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Anthropic Publishes Interactive Prompt Engineering Tutorial Using Claude 3 Haiku

Oct 13, 2026

GitHub

Anthropic publishes an interactive prompt engineering tutorial on GitHub with nine chapters plus an appendix on chaining, tool use, and retrieval. The course uses Claude 3 Haiku, which the company calls its smallest, fastest, and cheapest model, and offers a Google Sheets version via the Claude for Sheets extension. The repository has 38.5k stars.

Coding & Developer Tools Education

OpenAI Says College Planner Is Coming to ChatGPT for Teens in Grades 10-12

Oct 08, 2026

OpenAI

OpenAI says it will add College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens, a tool for US students in grades 10-12 that combines application deadlines, tasks and financial-aid steps in one plan. OpenAI also adds flashcards and quizzes, and funds a Boston Children's Hospital student council of about 22 teens. OpenAI reports teens spend under 15 minutes a day on ChatGPT.

Education Consumer Products Adoption & Usage

Amazon Launches $1 Billion Community Investment Plan as AWS CEO Opposes Data-Center Moratoriums

Oct 05, 2026

The Deep View

Amazon launches its $1 billion, five-year Built Together plan for data-center host communities as AWS CEO Matt Garman warns state moratoriums could damage U.S. AI competitiveness for generations, funding free community college and training for electricians, HVAC specialists, fiber opticians and IT workers.

Data Centers Labor & Jobs Education Geopolitics

AI Use in Schools Is Linked to Lower Student Scores as Google Expands Classroom Reach

Oct 02, 2026

The Deep View

Student reliance on AI is linked to lower school performance as Google expands classroom tools to more than 170 million students and teachers, with 2025 PISA data showing AI users score 20 points below nonusers and districts unable to disable Search AI Overviews or AI Mode.

Education Search Adoption & Usage

Oxford gives OpenAI 125,000 Bodleian thesis scans to train AI models

Sep 28, 2026

TNW | Artificial-intelligence

Oxford gives OpenAI 125,000 scanned 19th- and 20th-century PhD theses from the Bodleian Library to train AI models, despite staff concerns over reputational risk and AI energy use; the out-of-copyright files are due online within months.

Education Copyright & IP

Anthropic and OpenAI cut flagship AI model prices as OpenAI claims math breakthroughs

Sep 23, 2026

The Rundown AI

Anthropic and OpenAI slash flagship AI model prices—Claude Opus 5.5 costs 40% less and GPT-6 Sol and Luna half as much—while OpenAI says an internal system has solved more than 100 open math problems since Aug. 28.

Foundation Models Science Education

Coursera Launches AI-Native Learning Platform 'Project Helix' to Close Enterprise Talent Gap

Sep 10, 2026

The Deep View

Coursera unveils Project Helix, an AI-native enterprise learning platform that delivers personalized, adaptive learning paths and verifiable skill credentials, combining Coursera and Udemy content to help companies bridge the growing gap between AI infrastructure and workforce readiness, with broad availability expected in early 2027.

Enterprise Education Labor & Jobs

AFT and Microsoft Strike Landmark AI Privacy Deal Protecting Students and Teachers from Data Exploitation

Sep 10, 2026

POLITICO

The American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft strike a landmark AI privacy deal establishing 10 legally enforceable protections for students and teachers, banning data use for AI training and student tracking, with the agreement set to expand to all U.S. school districts by November 1 as the AFT pushes OpenAI and Anthropic to adopt the same standards.

Education Privacy Labor & Jobs Regulation

LA Unified Bans Student AI Use on School Devices, Sparking National Debate Over Tech Restrictions in Education

Sep 03, 2026

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Unified School District bans student generative AI use on school devices, igniting a national debate as New York City follows suit with its own restrictions, while education experts warn that outright bans without addressing intentional tech use may fall short.

Education Regulation

Google Adds Ebook Support to Gemini Notebook, But Only for Google Play Purchases

Aug 31, 2026

The Deep View

Google expands Gemini Notebook with 'Expert Intelligence,' enabling users to load Google Play ebooks to generate flashcards, slide decks, and audio overviews, though the feature currently excludes Kindle and Apple Books purchases, leaving many users frustrated.

Consumer Products Education Audio & Voice