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Teaching Emerging Technologies Empowers K–12 Students
Teaching emerging technologies to K–12 students today not only sets them up for success as future citizens in the workplace, but also furthers diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Sean Wybrant, a CTE teacher in Colorado Springs District 11, shared what this looks like in his classroom in a recent episode of Focus on EDU.
Wybrant, who previously worked as an English teacher, found his way into teaching tech thanks to a misconception.
“When the job opened up to transfer from teaching kids about English literature to teaching kids about computer science and video game design, I thought, ‘I’m…
Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority or even controlling stakes in overseas targets, mainly in gaming companies in Europe (Reuters)
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Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority or even controlling stakes in overseas targets, mainly in gaming companies in Europe — Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy to put more focus on buying majority stakes mainly in overseas gaming companies …
FTX partners with Visa to offer debit cards linked directly to a user’s FTX account in 40 countries, with a focus on Latin America, Europe, and Asia (Kate Rooney/CNBC)
Kate Rooney / CNBC:
FTX partners with Visa to offer debit cards linked directly to a user’s FTX account in 40 countries, with a focus on Latin America, Europe, and Asia — – Visa is teaming up with global crypto exchange FTX to offer debit cards in 40 countries with a focus on Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Amid a downturn, tech companies may shift their focus from “gee-whiz” projects, like self-driving cars and metaverses, to truly useful products that make money (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Amid a downturn, tech companies may shift their focus from “gee-whiz” projects, like self-driving cars and metaverses, to truly useful products that make money — History shows that downturns are when the industry shifts focus from flashy novelties to things that are truly useful
Interruption or Disruption?
Covid is upending everything right now, education included. For some in the edu business, adaptation is an easy, fluid process. This is true on an…
NY, CA, and several other states take action against crypto lender Nexo, from sending cease and desists to suing, with interest-bearing accounts a main focus (Michael McSweeney/The Block)
Michael McSweeney / The Block:
NY, CA, and several other states take action against crypto lender Nexo, from sending cease and desists to suing, with interest-bearing accounts a main focus — A group of U.S. state regulators announced an array of legal actions against crypto lender Nexo on Monday.