Riiid, a South Korea-headquartered AI-powered edtech company, acquired its Japanese distribution partner Langoo to expand its Japan footprint. The acquisition comes after the company’s latest $175 million Series D round from SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 in May. Riiid has said it will continue to fuel its global expansion with the funding. Langoo, Riiid’s partner in […]
Voters preferred Keir Starmer’s conference speech to Boris Johnson’s address, poll suggests – UK politics live
Latest updates: polling by Opinium suggests Labour leader’s conference address made a better impression on voters, amid mixed reaction to the PM’s speechPupils may have to wear masks again if Covid cases rise, says Zahawi‘Economically illiterate’: PM’s…
Nadhim Zahawi: pupils may have to wear masks again if Covid cases rise
Education secretary confirms back-up plan for English schools but says he doesn’t want bubbles to returnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChildren could be forced to wear masks in schools across England again as part of the go…
Universities in England ‘failing to mark down students’ for poor writing skills
Office for Students claims use of ‘inclusive assessment’ policies contributes to grade inflationUniversities and colleges are failing to mark down students for poor spelling, grammar and punctuation, which is leading to grade inflation because of a mis…
Surrey teenager died after reading about suicide on school iPad
Frances-Rose Thomas, 15, had been accessing suicide-related material for months before taking her own lifeA 15-year-old autistic girl took her own life after an “enormous and systemic failure” by her special needs school left her with unfiltered access…
The Guardian view on blue plaques: time to redress the balance | Editorial
There is more to blue plaques than dead white men – and English Heritage knows itCommemorative plaques on the facades of Britain’s buildings are an unlikely source of joy. Especially during the pandemic, when urban inhabitants have been more than usual…
Levelling up isn’t about north or south, or city or town. It’s about restoring local pride | Neil O’Brien
Parts of the country have suffered for decades, now we have an opportunity to unite the countryNeil O’Brien is MP for Harborough and parliamentary undersecretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesBoris Johnson put levelling up at the he…
Apple launches new coding guide for elementary school students
Apple is rolling out several new resources for elementary school students, including a new ‘Everyone Can Code Early Learners’ activity guide. The new guide extends Apple’s curriculum resources from kindergarten to college. This latest rollout is part of the tech giant’s Everyone Can Code initiative, which aims to help educators and families introduce coding to […]
Udemy files to go public on back of growing B2B incomes
If we only valued Udemy on its business revenues, at its final private-market valuation, it would be worth 4.5x its Q2 2021 ARR. That’s incredibly cheap.
The west sees China as a ‘threat’, not as a real place, with real people | Yangyang Cheng
The worst abuses of my birth country’s government are used to advance domestic agendasYangyang Cheng is a postdoctoral fellow at Yale Law SchoolI was at dinner with a friend, and she asked about my work. “Name one thing you wish Americans knew about Ch…