Duolingo shares plunge 23% after weak 2026 bookings forecast
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Duolingo forecast first-quarter and full-year bookings below analyst estimates as it shifts strategy toward faster user growth, a move it said will weigh on bookings growth and profitability this year. The company’s shares dropped more than 23% in after-h…
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America's Peace Corps Announces 'Tech Corps' Volunteers to Help Bring AI to Foreign Countries
EditorDavid / slashdot - Over 240,000 Americans volunteered for Peace Corps projects in 142 countries since the program began more than half a century ago. But now the agency is launching a new initiative — called Tech Corps. "It's the Peace Corps, but make it AI," explains Engad…
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KPMG Partner Fined Over Using AI To Pass AI Test
msmash / slashdot - A partner at KPMG Australia has been fined $7,000 by the Big Four firm after using AI tools to cheat on an internal training course about using AI. From a report: The unnamed partner was forced to redo the test after uploading training materials into an A…
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IBM to triple entry-level US hiring, as roles ‘reimagined’ for AI era
Laura Varley / siliconrepublic - The company has announced that the expansion of roles will be across the board, impacting a wide range of departments. Read more: IBM to triple entry-level US hiring, as roles ‘reimagined’ for AI era
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Apple Opens Submissions for 2026 Swift Student Challenge
iclarified - Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers from around the globe to showcase their coding skills and creativity. The competition tasks participants with creating an interactive scene in an app playground…
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Madrid-based BCAS secures €30M in debt funding to expand flexible, barrier-free education financing
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - BCAS, a Madrid-based EdTech startup focused on flexible education financing, has announced the closing of a €30 million debt funding round led solely by Spanish neobank MyInvestor. The fresh capital will be used to scale BCAS’s operations, launch traditio…
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Ukrainian-founded language learning edtech Preply hits $1.2B valuation with $150M Series D
Cate Lawrence / tech - Ukrainian-founded language learning marketplace Preply has raised $150 million Series D funding led by WestCap with support from Índico Capital Partners. This latest round brings Preply’s total fundin...
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Wikipedia is now 25 years old — world’s 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors
tomshardware - Wikipedia is 25. Founded on this day in 2001, this community contributor driven site has convincingly usurped what were once the default general reference works of choice, like Encyclopædia Britannica and Microsoft Encarta.
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Over 100 Classic Sesame Street Episodes Just Dropped on YouTube Kids
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Sesame Street just became a lot easier to find. YouTube and Sesame Workshop announced today that the platform is now the largest digital home for the show, dumping a massive “treasure trove” of full episodes and classic clips online for families. The move…
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UK Accounting Body To Halt Remote Exams Amid AI Cheating
msmash / slashdot - The world's largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications. From a report: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), …
Editor: Is it AI cheating, or AI productivity boosting? Accounting is about the application of rules and judgment en masse - it strikes me that the exams need to test student's ability to validate their sources (is the model's output factually correct?) and apply their own judgment - or validate the model's work. I wonder how much of the problem here is poor test design methodology.
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Coursera to Acquire Udemy in $2.5 Billion All-Stock Deal
Jon Swartz / techstrong - Coursera Inc. announced Wednesday it will acquire rival online learning platform Udemy Inc. in an all-stock transaction, creating a combined entity valued at approximately $2.5 billion as the education technology sector consolidates following pandemic-era…
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Rad Power Bikes’ batteries receive major fire risk warning
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission claims Rad Power "refused to agree to an acceptable recall." Rad Power says the CPSC's solution would bankrupt the company.
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ChatGPT for Teachers Is Here, Unless You’re in Canada
John Quintet / iphoneincanada - OpenAI is launching a new version of ChatGPT made specifically for teachers, and it’ll be free for verified U.S. K–12 educators until June 2027. Unfortunately, Canadian teachers can’t access it at launch. Teachers have been some of the earliest heavy user…
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Guidoio Secures €3.5M To Expand Italy’s First Fully Digital Driving School
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Milan-based Guidoio, Italy’s first fully digital driving school, has raised €3.5 million in a seed round led by European VC fund 360 Capital, with participation from Azimut Libera Impresa SGR S.p.A. Founded in 2023 by Lorenzo Mannari and Giuseppe Cavallar…
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Upway Raises $60M To Expand Refurbished E-Bike Platform
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Paris-based Upway, a platform specializing in refurbished e-bikes, has raised $60 million in a Series C round led by A.P. Moller Holding, with participation from Galvanize, Ora Global, and continued support from Korelya Capital, Sequoia Capital, Exor Vent…
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Chegg replaces CEO and cuts 45% of staff as AI decimates its one-time $12 billion business
techspot - Having started as a digital and physical textbook rental service, Chegg later expanded to offer homework help, tutoring, and study tools. It offers subscription services that cost between $15 and $20 per month.Read Entire Article
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Google Translate Can Translate Conversations In Real Time And Help You Practice A New Language
bgr - The Google Translate app now has two new AI-powered features: Support for live conversation translation and a practice mode for learning new languages.
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Duolingo Expands AI Language Courses, Cutting Contractor Roles
In a bold pivot to AI-first operations, Duolingo has unveiled 148 new language courses generated by artificial intelligence. The move, which more than doubles its course offerings, signals the company’s commitment to automated content while phasing out traditional contractor roles—a strategy stirring both innovation and controversy.
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