Udacity Expands to Germany, Looks Beyond Tech Market
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Online education platform Udacity has announced plans to expand out of the technology market, branching out in an effort to meet the new demands for digitally-skilled workers in a variety of areas, including banking and the car industry. The decision came at the same time that the company launched in Germany. Now worth over […]
Tech Billionaire Funds Yidan Prize to Recognize Education Contributions
(Photo: South China Morning Post) A Chinese internet billionaire has launched the largest education prize in the world, coming in at a total of HK$ 60 million, or $ 7.8 million USD. Called the Yidan Prize, the award will be offered to “outstanding” individuals like teachers or groups of people who work in the education field. […]
More signs of a tech crash as Apple and Twitter shares PLUNGE
WORSE than expected results from Apple and Twitter have heightened that values in some of the world’s biggest tech firms are overinflated. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
‘Dharavi Girls’ Project Aims to Inspire With Tech
(Image: WikiMedia, Creative Commons) A group of teenage girls in Dharavi are driving change with science and technology through the creation of apps that help to keep women safe, find water, and offer education. The initiative was started by filmmaker Nawneet Ranjan, who arrived in Dharavi in 2012 to document the daily lives of the people who live […]
Google going virtual – tech giant developing a premium VR headset
GOOGLE looks set to join the high-end virtual reality revolution with a new VR device. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Has the tech bubble burst? Market fears as shares in industry giants plunge
SHARES in the world’s biggest technology companies plunged in today’s trading, pointing towards what could be the start of another bursting bubble. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Apple iPhone 6C: All the details, tech specs, UK price and release date
APPLE’S long-rumoured, redesigned four-inch iPhone 6C will be unveiled early next year, a prominent industry analyst has revealed. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Despite More Tech Use, Australia Computer Literacy Skills Decline
Results of national information and communication technology tests show that computer literacy skills have declined across Australia over the past three years despite an increase in the use of laptops and iPads. The tests, taken by over 10,000 students in years 6 and 10 from 650 government, Catholic and independent schools every three years since 2005, […]