Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs
Google's parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Read more
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Google's parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Read more
Human- and machine-generated prose may one day be indistinguishable. But that does not quell academics’ search for an answer to the question “What makes prose human?” Read more
To cheat, or not to cheat: It depends on how you look at it. Read more
Last week’s revelation of classified documents found at the Penn Biden Center has re-ignited media interest in potential influence-peddling and financial corruption at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). Read more
Prodded by DeSantis, heads of all 28 campuses promise to hinder attempts to explain racial inequities to students Read more
The University of Richmond recently removed the name of T.C. Williams, an early benefactor, from its law school because of his alleged ownership of slaves in the 19th century. Read more
Cyber-crime gangs have had a 40% drop in earnings as victims are refusing to pay ransoms, researchers say. Read more
The small private institution is closing due to enrollment challenges and other issues exacerbated by COVID-19. Some higher education experts expect more closures to follow. Read more
With public rivals putting a ceiling on tuition fees, the demands of debt servicing and digitisation mean private schools must keep growing to avoid mergers or bankruptcy Read more
Almost half of Spanish families pay for private classes for their children, but while richer households invest in “widening and perfecting” their offspring’s knowledge, poorer ones pay to help “repeat and reinforce” what their children learn at school, according to a thinktank report. Read more