The study develops a GenAI-specific literacy framework for education, identifying five key competencies: understanding, applying, evaluating, ethical use, and attitudes toward GenAI. It finds students moderately informed but struggling with prompt design and critical evaluation, highlighting the need for ethics, …
Don’t let your PC suffer—run these Windows commands regularly
Over time, even powerful PCs can slow down without proper maintenance. Fortunately, Windows includes built-in tools to help keep your system stable and efficient with minimal effort.
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Start learning all things AI on the new Google Skills
For over 20 years, Google has expanded digital capacity worldwide, and now with the surge in AI demand, they’re launching Google Skills, a unified platform offering nearly 3,000 courses, labs, and credentials from Google Cloud, DeepMind, Grow with Google, and …
OpenAI Launches the AI Browser War
ChatGPT has broken out of the chatbot. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that it is launching a web browser called ChatGPT Atlas, which it says will reimagine the browsing experience from the ground up, now built around a chat-based experience for …
AI language models killed the Turing test: do we even need a replacement?
Chatbots now ace the mathematician’s famous imitation game, but imitation never equalled intelligence.
12 of the Best Methods for Studying so You Actually Retain the Information
Studying effectively means going beyond cramming to truly retain knowledge for the long term. Writing notes by hand remains one of the best ways to boost memory and understanding.
AI tutors coming to California Community Colleges
California Community Colleges is partnering with AI company Nectir to provide free, customizable AI learning assistants across its 116 campuses, supporting 2.1 million students and staff. The system offers 24/7 tutoring, feedback, and academic coaching while ensuring data privacy, with …
10 scenarios for education in 2035
Education systems must quickly adapt to the rapid rise of AI and the growing impact of global conflicts and crises on learning. Through its partnership with IDRC’s EmpowerED programme, EdTech Hub is using strategic foresight to anticipate these changes and …
Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology warns that widespread, untrained use of AI in schools is harming student relationships, critical thinking, and privacy. Experts call for stronger teacher training, AI literacy, and ethical safeguards to ensure technology …
The ‘123’ Method Can Help You Better Recall What You’ve Studied
Effective studying requires simple, research-based strategies that enhance memory without overcomplicating the process. The “123” method achieves this balance, making learning both efficient and sustainable.
What Do We Know About the Edtech Services That Watch Students?
Lawrence High journalism students won an exemption from the district’s AI surveillance tool, Gaggle, arguing it violated press freedom. Their case highlights growing concern that school monitoring systems, meant to prevent crises, often invade privacy, reinforce bias, and suppress student …
I significantly cut my PC’s boot time and it wasn’t from disabling startup apps
A Windows PC can spend anywhere from 10 to 20 seconds just booting up, and that’s assuming everything is working perfectly. While disabling unwanted startup apps can certainly reduce boot time and often delivers noticeable improvements, they aren’t the only …
Is AI Conscious? A Primer on the Myths and Confusions Driving the Debate
The rapid evolution of AI raises urgent philosophical and scientific questions about whether, and under what conditions, machines might be conscious. As LLMs and neuromorphic systems display traits of agency and self-directed behavior, researchers face growing pressure to define consciousness …
Microsoft just pulled the plug on Windows 10—what happens to your computer now?
As of October 15, 2025, Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10, affecting hundreds of millions of PCs. Unlike past upgrades, moving to Windows 11 is harder due to stricter hardware requirements, leaving many users with outdated, unsupported systems.…
Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are transforming university work, prompting concerns about plagiarism but also exposing the limits of rote, memorization-based assessment. Researchers argue universities should shift toward teaching students to critically evaluate and analyze AI-generated content—a key …