Morning Briefing - Saturday, February 14, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM UTC (8:00 AM PT)
🌤️ Weather
Castaic (91384): ☀️ +41°F - Clear, sunny conditions
Mammoth: 🌦 +34°F - Mixed precipitation, cool
Weekend skiing conditions: Cool but manageable at Mammoth
📧 Email Triage
Status: ⚠️ Gmail OAuth still pending
Accounts checked:
No change from yesterday. Email monitoring offline until OAuth tokens reconfigured (documented in FIX-GOOGLE-APIS.md).
Gantom Orders: Unable to fetch (email access blocked)
📰 News Headlines
Ed-Tech Under Scrutiny:
- Bloomberg Opinion: "Ed-tech isn't teaching US children more effectively" - Schools spent $30B on ed-tech in 2024 (10x textbook spend), projected to double in 6 years, but learning deteriorating (3 days ago)
- Ed Week: "What's worse: boring worksheet or ineffective ed-tech?" - Heavy use of technology causing policymakers/parents to call for dialing back ed-tech (2 days ago)
- FETC26 defense of ed-tech - Industry pushback against screen time debate, highlighting student drone programs and tech-enabled achievements (2 days ago)
AI in Education:
- Alpha School launches $50M Incept Labs - Building AI infrastructure for education, planning first AI curriculum systems in 2026 with government partners (3 days ago)
Funding & Programs:
- Sacramento Foundation: $22.2M awarded in 2025 - Including local nonprofit grants and student scholarships, 75% stayed in Sacramento region (4 days ago)
Relevance: Ed-tech sector facing significant headwinds. ZTAG's physical+embodied model (not screen-based) may be differentiator. Timing important for messaging.
📂 Workspace Review
Current Phase: Tier 1 - Executive Assistant
Status: Milestone 2 (Integration Layer) ~70% complete
Recent Activity:
- Agent D completed domain re-cut analysis (decision latency by domain)
- Steve Florida shipment tracking documented (working/ops/)
- Intelligence agents ran overnight (A, D completed)
Blocked Items:
- Gmail integration (OAuth token reconfiguration needed)
- Email monitoring paused until tokens fixed
Metrics (Current):
- ROI: 15x ($240/month cost, $3,600/month value)
- Time saved: 6 hrs/week
- Target for Tier 1 graduation: 25+ hrs/week saved
Sunday Window (Tonight 9:45 PM PT):
- Rebuild scheduled per REBUILD-WINDOW.md
- Review agent runs before rebuild
- Pending rebuilds queued in pending-rebuilds.md
🎯 Priority Flags
THIS WEEKEND:
- Sunday rebuild window (9:45 PM PT) - scheduled maintenance
- No urgent action items
EARLY NEXT WEEK:
- Gmail token reconfiguration (M2 blocker)
- Calendar integration start
- ROI dashboard update
CONTEXT WATCH:
- Ed-tech sector headwinds = opportunity for ZTAG's embodied play model
- Physical+social gameplay vs screen time narrative may resonate stronger now
Summary
Saturday, quiet day. Weather good in Castaic, cool at Mammoth. Email monitoring offline (known issue, documented). Ed-tech sector facing major scrutiny over effectiveness vs cost — ZTAG's physical/embodied model positioned well against screen-time concerns.
Sunday rebuild window tonight 9:45 PM PT per protocol. No urgent founder attention needed.
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