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Report: OpenAI Hires Coursera’s Leah Belsky as First General Manager of Education
Report: OpenAI Hires Coursera’s Leah Belsky as First General Manager of Education
September 18, 2024  |  Personnel

OpenAI has reportedly hired its first general manager of education: former Coursera Chief Revenue Officer Leah Belsky. In this role, Belsky will work to bring the artificial...

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Iris Partners With Amazon Business on Procurement for UK Schools
Iris Partners With Amazon Business on Procurement for UK Schools
April 26, 2024  |  Partnerships

Iris Software Group has launched an integration with Amazon Business that will help schools in the United Kingdom streamline and automate their purchasing process.  This integration will...

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Real-Time Biometric Attendance Trackers Spark Student Safety Concerns
Real-Time Biometric Attendance Trackers Spark Student Safety Concerns
February 09, 2024  |  Biometrics

The increasing attacks on educational institutions, especially in the U.S., has prompted a pressing need for robust security measures to safeguard school campuses.  In response...

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Credit Unions and Schools Partner to Equip Digital Natives With Financial Management Skills
Credit Unions and Schools Partner to Equip Digital Natives With Financial Management Skills
February 05, 2024  |  Credit Unions

From buying groceries and getting a credit card to applying for a bank loan, making financial decisions is part and parcel of everyday life, making...

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Amazon Pledges $20 Million to Biden’s School Cybersecurity Plan
Amazon Pledges $20 Million to Biden’s School Cybersecurity Plan
August 07, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

Amazon is offering $20 million to help fund cybersecurity programs at U.S. schools. The tech giant’s pledge was announced Monday (Aug. 7) as part of a larger effort...

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Transact Campus Acquires Mobile Ordering Platform Hangry
Transact Campus Acquires Mobile Ordering Platform Hangry
July 13, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Transact Campus, a payments company geared towards colleges and their students, has acquired its partner Hangry, a Canadian mobile ordering company. According to a Wednesday...

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TikTok Bomb Threats May Test the Limits of Platforms’ Liability 
TikTok Bomb Threats May Test the Limits of Platforms’ Liability 
December 17, 2021  |  Safety and Security

Schools across the U.S. have increased security, and some have even closed on Friday (Dec. 17), after some TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb...

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Scottish Students’ Faces Scanned for Contactless Lunch Payments
Scottish Students’ Faces Scanned for Contactless Lunch Payments
October 18, 2021  |  International

Nine schools in the North Ayrshire area of Scotland started using facial recognition on Monday (Oct. 18) to verify the identities of children for lunch...

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Google Moves Expedition VR Tool To Culture App For Home Learning
Google Moves Expedition VR Tool To Culture App For Home Learning
November 13, 2020  |  Google

Google is integrating its Expedition 360 virtual reality (VR) tools to Google Arts & Culture app to allow teachers to keep offering students digital adventures...

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