Saturday, January 10, 2026

MaryBeth Lee, Staff Writer

Mary Beth Lee retired from teaching in Texas this year after 28 years as a student media adviser. She spends her time these days reading, writing, fighting for public education and enjoying the empty nester life in Downtown Fort Worth.

How to get employees resistant to in-person work to return to office

The majority of those able thoroughly enjoy remote work, but some companies are wanting to return to pre-pandemic office life.

How language processing could help Alexa get to know you better

One thing Alexa has been missing is conversation context - and now Amazon hopes this that new technology will help it evolve further.

Microsoft studies the Gen Z approach to entrepreneurialism

Microsoft's latest survey reveals how Gen Z redefine & rediscover hustle and what they think about being their own boss.

Amazon says they know AI, ChatGPT (but don’t count Alexa out)

Amazon says they're familiar with ChatGPT, and even use it themselves, but have they positioned Alexa to be the better bot?

FedEx warns of low shipment volume, sparking recession concerns

Recessions fears are at an all time high, and with FedEx announcing a declining shipment volume pre-holidays, concerns mount.

YouTube, Meta expand policies, research to fight online extremism

YouTube and Meta are looking to expand internal research and further policies on extremism, but will it just lead to more censorship?

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) now to be regulated like credit cards

BNPL seemed to be a genius idea from the start, and especially grew in popularity with the pandemic, but it needs more regulation.

Netflix cuts costs after reports of declining subscriber count

Despite being a major streaming competitor with record viewership, Netflix is having to cut corners after losing almost 1mil subs.