Welcome to another week of hand-picked tech news, tips, and more:
🎓 QuantHub proudly contributes to Alabama’s Data Literacy Program, fostering education innovation statewide.
✍️ Lesson of the week: Learn to craft clear, impactful visual narratives with concise, focused communication.
🧠 OpenAI’s “Operator” aims to autonomously perform advanced tasks like coding and travel planning.
📱 Weekly Tech Tip: Disable Auto-Dimming on Your iPhone
🚀 What’s New: New login redirection option for SSO clients.
📘 Book of the Week: “Let Them Theory” by Mel Robbins.
Gain Data Literacy This Year
QuantHub Fuels AL’s Data Literacy Success
Our company QuantHub is proudly based in Alabama. We’re excited to be playing a pivotal role in advancing the state’s Data Literacy Program.
Through our partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), QuantHub has supported the development and delivery of innovative data literacy initiatives, equipping teachers with professional training and students with essential skills for the data-driven economy.
These contributions have been instrumental in aligning the program with workforce priorities, earning national recognition for advancing educational innovation in Alabama.
Lesson of the Week
This week’s lesson explores the “Big Idea” from our skill, “Designing visual narratives,” emphasizing concise communication through a single impactful sentence. Mastering this distillation ensures clarity, focus, and stronger storytelling.
The data visual is presented with the message, “Without training, we will continue to see a decline in ratings, which could lead to lost revenue.”
Question of the Week:
You notice that the objective of this message is:
Select one
- A) To explain the relationship between ratings and call volume
- B) To highlight the risks of no action
- C) To predict future ratings
- D) To highlight the benefits of staff training
See if you’re right–the answer is at the bottom!
ChatGPT’s Upcoming AI Agents Addition
OpenAI is reportedly nearing the release of “Operator,” an AI agent designed to autonomously perform complex tasks like coding and travel booking.
Leaked benchmarks highlight its strengths and limitations, including struggles with certain tasks and safety concerns.
The technology arrives amidst rising competition and a rapidly expanding AI agent market.
Weekly Tech Tip
Disable Auto-Dimming on Your iPhone
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size, then toggle off Auto-Brightness.
What's New
Our SSO customers can now leverage the RelayState parameter to enable custom redirection after login.
Book of the Week
Mel Robbins’ “The Let Them Theory” introduces a mindset shift centered on releasing the need to control others and focusing on personal growth.
The book combines relatable stories, actionable strategies, and insights from psychology to help readers embrace acceptance and non-attachment in relationships and everyday challenges.
It encourages readers to prioritize their own energy, happiness, and goals for a more fulfilling and empowered life.
Additional Tidbits
Microsoft opens testing for Windows AI search
RedNote, Flip, Clapper and Likee claim the top of the App Store as TikTok comes back online
Android 16 Beta still on schedule as some dates emerge
iPhone SE 4 Leak Shows Dynamic Island, Casts Doubt on Rumored ‘iPhone 16E’ Name
Trump’s crypto-frenzied inauguration weekend makes first family billions of dollars richer
Jump Back into Data Literacy!
Lesson of the Week Answer:
B) To highlight the risks of no action