Some 170 million people got access to Instagram's new location-sharing feature, so why is the Map so empty? In the app's loneliest corners, Meta and its users may be fighting a quiet battle. Read more

The Trump administration has used an arcane administrative process to pull funding from two dozen academic- and cultural-exchange programs run by the U.S. Department of State, effectively killing them. Read more

Graduates of ‘renowned’ domestic or overseas universities targeted as part of bid to become technological superpower Read more

A Seattle University School of Law professor has come under fire for a variety of public comments that appear to advocate for lawlessness. Read more

Two years ago, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that ended affirmative action in college admissions. Last week, President Trump issued a memorandum that indicates he does not believe colleges and universities are complying with the court ruling. Read more

Dozens of fake college websites, which appear to be connected, are pushing scams. Many of the sites appear to be built with or supplemented by generative AI. Read more

Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has made a surprise $34.5bn (£25.6bn) takeover bid for the world's most popular web browser, Google Chrome. Read more

AI can replicate the shape of a narrative, but not the struggle that makes it meaningful. Read more

Chulalongkorn University bans sleeveless tops, short skirts and open-toed shoes, prompting wider debate about freedoms on campus Read more

Administrators at the University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, and Belmont University admitted that diversity, equity and inclusion programming has continued on their campuses, saying they rebranded DEI efforts under new language to bypass a presidential directive and other pressures to end such practices. Read more