Episode description
Episode description
In this special, UNEDITED version of Week in Edtech, Ben, Alex and special guest co-host Matt Tower discuss:
1) The sudden demise and federal takeover of Silicon Valley Bank and what it means for Tech, Banking and Edtech.
News:
- Jenna Smialek and Alan Rappeport of NYT
- Eric Wallerstein et al. of WSJ
- Daniel Taub of Bloomberg
Takes
- Kevin Roose of NYT
- Matt Levine of Bloomberg
- Noah Smith of Noahpinion
2) Discuss the rumors of ChatGPT4 launching next week with AI-created video
- Microsoft will launch ChatGPT 4 with AI videos next week | Digital Trends
- New Study Reveals Only 1 in 10 Global Workers Have In-Demand AI Skills
- Grammarly expands beyond proofreading with AI-powered writing
3) Herald the Launch of Non-Profit ai.edu with 50 partners across tech and ed
- Partners include Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Verizon, Intel, TFA and many more
4) Unveil the (secret) purchase of top Education App Photomath by Google
- Matt reports on this in Edtech Thoughts
- You can also read about it in Croatia Week
5) Discuss the on-the-ground happenings at SxSW EDU