We asked education-serving industry leaders to weigh in on how developments in AI and ed tech will impact colleges and universities in the coming year. Here's what they told us.
Apple and Google announced they have embarked on a multiyear partnership that will put Google's Gemini models and cloud technology at the core of the next generation of Apple Foundation Models, a move that could help Apple accelerate long-promised upgrades to Siri while handing Google a high-profile distribution win on the iPhone.
Microsoft recently introduced Maia 200, a custom-built accelerator aimed at lowering the cost of running artificial intelligence workloads at cloud scale, as major providers look to curb soaring inference expenses and lessen dependence on Nvidia graphics processors.
The strategic restructuring announced by Anthology in October is playing out as planned, with Ellucian completing its acquisition of Anthology's Student Information Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning business on Dec. 31.