Episode description
In this episode of Week in Edtech, Ben and Alex discuss:
1. Big Tech:
- Meta launches “Seamless” LLM for speech-to-speech translation. Multi-modal innovation
- Meta’s Instagram also made news in all the wrong ways
2. Higher Ed:
3. In Other News...
- U.S. Department of Education Holds Off On New Rules for Third-Party Servicers… For Now
- Curriculum Associates Acquires SoapBox Labs
- ParentSquare Acquires Remind
- 2U finances unveiled by Phil Hill, doesn't look good
- Portland Teachers Strike Ends after a month and nobody is happy
- Congress (Tom Cotton) pushing a ban on cell phones in school
Special Guests:
- Sara Mauskopf from Winnie discuss Early Childhood Education
- Candice Faktor from Disco discuss Community Powered Learning