High school student’s art depicting family tradition featured as Google Doodle

High school student’s art depicting family tradition featured as Google Doodle

The art of a high school student who won the Doodle for Google contest is featured on Google’s home page today. The theme for the contest was “My wish for the next 25 years,” and the winner, Maisie from Washington, DC, will receive a $55,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology package for her school … Read more

Introduction to Google’s Gemini platform for students and new AI-powered tools for educators

Introduction to Google’s Gemini platform for students and new AI-powered tools for educators

Google announced today that it will be introducing its Gemini AI model to teenage students and educators around the world. This new feature will be available through school accounts in over 100 countries, with security measures in place to ensure that inappropriate content is filtered out. Gemini will also verify answers and encourage students to … Read more

Google is introducing Gemini for students with school accounts

Google is introducing Gemini for students with school accounts

Google has announced that its chatbot Gemini will soon be available to teens with educational accounts in over 100 countries, with added data protections. Additionally, Google will be launching its Read Along in Classroom feature globally, offering real-time support for students to practice their reading skills. The company also highlighted security features for administrators and … Read more

New developments in our utilization of AI to assist students and educators

New developments in our utilization of AI to assist students and educators

Google is dedicated to providing educators and students with access to meaningful educational experiences through the use of AI technology. In order to ensure the responsible implementation of AI in the classroom, Google offers a variety of tools for educators and students to use. Last year, Google launched a responsible Gemini experience specifically designed for … Read more

Google introduces Gemini for students, new Read Aloud feature in desktop Chrome, and additional updates

Google introduces Gemini for students, new Read Aloud feature in desktop Chrome, and additional updates

At the recent ISTE 2024 education conference, Google revealed new Chrome features including Read Aloud in Reading Mode and Gemini for Schools. Gemini, available on gemini.google.com, will be accessible to teenage students across more than 100 countries using Workspace for Education accounts. It is already live for personal users and will provide additional data protection … Read more

Why 1,200 students and tech workers have committed to not join Google or Amazon: Project Nimbus

Why 1,200 students and tech workers have committed to not join Google or Amazon: Project Nimbus

Over 1,200 STEM students and workers have pledged not to work at Google or Amazon due to their involvement in Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion project providing cloud computing infrastructure to the Israeli government. Critics say the project enables Israeli surveillance of Palestinians and occupation of their land. Some tech workers have demanded their employers … Read more

Over 1,000 students vow to boycott Google and Amazon over Project Nimbus

Over 1,000 students vow to boycott Google and Amazon over Project Nimbus

The coalition known as No Tech for Apartheid (NOTA) is gaining traction in its campaign urging tech workers to boycott big tech companies that have contracts with the Israeli government. Over 1,100 STEM students and young professionals have pledged to reject job offers from companies like Google and Amazon, accusing them of fueling Israel’s apartheid … Read more

STEM Students Rally Against Project Nimbus, Vow to Boycott Google and Amazon: Report

STEM Students Rally Against Project Nimbus, Vow to Boycott Google and Amazon: Report

More than a thousand STEM students and young workers from over 120 universities have vowed not to work for Google or Amazon until the companies end their partnership with Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract providing cloud computing services to the Israeli government. Students from top schools like Stanford and UC Berkeley have joined the … Read more

Report: STEM students protest Project Nimbus and vow to avoid working for Google or Amazon

Report: STEM students protest Project Nimbus and vow to avoid working for Google or Amazon

Over a thousand STEM students and young workers from various universities have signed a pledge to not work for Google or Amazon until the companies end their partnership with Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract that provides cloud computing services to the Israeli government. The signatories, including students from Stanford, UC Berkley, the University of … Read more

American students refuse job offers from Google, Amazon because of Project Nimbus

American students refuse job offers from Google, Amazon because of Project Nimbus

Over 1,100 STEM students from 120+ US universities signed a pledge to boycott Google and Amazon job offers until they stop participating in Project Nimbus, providing cloud services to the Israeli government. Signatories include students from Stanford, Berkeley, and the University of San Francisco, major sources of tech talent for the companies. The petition was … Read more