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techcrunch.com > 02/22/2026 > bill-gurley-says-that-right-now-the-worst-thing-you-can-do-for-your-career-is-play-it-safe

Bill Gurley says that right now, the worst thing you can do for your career is play it safe

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (378+ words) Save up to $680 on your pass with Super Early Bird rates. REGISTER NOW. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends February 27. REGISTER NOW. Why write this book? Your research with Wharton found that roughly 60% of people would do things…...

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techcrunch.com > 02/19/2026 > bug-in-student-admissions-website-exposed-childrens-personal-information

Exclusive: Bug in student admissions website exposed children's personal information

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (491+ words) A student admissions website used by families to enroll children into schools has fixed a security lapse that was exposing their personal information. The website, Ravenna Hub, which lets parents apply and track the status of their kids" applications across…...

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techcrunch.com > 02/18/2026 > openai-pushes-into-higher-education-as-india-seeks-to-scale-ai-skills

OpenAI pushes into higher education as India seeks to scale AI skills

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (402+ words) OpenAI is expanding its footprint in India and moving into the country's higher-education system through partnerships with leading academic institutions. The move comes as the South Asian nation seeks to scale AI skills and build domestic capacity in one of…...

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techcrunch.com > 02/15/2026 > the-great-computer-science-exodus-and-where-students-are-going-instead

The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (168+ words) The one exception is UC San Diego " the only UC campus that added a dedicated AI major this fall. Parents are playing a role in this rocky transition, too. David Reynaldo, who runs the admissions consultancy College Zoom, told the…...

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techcrunch.com > 02/12/2026 > ibm-will-hire-your-entry-level-talent-in-the-age-of-ai

IBM will hire your entry-level talent in the age of AI

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (280+ words) While the artificial intelligence industry touts that AI will replace entry-level jobs, not every company is scaling back hiring these positions. In IBM's case, it's going all in. Hardware giant IBM plans to triple entry-level hiring in the U.S. in 2026, according…...

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techcrunch.com > 02/02/2026 > two-stanford-students-launch-2m-startup-accelator-for-students-nationwide

Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelator for students nationwide

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (558+ words) Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an'accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates nationwide. Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi began building the accelerator program after…...

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techcrunch.com > 02/02/2026 > two-stanford-students-launch-2m-startup-accelerator-for-students-nationwide

Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (558+ words) Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an'accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates nationwide. Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi began building the accelerator program after…...

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techcrunch.com > 01/29/2026 > india-is-teaching-google-how-ai-in-education-can-scale

India is teaching Google how AI in education can scale

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (402+ words) As AI races into classrooms worldwide, Google is finding that the toughest lessons on how the tech can actually scale are emerging not from Silicon Valley, but from India's schools. Phillips was speaking on the sidelines of Google's AI for…...

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techcrunch.com > 01/28/2026 > google-turns-gemini-toward-indias-most-competitive-entrance-exam

Google pitches Gemini to students studying for India's most competitive college entrance exam

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (617+ words) Google is expanding its push into AI-powered learning by adding full-length practice tests in Gemini for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), India's nationwide engineering exam used to shortlist candidates for the country's top technical institutes and taken by millions of…...

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techcrunch.com > 01/24/2026 > former-googlers-seek-to-captivate-kids-with-an-ai-powered-learning-app

Former Googlers seek to captivate kids with an AI-powered learning app

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (715+ words) Big Tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. A lot of those experiences are limited to text or voice, and kids might not find that captivating. Three former Google employees…...