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"While educational standards may differ from school to school there is one thing that is always nearly the same: the classroom set out. Desks are arranged in rows or groups, and the teacher stands at the front and teach. This set out has changed very little in a hundred years even with all the technological advancements that have been made. Edtech not only changes the way that children learn but changes the way they interact with one another, the classroom space and their teacher."

"Disruption is the process that happens when an upstart company with few resources is able to successfully take on an incumbent company, and win."

As the Trump administration takes shape, Ajit Pai will lead the FCC. How it regulates the internet – or doesn't – is coming into focus. Experts describe what's at stake, and why it matters.

At WWDC, Apple reported that they’ve paid out $70 billion to developers, with 30% of that ($21 billion!) in the last year. That’s a huge spike, and surprising to me because it didn’t seem like my…

Like Google Assistant, which is moving to iOS to take on Siri, digital assistants may completely devalue the platforms they run on.

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"Three months ago, I moved to San Francisco — one of the most expensive cities on Earth — with no job, no housing, and barely any money. Plenty of people thought it was crazy. They’d thought I was crazy to leave behind a prosperous career in consulting five months ago, and they really thought I was crazy now. But here I am. Today I have a dream role at a startup as a Product Manager building out a mobile application with people I love. So how did I get here?"

"The product manager (PM) position is a precarious one because the role can vary vastly between companies, depending on their mission, size and model. Hence, there is no one formula for becoming the perfect edtech product manager—but there are some skills that can help."

"Most people already know how Kodak was way too slow to recognise the camera market’s rapid switch to digital. The fatal blow to Kodak was the rapid wholesale destruction of its consumables business – film. Losing ground on camera sales certainly hastened the end but it was the collapse of film and processing that did it in."

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BCI devices that read minds and act on intentions can change lives for the better. But they could also be put to nefarious use in the not-too-distant future. Now's the time to think about risks.

The top 10 jobs of the future undoubtedly involve freelancing. Even the best 9-to-5 jobs are rigidly structured and do not offer the mos

"Looking for a job can be daunting, particularly if you are pivoting to a new role or switching industries, like those folks coming into the edtech space. That initial obstacle of breaking into the community and getting the inside scoop can be a big barrier. From there, the struggle becomes marketing yourself in an applicable way to hiring managers—the job search process requires you to promote your strengths and improve or reposition our weaknesses."

"Nothing beats personal connections when it comes to landing a job interview. Yet what you know can matter more than who you know, especially at early-stage startups. Employees will likely wear many hats, placing a premium on those with multifaceted skillsets. That could mean writing code in the morning, editing marketing copy in the afternoon, and moderating a panel at night."

A survey of public perceptions of new technologies turned up surprisingly optimistic results. And some curious ones too.