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Purdue Adopts D2L Brightspace to Augment Digital Learning, Accessibility

Purdue University has implemented D2L Brightspace as a "one-stop centralized learning environment" for its on-campus, hybrid, and digital courses.

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New OpenAI 'Deep Research' Agent Turns ChatGPT into a Research Analyst

OpenAI has introduced a new "Deep Research" feature that enhances ChatGPT with the capabilities of a "research analyst" that automates time-consuming research by retrieving, analyzing, and synthesizing online information.

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Educause HECVAT Vendor Assessment Tool Gets an Upgrade

Educause has announced HECVAT 4, the latest update to its Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit.

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Google Announces Upgrade to Flagship Gemini AI Platform, Enhancing Multimodal Capabilities

Google has launched Gemini 2.0, designed to empower enterprise users and developers with advanced multimodal capabilities and enhanced performance.

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Registration Now Open for Tech Tactics in Education: Thriving in the Age of AI

Tech Tactics in Education has officially opened registration for its May 7 virtual conference on "Thriving in the Age of AI." The annual event, brought to you by the producers of Campus Technology and THE Journal, offers hands-on learning and interactive discussions on the most critical technology issues and practices across K–12 and higher education.

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Report: Attackers Change Tactics as Ransomware Payoffs Decline

Attackers are changing tactics as they collect less money from ransomware payoffs, according to a new report from Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm.

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California State University Launches Systemwide ChatGPT Edu Deployment

In the largest deployment of ChatGPT to date, California State University is rolling out ChatGPT Edu, OpenAI's generative AI product designed for education institutions, to more than 460,000 students and 63,000-plus staff and faculty across the system's 23 campuses.

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AWS, Microsoft, Google, Others Make DeepSeek-R1 AI Model Available on Their Platforms

Leading cloud service providers are now making the open source DeepSeek-R1 reasoning model available on their platforms, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

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Pima Community College Launches New Portal for a Unified Digital Campus Experience

Arizona's Pima Community College is elevating the digital campus experience for students, faculty, and staff with a new portal built on the Pathify digital engagement platform.

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3Play Media Launches AI-Enabled Accessibility Tools

Accessibility provider 3Play Media has introduced new AI-enabled video accessibility solutions designed to help colleges and universities meet ADA Title II compliance regulations.