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Fiveable lands $10M Series A to become ‘the hallways of the educational internet’

TechCrunch

We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. “I think there’s a few categories that are as dynamic as K-12 education right now,” said Rebecca Kaden, partner at USV. What do students do in the hallways of high school?

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DigestAI’s 19-year-old founder wants to make education addictive

TechCrunch

The company’s AI is trained on data from the internet, but the algorithm is fine-tuned to recall specific use cases to make sure that its responses are accurate and not too thrown off by online chaos. Despite running an educational AI startup, Pativada isn’t currently in school. Image Credits: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch.

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Kenyan edtech startup Craydel raises $1 million to grow its higher education platform

TechCrunch

Kenya-based Chandaria Capital, Nigeria-based LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund, and an array of other angel investors including founders and top executives of Africa’s leading SaaS, e-commerce and education startups joined, as well. An estimated $30 billion is spent every year on higher education in Africa,” Sardana, Craydel’s CEO, said.

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Online university Nexford will use $8M to plug affordability and relevance gaps in education

TechCrunch

The tech-enabled startup, launched by Fadl Al Tarzi in 2019, is filling affordability and relevance gaps in education. accredited higher education and lets them study at their own pace. Nexford University provides learners with a fully online U.S.-accredited The West African country is the only market where the U.S.-based

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What you need to know about IoT in enterprise and education

CIO

What you need to know about IoT in enterprise and education . In an era of data driven insights and automation, few technologies have the power to supercharge and empower decision makers like that of the Internet of Things (IoT). . How IoT can help education providers . Education Industry billion by 2029.

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What Kind of Education Does a Programmer Need?

The Crazy Programmer

Here, it is important to clearly define the set of needs and set up a timeline for education as a programmer. And if that education is getting difficult, it is a good idea to contact the paper writing service. But what kind of education a programmer needs depends only on his goals. There are no indifferent people here.

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Twitch launches Privacy Center to educate users about their personal data

TechCrunch

In the name of transparency and accessibility, Twitch launched its new Privacy Center to educate users, after conducting “extensive research” and finding that many of its users had no idea how their personal data is collected and used.

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