View Grant Opportunity
criticalGeneral Information ; Funding Opportunity Title: Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships ; Opportunity Category: Discretion...
View Grant Opportunity
criticalThe PCL Test Bed will be available to researchers in academia as well as industry, including current and former awardees from the Small Business Innov...
View Grant Opportunity Forecast
criticalAI-driven innovations in assistive and rehabilitation technology can shift them from static tools to dynamic, intelligent systems that continuously le...
...and 10 more discoveries
⚖️ AI Policy News (25)
Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
criticalPursuant to Executive Order 14179 of January 23, 2025 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence), I revoked my ......
AI.Gov | President Trump's AI Strategy and Action Plan
criticalAmerica's AI Action Plan has three policy pillars – Accelerating Innovation, Building AI Infrastructure, and Leading International Diplomacy and Secur...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures a National Policy ...
criticalIn July 2025, he signed an Executive Order preventing the federal government from using AI models that include ideological biases or social ......
President Trump Issues Executive Order on “Ensuring a National ...
criticalThe EO directs the Attorney General to establish an AI Litigation Task Force within 30 days to challenge state AI laws inconsistent with federal ......
Unpacking the December 11, 2025 Executive Order - Sidley
criticalOn December 11, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) to protect American Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation from “the ......
...and 20 more discoveries
💻 Code Generation Tools (13)
Building an agentic memory system for GitHub Copilot
criticalCopilot’s cross-agent memory system lets agents learn and improve across your development workflow, starting with coding agent, CLI, and code revie...
Want better AI outputs? Try context engineering.
criticalLearn how custom instructions, reusable prompts, and custom agents help GitHub Copilot deliver more accurate results.
The post Source: github-copilot Impact: 50
Windsurf Editor Changelog
criticalDependencies. Updated Code OSS to version 1.105.0 (Electron: 37.6.0, Chromium: 138.0.7204.251). 1.12.21. October 17, 2025. 1.12.21. October 16, 2025. ...
Changelist: February 2025 - Windsurf
criticalCodeium updates from February 2025 ... updates demonstrate Windsurf's ongoing commitment to optimizing your coding environment....
Windsurf Plugin (formerly Codeium): AI Coding Autocomplete and ...
criticalThe Windsurf VSCode Plugin provides autocomplete, chat, and search capabilities in 70+ languages, with lightning fast speeds and state-of-the-art sugg...
...and 8 more discoveries
🏢 AI-First Workplace (20)
[PDF] The state of enterprise AI - OpenAI
criticalThe state of enterprise AI | 2025 Report. 14. The growing divide in AI adoption ... manual processes, and accelerated product development. These ......
The State of AI: Global Survey 2025 - McKinsey
criticalIn this 2025 edition of the annual McKinsey Global Survey on AI, we look at the current trends that are driving real value from artificial ......
2025: The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise | Menlo Ventures
criticalIn 2025, more than half of enterprise AI spend went to AI applications, indicating that modern enterprises are prioritizing immediate ......
Enterprise as Code: An Operating Model for the AI Era | BCG
criticalAt its core, enterprise as code is about explicitly defining how a business operates by capturing the implicit operating model and expressing it ......
Enterprise AI Product Development Methodology - Forbes
criticalA February 2025 report from Lenovo and IDC (via CIO) found that 88% of AI pilots never make it to production, meaning only about one in eight ......
...and 15 more discoveries
📦 SDK Package Updates (10)
supabase/supabase: Developer Update - January 2026
criticalHere’s everything that happened with Supabase in the last month:
## Update on security progress and roadmap
supabase/supabase: Developer Update - December 2025
criticalHere’s everything that happened with Supabase in the last month. Be sure to keep reading for a special gift:
## Supabase ETL
supabase/supabase: Developer Update - April 2025
criticalHere’s everything that happened with Supabase in the last month: ## Project scoped roles 
[ISSUE] anthropics/claude-code: [BUG] Markdown renderer incorrectly treats single tilde (~) as strikethrough
critical### Preflight Checklist - [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%...
[ISSUE] anthropics/claude-code: [Bug] Incomplete error handling for invalid CLI commands
criticallol it can't even make a plan anymore that's how bad it is recently ti jsut does really bad ideas and won't even listne to what it is told **Bug Des...
[ISSUE] anthropics/claude-code: [Bug] /context command output clears too quickly without user confirmation
critical**Bug Description** I just updated to the latest release of Claude Code. When I type in /context, first of all, it's not highlighting that command in ...
[ISSUE] anthropics/claude-code: Claude incorrectly claims content exists in CLAUDE.md file
critical## Issue Description Claude incorrectly stated that a specific rule existed in the user's `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` file when it did not. ## What Happen...
[ISSUE] anthropics/claude-code: [BUG] Basic tool calls hang for an unreasonable amount of time
critical### Preflight Checklist - [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%...
...and 32 more discoveries
42 years in this business, and the tools just keep getting better.
Here's to another day of building something that matters.
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— Michael Rinebold, MSR Research (January 19, 2026)
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