Educators Use Technology to Expand Learning Opportunities

Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Bright Machines, which automates manufacturing tasks with AI and robotics, raised a $100M Series B and $32M in debt after pulling its SPAC deal in December 2021  —  In May of last year, Bright Machines announced plans to embrace the SPAC craze with a merger deal that valued the Bay Area-based manufacturing firm at $1.6 billion.

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg:
Seeking to diversify its revenue streams, Klarna launches a price comparison tool in the US, UK, and Nordics; Klarna acquired PriceRunner for ~$125M in 2022  —  Klarna has rolled out a search and compare tool in the UK and Nordics as the fintech looks to diversify its revenue away from buy-now …

To turn kids into productive citizens when they go out into the workforce as adults, we want the lessons they learn now to be relevant and useful. There are particular skills employers demand of their job candidates, and failure to address them in the classroom today will result in a skills gap when students enter the workforce.
The Intel Skills for Innovation framework helps schools embed digital skills into lessons.
Within the SFI framework, Intel offers resources that educators can use to further tech integration into their classrooms, which ultimately helps students succeed when they…

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
AWS launches Application Composer, a low-code tool for visually designing and building serverless applications with a drag-and-drop interface  —  At its re:Invent conference today, AWS announced the launch of AWS Application Composer, a new low-code tool for visually designing and building serverless applications.

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Bumble open sources Private Detector, an AI tool the company launched in 2019 to detect unsolicited lewd images; Bumble claims the tool has a 98%+ accuracy rate  —  As part of its larger commitment to combat “cyberflashing,” the dating app Bumble is open sourcing its AI tool that detects unsolicited lewd images.