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Gemini is now your teaching assistant and it costs nothing

Google just rolled out Gemini in Classroom for all educators with Workspace for Education accounts at no cost. The goal? Save teachers time and give students better, more personalized learning experiences.

• Gemini in Classroom brings 30+ AI tools to help teachers plan, differentiate, and engage.

• Teachers can auto-generate lesson plans, quizzes, and rubrics tailored by grade and topic.

• With NotebookLM, teachers can build study guides and audio overviews from class materials.

• “Gems” let educators create custom AI helpers like a “Quiz me” bot or “Study partner” for students.

• New analytics tools track student progress and flag who might need extra help.

• Teachers can now tag assignments with learning standards and generate aligned rubrics.

• Read Along adds support for custom content and multiple reading modes — all trackable.

Google’s move to make Gemini tools free could shift how we think about teacher support and classroom equity. If AI can cut planning time and surface student needs earlier, it’s not just tech it’s a better way to teach.

Apple’s next-gen Siri might run on OpenAI or Anthropic not Apple

Apple is reportedly exploring a major shift: letting third-party AI models like OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s power a revamped Siri. It signals a big change in how Apple thinks about control, performance, and its place in the AI race.

• Bloomberg reports Apple is testing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic on its own cloud servers.

• Internally, Apple still develops “LLM Siri,” but delays have pushed its launch to 2026 or later.

• Siri’s current integration with ChatGPT may soon deepen into full-scale AI outsourcing.

• Apple’s in-house AI has lagged behind rivals like Google and OpenAI for years.

• This move suggests Apple is prioritizing usefulness and speed over building everything itself.

• If true, it could mark the end of Apple’s “build only in Cupertino” approach to core tech.

• For users, it might finally mean a Siri that actually understands you.

This isn’t just about Siri it’s about whether Apple can keep playing by its old rules in a world moving at AI speed. Partnering may be the only path left if Apple wants to stay in the game.

This AI turns any song into sheet music… instantly

A new startup called Songscription is taking the friction out of music transcription using AI to turn any audio file into readable, editable sheet music in minutes.

• Songscription launched with a freemium model aimed at both pros and music learners.

• Upload a file or paste a YouTube link AI handles the rest, with piano rolls or sheet music.

• It’s built to be practical: arrange songs by instrument, skill level, or even school band needs.

• The platform can already transcribe piano tracks best, with guitar tabs and full bands coming soon.

• Songscription’s AI was trained on public domain and synthetic music data, plus shared performances.

• Legal gray areas remain, but the platform positions itself as a transcription aid not a copyright risk.

• Founded by Stanford students, the startup already raised pre-seed funding and joined StartX.

Songscription isn’t trying to disrupt the music industry it’s solving a simple, real problem for people who just want to play music without barriers. And that’s why it might stick.