Japan city to use robots to tackle rising school truancy
A Japanese city plans to use robots to enable pupils to attend classes virtually, as truancy rates surge due to anxiety and bullying, officials said Wednesday.
Sep 6, 2023
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Esports seen as pathway to boost diversity in STEM careers
As a kid, Kevin Fair would take apart his Nintendo console, troubleshoot issues and put it back together again—experiences the Black entrepreneur says represented "a life trajectory changing moment" when he realized the ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Slack kicks off 2021 with a global outage
Slack, the messaging service used by millions of people for work and school, suffered a global outage on Monday, the first day back for most people returning from the New Year's holiday.
Jan 4, 2021
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Tech companies step up to bring free Wi-Fi to LA public housing residents
Nearly 9,000 residents of public housing in Los Angeles will receive free broadband internet access for the rest of the 2020-21 school year as part of a new partnership between the city, Microsoft and the start-up internet ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Zoom, Microsoft and Apple take on remote learning challenges as kids head back to school
Middle school teacher Jodie Deinhammer is prepping to take a blended approach to distance learning as the school year kicks off.
Aug 26, 2020
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Verizon, AT&T and Comcast extend no late fee, termination policies through June 30
Verizon, the nation's largest wireless company, said Monday it had extended their offers not to terminate service nor charge late fees to customers who are struggling with their monthly bills because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 28, 2020
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WeWork to close its New York elementary school next year
WeWork says it will close its elementary school in New York next year, as the office-sharing company grapples with a cash crunch following its botched attempt to sell its stock on Wall Street.
Oct 11, 2019
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