Technical assessment company CodeSignal, which counts Index Ventures and Menlo Ventures as backers, is launching a learning platform called CodeSignal Learn. The new platform, aimed at audiences wanting to learn technical subjects, also has an AI-powered bot called Cosmo, which helps users with learning. The company said that there are hundreds of courses available at … Read more
There’s a glimmer of hope if you’re looking for last-ditch strategies to save your child from the halls of stupidity. A study published this week in the journal Frontiers of Psychology found that good ol’ cursive handwriting seems better at promoting learning than typing, and if we want to pump smarter kids out of our … Read more
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Queen Elizabeth Ii was ‘angry as ever’ upon learning Lilibet name Queen Elizabeth II was reportedly not thrilled as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decided to name their daughter after her. Her Majesty was ‘angry’ as she learned her childhood nickname, Lilibet, was used by her grandson to name his daughter. Royal author Robert in … Read more
As someone who quite enjoys the Zen of tidying up, I was only too happy to grab a dustpan and brush and sweep up some beans spilled on a tabletop while visiting the Toyota Research Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts last year. The chore was more challenging than usual because I had to do it using … Read more
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Markus Witte, the co-founder of the language learning platform Babbel. Witte spoke to the duo about being early to the online language industry and how the company has survived these past 20 years of market disruption. He also … Read more
A central Florida venue has canceled an event that was to have featured Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after it learned the event was intended to commemorate the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The event was set to be hosted by the Republican Party of Osceola County at … Read more
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