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EdTech Earnings Bring Online Learning Platforms’ AI Struggles to Forefront
Artificial Intelligence // May 03, 2024

The online education sector continues to experience exponential growth, driven by technological advancements and the increasing demand for flexible learning options. However, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence is reshaping the education landscape, with both opportunities and challenges emerging for key industry players. In its latest earnings...

Gen Z 4x More Likely to Use Food Delivery Services Than Boomers
Delivery // April 19, 2023

Restaurant aggregators’ audiences are skewed toward younger consumers by a wide margin, PYMNTS data reveals. By the Numbers Research from PYMNTS’ new exclusive report “Connected Dining: Third-Party Restaurant Aggregators Keep the Young and Affluent Engaged,” which draws from a survey of narly 2,300 United States...

DoorDash Steps Up Student Deals as Gen Z Cuts Back
Delivery // February 01, 2023

DoorDash, looking to secure the loyalty of Gen Z amid inflation, is adding more perks. The aggregator announced Wednesday (Feb. 1) a partnership with education technology company Chegg, enabling college students who are subscribed to the latter’s Study Pack program, which includes a range of educational...

FTC Takes Action Against EdTech Provider Chegg After Data Breaches
Regulation // October 31, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against educational technology provider Chegg, saying the firm experienced four data security breaches since 2017 but allegedly failed to improve its security practices. The security breaches exposed Social Security numbers, email addresses, passwords and other sensitive information...

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FTC Takes Action Against EdTech Provider Chegg After Data Breaches

October 31, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against educational technology provider Chegg, saying the firm experienced four data security breaches since 2017 but allegedly failed to improve its security practices. The security breaches exposed Social Security numbers, email addresses, passwords and other sensitive information about millions of Chegg customers and employees, theFTC said Monday […]

Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach

September 19, 2019
Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has revealed that it has been hit with a data breach. “We recently discovered that an unauthorized party may have gained access to...

Chegg Hack Hit 40M Customers

September 27, 2018
Chegg, a technology giant specializing in textbook rental, suffered a data breach affecting around 40 million customers. According to CNBC, Chegg’s shares fell more than 12 percent on Wednesday (September 26)...