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NOVEMBER 2020 – NEWSLETTER #38 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
Industry
• Google Introduces New Analytics with Machine Learning and Predictive Models
• IBM Will Focus More on Cloud and AI, while Placing Its Low-Margin, Legacy Tech into a New Public Company
• ZipRecruiter Partners with Training Platform to Create a Catalog of 250 Skill-Oriented Courses
Universities
• Educause’s 2021 ‘IT Issues Report’ Will Elaborate on Three Scenarios
• The New School in New York Fired 122 Staff Members After Reporting Financial Struggles
• The Catholic Polytechnic University Issues Its First Course, Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Investment
• SPAC Churchill Capital Will Merge with Skillsoft in $1.3B Deal and Acquire Global Knowledge for $233M
• Skillsoft and Global Knowledge in Talks to Merge and Go Public
• Another Zoom Challenger: Engageli Capitalizes on Video Conferencing Limitations
• Salesforce Will Invest Another $100 Million in Education and Social Companies
• Adobe Participated in Skillshare’s Last Funding of $66 Million in Series D
COVID-19 Effects
• Microsoft Follows the Shift of Tech Giants and Offers Its Staff to Permanently Work at Home
• Dropbox Becomes a Virtual First Company Making Remote Work Permanent
• A UNESCO/United Nations Report Introduces a Methodology to Connect Schools to the Internet
• Teachers Worldwide Find Creative Solutions to Avoid Education Disruption Due to COVID
View
• A New Learning Platform During Pandemic Times? The Must-Have List of Features
2020 Events
• Education Calendar – NOV | DEC | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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