Learning

• La Cina ha lanciato ufficialmente il 12 maggio 2026 una piattaforma di servizi educativi basata sull'intelligenza artificiale a livello globale, per ampliare l'accesso internazionale alle risorse di apprendimento digitale. • La piattaforma integra strumenti guidati dall'AI per l'apprendimento personalizzato, l'erogazione di contenuti multilingue e moduli interattivi che supportano oltre 100 lingue. • Questa iniziativa rafforza il soft power della Cina nella tecnologia dell'istruzione, in un contesto di intensificantesi competizione globale nelle applicazioni di AI per i mercati del Sud-est e dell'Asia orientale.

Taith programme, set up after UK’s post-Brexit withdrawal from Erasmus+, faces uncertain future over fundingA “life-changing” international learning programme set up in Wales after Brexit is at risk of being closed down.Taith, which means “journey” in Welsh/Cymraeg, was established by the Senedd in 2022 after the UK pulled out of the Erasmus+ student exchange programme. Its reach is much wider: many participants get involved through schools, youth groups or adult education centres, and nearly half come from underrepresented backgrounds. Data suggests Taith has already funded approximately twice as many projects in Wales as Erasmus+ did, working with less money. Continue reading...

Charity Commission appoints interim manager at William Blake House in Northamptonshire, under investigation after families raised alarmA charity watchdog has taken control of a learning disability care home in Northamptonshire that is under investigation after residents’ families raised concerns over its management, including payments of £1m to a trustee.The Charity Commission has appointed an interim manager to run William Blake House, which faces potential insolvency in three weeks’ time if it cannot head off a winding-up order brought by the tax authorities over £1.6m in unpaid tax bills. Continue reading...

A trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism seems able to predict one thing will follow another, hinting that such associative learning emerged long before multicellular nervous systems