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Longtime Slashdot reader Kreuzfeld writes: Help please: here in Lawrence, Kansas, the public school district has recently started using Gaggle (source may be paywalled; alternative source), a system for monitoring all digital documents and communicatio… Continue reading Ask Slashdot: What Are Some Methods To Stop Digital Surveillance In Schools?
“Associates of Elon Musk are planning to launch a new primary and secondary school,” reports CNN, “and ultimately a university, in Austin, Texas, with the help of a nearly $100 million donation from the billionaire, tax documents show…”
Members of M… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Funding a New School In Austin, Texas
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: Earlier this month, Amazon came under fire as the Los Angeles Times reported on a leaked confidential document that “reveals an extensive public relations strategy by Amazon to donate to community groups, school… Continue reading Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Help Teachers Incorporate AI Into CS Education
The Washington Post reports:
A prominent disinformation scholar has accused Harvard University of dismissing her to curry favor with Facebook and its current and former executives in violation of her right to free speech.
Joan Donovan claimed in a fi… Continue reading Harvard Accused of Bowing to Meta By Ousted Disinformation Scholar in Whistleblower Complaint
An anonymous reader writes: Bill Ackman has called for the resignation of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania’s presidents following their congressional hearing on antisemitism on Tuesday. The billionaire singled out the three college pres… Continue reading Harvard, MIT and UPenn’s Presidents Should ‘Resign in Disgrace’, Bill Ackman Says
By Owais Sultan
Stellar Cyber launches a field-proven university program to enable educational organizations to deliver hands-on cybersecurity training and provide soc services to underserved communities.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the origi… Continue reading Stellar Cyber Bridges Cybersecurity Skills Gap with First-of-Its-Kind University Program
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced a pilot program that aims to offer cybersecurity services to critical infrastructure entities as they have become a common target in cyberattacks. “In alignment with CISA’s… Continue reading CISA offers cybersecurity services to non-federal orgs in critical infrastructure sector
Computer science teachers around the globe have been left scrambling to find an alternative IDE for their students, after Replit announced it was shuttering its Teams for Education plan. From a report: “To focus on improving the Replit experience for a… Continue reading CS Teachers Panic as Replit Pulls the Plug on Educational IDE
Quantum computing is reshaping our world and will revolutionize many industries, including materials science, life sciences, transportation, and energy. Google recently demonstrated the power of quantum computers by solving a problem in seconds that to… Continue reading Crypto asset discovery and the post-quantum migration
Started in 2013, “Hour of Code” is an annual tradition started by the education non-profit Code.org (which provides free coding lessons to schools). Its FAQ describes the December event for K-12 students as “a worldwide effort to celebrate computer sci… Continue reading How ‘Hour of Code’ Will Teach Students About Issues with AI