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. For years, cybersecurity experts have advised that organizations not …

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 …

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. The MyPima …

AWS, Microsoft, Google, Others Make DeepSeek-R1 AI Model Available on Their Platforms By John K. Waters 02/04/25 Leading cloud service providers are now making the open source DeepSeek-R1 reasoning model available on their platforms. The Chinese startup generated intense …

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. The package includes audio description, captioning, and live captioning tools that …

Agentic AI Named Top Tech Trend for 2025 Agentic AI will be the top tech trend for 2025, according to research firm Gartner. The term describes autonomous machine “agents” that move beyond query-and-response generative chatbots to do enterprise-related tasks without …

Microsoft Introduces Copilot Chat Agents for Education Microsoft recently announced Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, a new pay-as-you-go offering that adds AI agents to its existing free chat tool for Microsoft 365 education customers. Powered by generative AI, agents can be …

Explore the Future of AI in Higher Ed at SXSW EDU 2025 This March 3-6 in Austin, TX, the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival celebrates its 15th year of exploring education’s most critical issues and providing a forum for creativity, …

Chinese Startup DeepSeek Disrupts AI Market By John K. Waters 01/28/25 A new low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model is wreaking havoc in the technology sector, with tech stocks plummeting globally as concerns grow over the potential disruption it …

OpenAI Unveils ‘Operator’ AI for Performing Web Tasks By John K. Waters 01/27/25 OpenAI has launched “Operator,” an AI agent designed to perform web-based tasks autonomously using its own browser. Currently available as a research preview for Pro …