Category: Edtech

New technologies and academic funding cuts are upending the ways we learn today. Newly enrolled student Annalee Newitz finds some silver linings.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835691-900-is-the-future-of-education-outside-universities…

Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03506-6…

From AI companions combating loneliness to quantum-safe security, Amazon’s CTO predicts what’s coming in the years ahead.

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/werner-vogels-amazon-cto-predictions-2026…

Google’s Live Transcribe, originally downloaded as a simple offline tool to capture ideas, revealed itself to be far more powerful when it effortlessly transcribed a podcast by accident. Available on Android 5.0 or newer, it’s one of the most capable …

Most people use ChatGPT not for work, but for everyday life — planning trips, learning languages, getting advice, or simplifying daily tasks. It has evolved from a chatbot into a practical digital companion that boosts productivity and helps users navigate …

Researchers at the University of Chicago are developing wearable devices that can physically guide your movements, like strumming a guitar, using advanced haptics. Pedro Lopes’ lab also explores sensory-enhancing gadgets and brain-computer interfaces that could reshape how humans interact with …

Google Antigravity is a new agentic coding IDE tied to Gemini models, combining a VS-Code-style editor with an agent dashboard and a browser-automation extension. It introduces “artifacts,” auto-generated Markdown task and walkthrough documents, enabling agents to plan, build, and test …

The study evaluates the long-term impact and sustainability of School in the Cloud’s SOLE-based, minimally invasive learning environments across India, the UK, and the USA. It shows that autonomous digital inquiry boosts key skills and can be sustained through community …

A secure ChatGPT workspace that supports teachers in their everyday work so they can focus on what matters most—plus admin controls for school and district leaders. Free for verified U.S. K–12 educators through June 2027.

https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-for-teachers…

AI is increasingly shaping education, with some US private schools replacing traditional lessons with personalised, AI-assisted learning on laptops. Meanwhile, experts warn that online scams are rising worldwide, sharing how victims are deceived and what to watch out for.

https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct6zpr…

AI has leapt from “chatbots that write poems” to agents that plan, code, research, analyze data, build websites, and produce full academic papers with minimal guidance. Gemini 3 shows that AI is shifting from tool to digital coworker, one that …

Agentic AI uses multiple specialized agents that must share context, memory, and knowledge to work effectively together. A shared internal knowledge base keeps these agents aligned, improving consistency, accuracy, and coordination as their interactions grow more complex.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4091400/anatomy-of-an-ai-agent-knowledge-base.html…

Generative artificial intelligence is raising big questions in higher education, from how students apply it to their everyday work to how universities should respond with academic programs and institutional studies.

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/artificial-intelligence-education-college-learning/3850198…