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Major Canadian news outlets sue OpenAI, ChatGPT

2 mn readA coalition of Canada’s biggest news outlets is suing OpenAI, the maker of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, alleging the company is illegally using news articles to train its software. News organisations including the Toronto Star, Metroland Media, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and CBC have all joined the suit, reportedly the first […]

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MacKenzie Scott donates $640 million, more than doubling her planned gifts to nonprofit applicants

3 mn readBillionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott announced Tuesday she is giving $640 million to 361 small nonprofits that responded to an open call for applications. Yield Giving’s first round of donations is more than double what Scott had initially pledged to give away through the application process. Since she began giving away billions in 2019, Scott and her […]

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NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program Grant

3 mn readIn 1998 Congress enacted the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act which provided funds to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a mechanism whereby the hiring of foreign workers in technology-intensive sectors on H-1B visas would help address the long-term workforce needs of the United States. Initially, scholarships were only provided for students […]

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A Camera the Size of a Grain of Salt Could Change Imaging as We Know It

6 mn readWhen it comes to cameras, size matters, but not in the way you think. Any time a new smartphone is released, it is easy to drool over the latest, greatest, and biggest features that allow you to take even more stunning selfies composed of even more megapixels. However, in the world of cameras, smaller cameras […]

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What went wrong with the Techstars Accelerator?

9 mn read+ Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. + Techstars recently announced a string of executive departures and program closures – including termination of the Seattle program, one of its oldest and most successful. + Despite similar beginnings, Techstars chose a different strategic path than Y combinator – […]

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Futurecasting for Edtech Leaders and Teams

5 mn readMost educational technology leaders and their teams are focused on connectivity, network management, and defending against internal and external threats.  In fact, running a modern educational technology department can feel like digital firefighting.  No two days are alike, and extinguishing the latest crisis often leaves little time for strategic planning for three years ahead, five years away, or […]

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