Category: Artificial Intelligence

Two ex-Harvard students founded Halo, a startup creating AI-powered smart glasses that record conversations, transcribe them, and display real-time information. Marketed as offering “infinite memory,” the glasses aim to boost intelligence by providing instant answers and context.

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Microsoft is adding a new “COPILOT” function to Excel, enabling users to generate, summarize, and analyze data directly in cells using plain-language prompts. The tool can perform tasks like sentiment analysis, data cleaning, and formula explanations without external plugins.

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/excel-formula-meets-ai-prompt-microsoft-brings-new-copilot-function-to-spreadsheet-cells…

Australian schools are cautiously adopting generative AI, balancing efficiency gains for teachers with concerns over plagiarism, data security, and bias. While some states lead trials like South Australia’s EdChat, experts call for a national framework to guide ethical and effective …

A survey at Middlebury College found that over 80% of students use generative AI, one of the fastest adoption rates in higher education. Most use it as an on-demand tutor to enhance learning, not simply to outsource work.

https://theconversation.com/at-one-elite-college-over-80-of-students-now-use-ai-but-its-not-all-about-outsourcing-their-work-262856…

Apply these 3 important lessons from the top minds in AI for your own professional success.

https://www.kdnuggets.com/if-youre-trying-to-get-into-ai-this-is-what-you-need-to-do…

Merge Labs is a new Neuralink rival developing brain-computer interfaces.

https://www.theverge.com/news/758577/sam-altman-merge-labs-neuralink-rival…

Educators are using AI to streamline lesson plans, personalize learning and reduce burnout, freeing up hours for themselves and their students.

https://19thnews.org/2025/08/teachers-using-ai-learning-planning-burnout…

The New York Times explores how colleges, professors, and students are adapting to AI in the classroom, with a focus on changes in the humanities. Guests discuss whether ChatGPT is comparable to SparkNotes and how it’s shaping learning.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/opinion/ai-college-classrooms-chatgpt.html…

Sometimes, I can’t find my external hard drive when I need it most. After losing important files a few times, I found simple and reliable ways to back up everything, even when my hard drive isn’t available.

https://www.makeuseof.com/easy-ways-back-up-data-ithout-using-external-drive…

ChatGPT Study Mode’s rote answers and lack of intellectual stimulation made me give up before I learned anything. AI developers – and educators – can do better. Here’s my modest proposal.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-ai-chatbots-make-bad-teachers-and-how-teachers-can-exploit-that-weakness…

School can feel overwhelming without the right tools. If you do a lot of research and writing, having the right browser extensions will help you stay organized, focused, and make your school year run a lot smoother.

https://www.makeuseof.com/must-have-browser-extensions-for-students…

AI has become a permanent part of studying, used both for learning and for shortcuts, and tech giants are embracing this with student-focused tools like ChatGPT’s Study Mode and Gemini’s Guided Learning. These Socratic-style features aim to guide learners to …

Google’s Guided Learning in Gemini transforms the AI into a personalized tutor by asking open-ended questions, walking learners through step-by-step reasoning, and adapting explanations with multimodal support. While impressive alongside OpenAI’s Study Mode and Claude for Education, all still face …

The chatbot takeover of education is just getting started.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ai-takeover-education-chatgpt/683840…

ChatGPT has recently rolled out an exciting feature called Study Mode, designed to make learning more interactive and effective. I’ve been experimenting with it over the past few days, and I’d like to share some of the ways it can …