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Education Is the New Healthcare, and Other Trends Shaping Edtech Investing

Edsurge

In bringing affordable education to the workplace, companies like InStride, Guild, Degreed and EdAssist are addressing the biggest issues in higher education: career relevance and student debt. HolonIQ estimates that global spending on digital education tools surpassed $150 billion last year, and will double by 2025. A group of U.S.

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How China is Trying to Outpace the World in AI

Evelyn Learning

Harvard Professor of Economics, David Yang, recently enlightened us about the US ranking of the top companies with the most accurate technology in facial recognition. Out of nearly 50 companies, the top five were Chinese companies. China holds the manufacturing units of many high-worth companies.

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Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think

Edsurge

In the US, it took 76 years for the telephone to reach half the population; the smartphone did it in less than 10 years. We freeze up when we hear statistics that project that by 2025, 50 percent of an undergraduate degree will become obsolete. To date, 75 percent of the global population has access to a mobile phone.

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