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AI in education isn’t a crisis, it’s an indictment of the whole thing as a means to an end

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Over 1,000 UK undergraduates have been surveyed by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and 53% admitted to also using popular AI tools like ChatGPT or its innumerable imitators to create content, generate ideas, or both. The Guardian phrases the next bit perfectly, so I’m going to quote them on it: “Just 5% admitted copying … Read more

Byju’s says investors don’t have voting right to remove founder from edtech group

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Following months of behind-the-scenes conflict, Byju’s and some of its biggest investors are now airing their complaints about one another publicly. Byju’s, once India’s most valuable startup, said Friday its investors do not have the voting right to seek leadership changes, a day after a group of shareholders called for an extraordinary general meeting to … Read more

Netflix axes Cobra Kai creators’ other hit action comedy show Obliterated after one season

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Netflix has pulled the plug on Obliterated, the action comedy series from Cobra Kai‘s creators, after a single season. According to Deadline and Variety, the over-the-top, R-rated series has not been renewed for a second outing on Netflix after the streaming giant canceled the project. No reason has been given for the show’s axing, but … Read more

Google switches on its first Africa cloud region

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In a significant move aimed at supporting and promoting digital transformation in Africa, Google Cloud has announced the operational readiness of a new cloud region placed in Johannesburg, South Africa – its first on the continent. The announcement explains how AWS high-performance, secure, and low-latency cloud services are now available to businesses across the continent. … Read more

Sundar Pichai says Google One cloud storage service has nearly 100M subscribers

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Google CEO Sudar Pichai said that the company’s Google One cloud storage service is ” just about to cross” 100 million subscribers. Speaking during Alphabet’s Q4 2023 earning call, Pichai added that the company is looking to add more AI-powered features to the Google One service. The search giant first launched Google One in 2018. … Read more