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Stanford, FOSI launch teen digital safety parent guide | ETIH Ed Tech News " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (877+ words) Stanford Social Media Lab, the Family Online Safety Institute, and California Partners Project have launched A Parent's Guide to Digital Safety. Stanford Social Media Lab, the Family Online Safety Institute, and California Partners Project have launched A Parent's Guide to…...
Google Deep Mind releases Gemini Embedding 2 for AI search | ETIH Ed Tech News " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (592+ words) Google Deep Mind has released Gemini Embedding 2, a native multimodal embedding model available through the Gemini API and Google Cloud Vertex AI. Google Deep Mind has released Gemini Embedding 2, a native multimodal embedding model built to help developers and organizations…...
Anthropic hires Dlshad Othman for AI safeguards team | ETIH Ed Tech News " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (537+ words) Anthropic has hired Dlshad Othman for its safeguards team, adding former AWS cyber threat intelligence experience to its work on influence operations, state surveillance, cyber activity, and the misuse risks linked to powerful AI models. Othman joins Anthropic after almost…...
Google appoints T Caroline Drucker to EMEA education, research, and core partnerships role " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (335+ words) T Caroline Drucker has started a new role at Google as Director, EMEA Education, Research and Core Partnerships Google has appointed T Caroline Drucker as Director, EMEA Education, Research and Core Partnerships, moving the former Learn X Chief of Staff…...
Microsoft AI launches MAI-Image-2. 5 image model | ETIH Ed Tech News " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (564+ words) Microsoft AI has launched MAI-Image-2. 5, a text-to-image model ranked third on the Arena leaderboard. Microsoft AI has launched MAI-Image-2. 5, its latest text-to-image model, with the model ranking third on the Arena text-to-image leaderboard. The model is part of the MAI-Image…...
Open AI Foundation backs AI jobs and skills work with $250 M | ETIH Ed Tech News " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (768+ words) Open AI Foundation is committing an initial $250 million to work on AI's economic impact, worker transition, public services, and economic security Open AI Foundation is committing an initial $250 million to work on AI's economic impact, with funding set to support…...
Open AI and Carahsoft target education workflows with Codex | ETIH Ed Tech News " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (524+ words) Open AI and Carahsoft are putting Codex in front of education teams with a webinar focused on internal workflows and practical AI use. Open AI and Carahsoft will host a virtual webinar on June 2, 2026, focused on how education institutions can…...
Meta Africa digital economy report targets AI and edtech growth | ETIH Ed Tech News " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (836+ words) Meta has launched an economic impact report for Sub-Saharan Africa, with research by Public First estimating that the region's digital economy could grow from $130 billion today to $300 billion by 2035. The report, announced around Africa Day, examines Meta's role in digital…...
Talking Points wins Best AI-powered Ed Tech solution | ETIH Ed Tech News " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1152+ words) Talking Points wins Best AI-powered Ed Tech solution at ETIH Innovation Awards 2026 Talking Points was recognized for Message Mentor, an AI-supported family engagement tool designed to improve school-family communication, attendance, behavior, and access across more than 150 languages Talking Points has…...
LINGUA Africa opens call for inclusive AI language projects " Ed Tech Innovation Hub
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (494+ words) LINGUA Africa is accepting applications for projects building language resources, tools, and real-world AI use cases for underrepresented African languages. Microsoft AI for Good Lab, the Gates Foundation, the Masakhane African Languages Hub, and Google. org have opened applications for…...