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The New New Reading Environment

By: The Editors — April 25th 2023 at 19:02

For larger publications, the upside of newsletters is obvious. Email-bound readers can seamlessly swipe over from their Zocdoc appointment notification to their health insurance bill payment notification to their student loan payment notification to their local mass shooting notification to a Washington Post opinion newsletter about the biggest threat facing the nation (still, somehow, cancel culture). Of course, no one has pursued newsletters as zealously as the legaciest legacy-media operation of them all: the New York Times.
☐ ☆ ✇ NYT > Education

For Lower-Income Students, Big Tech Internships Can Be Hard to Get

By: Natasha Singer — April 5th 2023 at 09:00
Critics say the intern selection process often favors wealthier students, just like the admission process at some elite colleges.
☐ ☆ ✇ NYT > Education

Why Is TikTok Being Banned?

By: Sapna Maheshwari and Amanda Holpuch — March 3rd 2023 at 15:17
Governments have expressed concerns that TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, may endanger sensitive user data.
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University of Texas Will Offer Large-Scale Online Master’s Degree in A.I.

By: Natasha Singer — January 27th 2023 at 23:00
Amid a boom in new tools like ChatGPT, the Austin campus plans to train thousands of students in sought-after skills in artificial intelligence.

The University of Texas at Austin said tuition would be about $10,000 for its online master’s program in artificial intelligence.
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Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It

By: Sapna Maheshwari — January 21st 2023 at 07:05
The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.

Ansley Franco, a senior at Auburn, said TikTok was a key way for Greek organizations on college campuses to promote themselves.
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Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach

By: Kalley Huang — January 16th 2023 at 10:00
With the rise of the popular new chatbot ChatGPT, colleges are restructuring some courses and taking preventive measures.

☐ ☆ ✇ NYT > Education

Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It

By: Sapna Maheshwari — January 15th 2023 at 10:00
The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.
☐ ☆ ✇ NYT - Education

Don’t Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach With It.

By: Kevin Roose — January 13th 2023 at 02:28
OpenAI’s new chatbot is raising fears of cheating on homework, but its potential as an educational tool outweighs its risks.

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