by Adre's IT | 3 December, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Apps, harvard, microsoft windows, short-selling, Startups
GoStudent — the Austria-based late-stage tutor marketplace that has raised $686.3 million (and attained a €3 billion valuation) to date — has acquired Germany-based Studienkreis, a traditional tutoring company, founded in 1974, which is focused on the...
by Adre's IT | 24 November, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Amazon, Amazon Prime Day, Apps, eaze, harvard, New Delhi, terrapower
Amazon will be shutting down Amazon Academy, an online learning platform it launched in India for high-school students last year, the company said Thursday. The retailer says it will wind down the edtech service in the country in a phased manner starting August 2023....
by Adre's IT | 19 October, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Battlefield 200, digestai, Disrupt, harvard, henry ford, Startups, The Nielsen Company
When Quddus Pativada was 14, he wished that he had an app that could summarize his textbooks for him. Just five years later, Pativada has been there and done that — earlier this year, he launched the AI-based app Kado, which turns photos, documents or PDFs into...
by Adre's IT | 17 October, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Christine Choi, harvard, New Delhi, real estate agents, Startups
Byju’s said Monday it has raised $250 million in new funding from existing backers as the Indian edtech giant looks to navigate the market downturn that has forced the firm to postpone its initial public offering and cut thousands of jobs. The new funding valued the...
by Adre's IT | 24 September, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, battery production, Christine Choi, harvard, LG Chem, real estate agents, Startups, TC
Byju’s has cleared all its dues to Blackstone by paying $234 million it owed the global investment giant for the $1 billion acquisition of Aakash, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, addressing one of the criticisms levelled against the Indian edtech...
by Adre's IT | 23 August, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, ARM Holdings, Education, Hardware, harvard, online education, soul, The Nielsen Company, the-simpsons, violet labs
It looks like Miko’s participation in the Disney Accelerator is paying off in a big way, as the company is bringing Disney and Pixar characters to its Miko 3 robot for kids. The company launched its Disney collaboration today, available to customers in more than...
