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JUNE 23, 2017

Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. ” The publishers in question are Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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MAY 5, 2017

” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.” Via Gizmodo : “ Facebook Will Add 3,000 More People to Watch Murders and Suicides.” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Via The New York Times : “Turn Off Messenger Kids , Health Experts Plead to Facebook.” Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.” ” That’s former Pearson exec Larry Singer , who now runs Open Up Resources. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

“​ Pearson to Lay Off 3,000 More Employees,” says Edsurge. ” The Chronicle of Higher Education on Elsevier “becoming a data company.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. South previously worked at the US Department of Education and K12 Inc.

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