EdTech Insight – Microsoft debuts first Surface PCs with dedicated Copilot AI button

by EdTechMate | Mar 21, 2024 | CNBC, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Microsoft is revolutionizing the personal computing experience with the release of its first Microsoft Surface PCs, equipped with an easily accessible Copilot button designed to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) at the...

EdTech Insight – Watch: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks on DOJ’s antitrust suit against Apple

by EdTechMate | Mar 21, 2024 | CNBC, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The recent legal actions by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against Apple highlight key innovations and trends within the tech industry that hold important implications for international education and digital transformation. The...

EdTech Insight – Elon Musk companies are gobbling up Nvidia hardware even as Tesla aims to build rival supercomputer

by EdTechMate | Mar 21, 2024 | CNBC, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Key innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are taking center stage in the global higher education space. Leading this trend is Nvidia, a company that surpassed Intel in total sales...

EdTech Insight – In swing state Arizona, an $8.5 billion CHIPS grant spells ‘jobs’ more than geopolitics

by EdTechMate | Mar 21, 2024 | CNBC, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The recent announcement of $8.5 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding awarded to Intel Corp. for semiconductor manufacturing in Chandler, Arizona, marks a pivotal advancement in the U.S. technology sector. This bipartisan...

EdTech Insight – Neuralink shares video of patient playing chess using signals from brain implant

by EdTechMate | Mar 21, 2024 | CNBC, News & Insights

“`html Executive Summary and Main Points Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has showcased a brain-computer interface (BCI), named Telepathy, which enables a quadriplegic patient to control a computer mouse and play chess using neural signals. This technology...

EdTech Insight – Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share in first major social media offering since 2019

by EdTechMate | Mar 20, 2024 | CNBC, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Reddit, a significant player in the social media domain, recently priced its IPO at $34 a share, reflecting a company valuation of nearly $6.5 billion, which is a deviation from its earlier private market valuation of $10 billion....