Week in Edtech 6/3/26: OpenAI, Anthropic & xAI Race Toward IPOs, AI Upskilling Booms, Handshake Surges, Global EdTech Prize Opens Applications, and More! Feat. Vikas Pota of T4 Education & Keri Dixon of Wilson Language Training
1 hour 19 minutes Posted Jun 12, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
] OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI prepare for potential IPOs [00:07:45] Anthropic surpasses OpenAI in valuation as enterprise AI adoption grows [00:08:59] Byju Raveendran’s legal challenges raise questions about edtech governance [00:11:23] Handshake’s growth contras...
OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI prepare for potential IPOs
Anthropic surpasses OpenAI in valuation as enterprise AI adoption grows
Byju Raveendran’s legal challenges raise questions about edtech governance
Handshake’s growth contrasts with Chegg’s struggles in the AI era
Coursera, Udemy, and the future of AI-driven workforce upskilling
The debate over AI’s impact on jobs, careers, and the labor market
AI enables the rise of highly scalable one-person companies
The emergence of “purple collar” jobs in the AI economy
Why AI upskilling may be the biggest opportunity in education
OpenAI expands higher education partnerships across major university systems
Embedded learning and AI-powered skill development inside workplace tools
Balancing educational technology benefits with screen-time concerns
Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education, on the Global EdTech Prize, educator-led innovation, and the opportunities and risks of AI in education
Keri Dixon, CEO of Wilson Language Training, on the science of reading, structured literacy implementation, and AI as a tool to support effective teaching
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