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Leading Companies Launch Consortium to Address AI's Impact on the Technology Workforce

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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LEUVEN, Belgium, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and a group of eight leading companies including Accenture, Eightfold, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, Microsoft and SAP as well as six advisors today announced the launch of the AI-Enabled Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Workforce Consortium focused on upskilling and reskilling roles most likely to be impacted by AI. The Consortium is catalyzed by the work of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council's (TTC) Talent for Growth Task Force, with the goal of exploring AI's impact on ICT job roles, enabling workers to find and access relevant training programs, and connecting businesses to skilled and job-ready workers.

Key Points: 
  • It will assess AI's impact on technology jobs and identify skills development pathways for the roles most likely to be affected by artificial intelligence.
  • Consortium members represent a cross section of companies innovating on the cutting edge of AI that also understand the current and impending impact of AI on the workforce.
  • "The mission of our newly unveiled AI-Enabled Workforce Consortium is to provide organizations with knowledge about the impact of AI on the workforce and equip workers with relevant skills.
  • Working alongside industry leaders as part of this AI-enabled ICT workforce consortium will help upskill and reskill the workforce for the digital economy ahead."

SXSW EDU® Announces Winners of the 2024 Launch Startup Competition and Student Impact Challenge

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- South by Southwest EDU® Conference & Festival is excited to announce the winners for its 2024 Launch Startup Competition and Student Impact Challenge. The winners were announced at the Launch Spotlight and the Student Impact Ice Cream Social. Maro, NaTakallam, and Struggly were presented with the Launch Startup Competition awards, and ReAlign was named the Student Impact Challenge winner.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- South by Southwest EDU® Conference & Festival is excited to announce the winners for its 2024 Launch Startup Competition and Student Impact Challenge.
  • The winners were announced at the Launch Spotlight and the Student Impact Ice Cream Social.
  • Maro, NaTakallam, and Struggly were presented with the Launch Startup Competition awards, and ReAlign was named the Student Impact Challenge winner.
  • "It's been such a great honor for ReAlign to win the SXSW EDU Student Impact Challenge Award," said Founder, Ashish Chettimada.

Tierney Kraft Assumes Role as Vice President of Partnership Development at EOS

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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SEATTLE, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EOS proudly announces the appointment of Tierney Kraft as its new Vice President of Partnership Development.

Key Points: 
  • SEATTLE, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EOS proudly announces the appointment of Tierney Kraft as its new Vice President of Partnership Development.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Tierney Kraft to the EOS family as our Vice President of Partnership Development.
  • As Vice President of Partnership Development, Tierney will lead EOS in forging strategic partnerships with districts and expanding its presence in the K12 market.
  • Join us in extending a warm welcome to Tierney Kraft as she embarks on this exciting journey with EOS.

New Research: Online and Mobile Knowledge Are No Longer Barriers to Banking for Majority of Americans, Including Most Seniors

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Capital One Insights Center today released new research finding that digital financial literacy increases with age, noting that 74% of consumers over 65 rank highly on both digital and financial literacy compared to only 28% of those ages 18-24. The report defines digital literacy as understanding a combination of basic financial knowledge and being able to protect oneself online from phishing attacks and other financial scams.

Key Points: 
  • The report defines digital literacy as understanding a combination of basic financial knowledge and being able to protect oneself online from phishing attacks and other financial scams.
  • Consumers of all ages continue to struggle with financial literacy, the report shows, with more than 40% of consumers lacking basic financial knowledge.
  • "Even though an overwhelming majority of Americans are regularly banking online, too many still lack basic financial knowledge and skills.
  • Capital One partners with Khan Academy, a leader in online learning, to offer free online financial literacy courses for all ages .

BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES STUDENT WINNER OF NINTH ANNUAL BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE SCIENCE VIDEO COMPETITION

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announced Sia Godika, 17, a senior at Neev Academy, an international school in Bangalore, India, as winner of the ninth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science video competition designed to inspire creative thinking and communications skills around fundamental concepts in the life sciences, physics, and mathematics.

Key Points: 
  • The Breakthrough Junior Challenge will award a total of $400,000 in educational prizes for Sia, her science teacher, and her school.
  • Sia was informed of her win by her older brother Samay Godika, who is himself a previous winner of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, topping the competition with his original video on circadian rhythms.
  • Having watched him receive the prize six years ago, Sia will now be honored alongside the 2024 Breakthrough Prize laureates at a ceremony in Los Angeles this spring.
  • Sia's submission is titled Yamanaka Factors, and explores discoveries made by 2013 Breakthrough Prize winner and Nobelist, Shinya Yamanaka.

BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES STUDENT WINNER OF NINTH ANNUAL BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE SCIENCE VIDEO COMPETITION

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announced Sia Godika, 17, a senior at Neev Academy, an international school in Bangalore, India, as winner of the ninth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science video competition designed to inspire creative thinking and communications skills around fundamental concepts in the life sciences, physics, and mathematics.

Key Points: 
  • The Breakthrough Junior Challenge will award a total of $400,000 in educational prizes for Sia, her science teacher, and her school.
  • Sia was informed of her win by her older brother Samay Godika, who is himself a previous winner of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, topping the competition with his original video on circadian rhythms.
  • Having watched him receive the prize six years ago, Sia will now be honored alongside the 2024 Breakthrough Prize laureates at a ceremony in Los Angeles this spring.
  • Sia's submission is titled Yamanaka Factors, and explores discoveries made by 2013 Breakthrough Prize winner and Nobelist, Shinya Yamanaka.

Intuit and Khan Academy Team Up to Offer Free Financial Education to Students and Teachers

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax , Credit Karma , QuickBooks , and Mailchimp , today announced a new initiative with Khan Academy that aims to empower educators and students with free financial education tools.

Key Points: 
  • Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax , Credit Karma , QuickBooks , and Mailchimp , today announced a new initiative with Khan Academy that aims to empower educators and students with free financial education tools.
  • With the help of Khan Academy, Intuit is working toward its goal of engaging 50 million students with free learning resources by 2030.
  • Intuit and Khan Academy have a shared goal to provide free financial resources to all high school students across the United States.
  • “Intuit and Khan Academy will enable people to take control of their finances, step-by-step,” says Khan Academy Founder and Chief Executive Officer Sal Khan.

Khan Academy and Stand Together Trust Announce Partnership to Unleash the Power of Technology to Transform Education

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stand Together Trust and Khan Academy, Schoolhouse.world, and Khan Lab School today announced a five-year strategic partnership to provide personalized, mastery-based education for learners and educators everywhere. The $20M commitment from Stand Together Trust will enable Khan Academy, Schoolhouse.world, and Khan Lab School to continue to innovate with new technologies to be on the cutting edge of transforming education. 

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stand Together Trust and Khan Academy , Schoolhouse.world , and Khan Lab School today announced a five-year strategic partnership to provide personalized, mastery-based education for learners and educators everywhere.
  • The $20M commitment from Stand Together Trust will enable Khan Academy, Schoolhouse.world, and Khan Lab School to continue to innovate with new technologies to be on the cutting edge of transforming education.
  • "Khan Academy exists to open opportunities for all," said founder and CEO Sal Khan.
  • By enhancing the capabilities of Khan Academy, Schoolhouse.world, and Khan Lab School, there will be a portable, flexible, and customizable education option for families.

Fortune Debuts Power List of 50 AI Innovators

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Fortune debuted its inaugural Fortune 50 AI Innovators power list, the essential guide to the companies that are creating this future-defining technology, and a sector now attracting one out of every four startup investment dollars.

Key Points: 
  • Inaugural Fortune 50 AI Innovators includes established players: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, and Nvidia; and array of emerging players:  Adept, Runway, Pinecone, Exscientia, and ARC
    Representatives of Fortune 50 AI Innovators are attending Fortune's Brainstorm AI conference in San Francisco, Dec 11-12 with founding partner Accenture
    NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Fortune debuted its inaugural Fortune 50 AI Innovators power list, the essential guide to the companies that are creating this future-defining technology, and a sector now attracting one out of every four startup investment dollars.
  • For the inaugural Fortune 50 AI Innovators list, Fortune canvassed VCs, industry analysts, and our own formidable staff of AI experts to identify companies that are at the cutting edge.
  • In the Fortune 50 AI list there are plenty of Davids, such as Adept, Runway, Pinecone, Exscientia, and ARC, to name a few.
  • Many on that list will be speaking at or attending the Fortune Brainstorm AI 2023 in San Francisco, December 11-12.

National Civics Bee Expands to 27 States to Address Growing Civics Education Crisis

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced the launch of the 2024 National Civics Bee. The competition is expanding to 27 states for the 2023-2024 school year, tripling its reach from nine states last year. Students may apply for the competition here. The deadline to enter is January 8, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The competition is expanding to 27 states for the 2023-2024 school year, tripling its reach from nine states last year.
  • The National Civics Bee is a nationwide competition that encourages young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities.
  • The National Civics Bee taps into business leaders' deep commitment to strengthening civics education and the long-term health of our democracy.
  • You can learn more and sign up to participate in the National Civics Bee by visiting this link .