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News of the Day

Teachers to Learn AI in NYC This Fall

Big Tech Companies to Fund New AI Academy for U.S. Teachers

Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic will fund a new National AI Academy to help train American teachers on how to use AI tools in classrooms effectively and ethically. This $23 million project aims to prepare about 40,000 educators over the next five years.

• The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) launched the project with support from the tech companies.

• The academy will open this fall in Manhattan, offering hands-on workshops.

• Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic are providing financial and technical support.

As AI becomes a bigger part of everyday teaching, many educators are already using AI tools to save time and improve learning. This academy will give teachers the skills and knowledge to lead smart, ethical use of AI in schools, shaping the future of education in the U.S.
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Social Media

2nd News of the Day

U.S. Senator Voice Cloned by AI!

Someone Used AI to Impersonate U.S. Official Marco Rubio

A fake person used AI voice cloning to pretend to be Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, and contacted other political leaders. The U.S. State Department is currently investigating this serious case of impersonation.

• The scammer contacted at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. senator, and a governor using text, Signal, and voice messages in June.

• The fake messages used AI to mimic Rubio's voice, but it's still unknown who is behind the fraud or what was said.

• The U.S. government said there is no direct cyber threat to the State Department, but they are taking the issue seriously.

This shows how AI can be used to fake real voices, making it harder to trust digital communication. If high-level officials can be tricked, it could risk national security. This is not the first time AI has been used like this, and it likely won't be the last.
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Trending Tools of Day

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Everything else

OpenAI strikes back, nabbing Meta’s Angela Fan alongside Tesla and xAI heavies for its scaling team, just after Zuckerberg swiped seven researchers from OpenAI, proving the AI talent tug-of-war never ends

Mistral, the French open-source AI leader behind Le Chat, could be about to raise $1B from Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, and LangChain (AI agent tool) might soon be worth $1B, as its pivot to “LangSmith” helped it secure enterprise customers like Klarna and Replit.

Replit partnered with Microsoft to offer its vibe coding platform through Azure Marketplace, which was a big blow to previous partner Google Cloud.

Adobe says this year’s Prime Day could feature up to 3,200% more traffic from genAI sources as “budget-conscious consumers” leverage it to find deals.

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