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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI breakthroughs to high-stakes funding rounds and institutional shifts in AI strategy.
✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:02:45] OpenAI’s $10B Annual Run Rate: ChatGPT drives unprecedented growth
[00:05:12] Anthropic CEO criticizes proposed 10-year ban on state AI regulation
[00:08:04] Google.org Accelerator: New cohort tackling generative AI for good
[00:10:17] News Sites Struggle as Google AI Summarizes Content
[00:13:33] Zuckerberg’s Meta Bets Big: $14B stake in Scale AI and ‘Superintelligence’ team
[00:17:02] Microsoft’s Plan to Rank AI Models by Safety
[00:19:20] Apple Research Paper Questions AI’s Reasoning Power
[00:21:46] Harvard Gets Backing in DEI Lawsuit from Ivies, Alumni
[00:24:09] Education Secretary Suggests Harvard May Regain Federal Grants
[00:26:48] Ohio State Requires AI Fluency Across All Students
[00:30:20] IXL Learning Acquires MyTutor to Expand Global Tutoring Reach
[00:32:55] CodeHS Acquires Tynker to Bolster K-12 CS Content
[00:35:30] Grammarly Secures $1B in Non-Dilutive Funding for M&A
Plus, special guests:
[00:38:12] Rod Danan, Founder of Prentus, on bridging bootcamps to careers with community and coaching
[00:46:10] Lars-Petter Kjos, Co-founder and CPO of We Are Learning, on building generative AI tools for educators to create custom video content at scale
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Chapters
1. Week in Edtech 6/11/25: OpenAI’s $10B Milestone, Meta’s AI Superteam, Grammarly’s $1B Raise, Ohio State’s AI Mandate, IXL & CodeHS Acquisitions, and More! Feat. Rod Danan of Prentus & Lars-Petter Kjos of We Are Learning (00:00:00)
2. OpenAI’s $10B Annual Run Rate: ChatGPT drives unprecedented growth (00:03:01)
3. Anthropic CEO criticizes proposed 10-year ban on state AI regulation (00:05:28)
4. Google.org Accelerator: New cohort tackling generative AI for good (00:08:20)
5. News Sites Struggle as Google AI Summarizes Content (00:10:33)
6. Zuckerberg’s Meta Bets Big: $14B stake in Scale AI and ‘Superintelligence’ team (00:13:49)
7. Microsoft’s Plan to Rank AI Models by Safety (00:18:14)
8. Apple Research Paper Questions AI’s Reasoning Power (00:20:32)
9. Harvard Gets Backing in DEI Lawsuit from Ivies, Alumni (00:22:58)
10. Education Secretary Suggests Harvard May Regain Federal Grants (00:25:21)
11. Ohio State Requires AI Fluency Across All Students (00:28:00)
12. IXL Learning Acquires MyTutor to Expand Global Tutoring Reach (00:31:32)
13. CodeHS Acquires Tynker to Bolster K-12 CS Content (00:34:07)
14. Grammarly Secures $1B in Non-Dilutive Funding for M&A (00:36:42)
15. Rod Danan, Founder of Prentus, on bridging bootcamps to careers with community and coaching (00:39:24)
16. Lars-Petter Kjos, Co-founder & CPO of We Are Learning, on building generative AI tools for educators to create custom video content at scale (00:47:22)
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