Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

China had a reputation for copying technology from Silicon Valley, but these days the country has developed its own unique technology environment—what a new book by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google China, calls an “alternate internet universe.” It’s also a place where companies are racing into technologies that raise tough ethical issues.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Demand for workers in solar is expected to nearly double by 2030, according to an industry census. The number of workers needed in the offshore wind energy industry will also nearly double, by 2025 , to 589,000, and increase to 868,000 by 2030, the consulting firm Rystad Energy estimates. “It

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Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

Another “ banning laptops ” story , this one from Ohio State University : “Professor Bans Laptops, Sees Grades Rise.” “ Google ’s got our kids,” says The Outline. “ Chromebooks are ready for your next coding project,” says the Google blog. ” asks Bryan Alexander.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

This is so important to consider, as Tufekci noted on Twitter, in light of Google’s domination of the K–12 computing market.). ” The Wall Street Journal weighs in on laptop bans. Upgrades and Downgrades. “ YouTube , the Great Radicalizer” by Zeynep Tufekci. The tracker comes in purple or blue.

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