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University of Texas opens Bevo Lab with Google Cloud and Dell for AI sports research

ETIH edtech news covers the University of Texas Bevo Lab, developed with Google Cloud, Dell Technologies and SHI International. The initiative will use AI for football analytics and provide hands-on ...
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OpenAI signs AI safety agreement with Poland's NASK research institute

OpenAI and Poland's NASK National Research Institute have agreed to explore AI safety research, model evaluations and ...
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University of Oxford and DfE begin six-month study into student data use in AI

ETIH edtech news covers a new University of Oxford and Department for Education study into the responsible use of pupil data ...
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Harvard physicist Christopher Stubbs joins Anthropic's AI oversight trust

Harvard physicist Christopher Stubbs has joined Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, which can appoint a majority of the AI ...
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Tony Blair Institute calls for £100m annual research startup fund and university spinout reforms

ETIH edtech news covers Tony Blair Institute proposals for a £100m annual UK research startup fund, a 5% university spinout equity benchmark and expanded Venture Doctorates. The report calls for ...
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UK government announces £600m-plus AI investment package targeting security, skills and research

ETIH edtech news covers the UK's £600m-plus AI investment package, including £18m for chip design training, £30m for local AI partnerships and £23m to study AI's impact on jobs and productivity.
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UK announces £100m AI Biosecurity Lab with OpenAI and Anthropic backing

ETIH edtech news covers the UK's new AI Biosecurity Lab, backed by £100m in government funding and up to £200m in commitments from OpenAI and Anthropic. Google DeepMind and Basecamp Research will also ...
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Pearson posts 6% Q3 revenue growth as it prepares major business restructure

ETIH edtech news covers Pearson's 6% third-quarter revenue growth, a four-division restructure for 2027 and Kate Eberle ...
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Google DeepMind promotes Iason Gabriel to Principal Scientist and Director at DeepMind Institute

Google DeepMind has promoted Iason Gabriel to Principal Scientist and Director for AGI and Society at the DeepMind Institute.
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OpenAI reports 87% coding benchmark pass rate across 20 programming languages

OpenAI reports an 87.4% pass rate for GPT-6 Astra across 20 programming languages, while GPT-6.1 Sol achieves 97.9% accuracy on its COBOL migration evaluation. ETIH edtech news examines the findings, ...
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Efekta expands Rwanda AI teacher training program to more than 90,000 participants

ETIH edtech news covers Efekta Education’s expansion of its AI-powered English teacher training program in Rwanda to more than 90,000 participants. Backed by the Mastercard Foundation and World Bank, ...
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METR questions Anthropic's AI safety tests despite agreeing catastrophic risk is low

METR agrees Anthropic's current models pose a low catastrophic risk but warns its testing methods may miss more serious problems. The review examines Mythos 5 incidents, monitoring failures and ...