Nvidia announced the acquisition of open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9303 billion. The platform has over 18 million developers, 3 million models, and 200,000 enterprise users. Jensen Huang said the platform will remain open, supporting multi-cloud and multi-accelerator environments, and emphasized that open-weight models lower barriers, accelerating AI adoption in education and other scenarios.
Delhi University and AMD signed an MoU to train up to 10,000 students in AI over the next year. Students and faculty will get access to ROCm software, GPU cloud credits, and technical workshops for hands-on learning. The agreement was signed by DU Registrar Dr Vikas Gupta and AMD India Country Head Jaya Jagadish.
On September 3, Lagos Deputy Governor Hamzat called for making AI literacy compulsory for all undergraduates in Nigeria and promoting AI educational assistants supporting indigenous languages like Yoruba and Hausa. He proposed a seven-point AI-in-education agenda. UNILAG's representative noted its AI literacy programs have reached over 14,000 participants.
Doushen Education released its 2026 semi-annual report, with H1 revenue of 525 million yuan, up 16.95% year-on-year; net loss of 24.394 million yuan, compared with net profit of 104 million yuan in the same period last year. AI education business revenue was 114 million yuan, up 664.32% year-on-year and 79.23% from full-year 2025. The company launched AIclass 2.0 and plans to deploy an AI Agent-driven intelligent CRM engine 'Tianshu Platform'.
OpenAI Education launched the Learning Lab research network in September 2026 to study AI's effects on learning, teaching, assessment, and education systems. The first convening was held at its San Francisco headquarters with researchers from University of Tartu, Stanford, and others. OpenAI acknowledges existing research is 'early and mixed' and plans to continue the network across future model releases.
On September 3, 2026, Carahsoft launched the 'Empowering Tomorrow's Digital Citizens' community for K-12 schools and districts, offering free resources on AI adoption and cybersecurity readiness. Resources include K-12 AI readiness frameworks, cybersecurity frameworks, regulatory guidance, and an AI integration manual. The community also provides an E-rate blueprint, a GrantLeads.AI funding platform, and two books for registered members.
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Pakistan-founded Edversity announced a strategic investment from Rapidev Group at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh to expand its AI-powered learning platform across Saudi Arabia, the wider GCC, and international markets. The company has trained over 12,500 learners in emerging technologies and plans to strengthen AI-driven personalized learning and skills verification.
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Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has imposed a moratorium on student use of generative AI on district devices for the current school year, implemented by senior administrators without formal board authorization. New York City announced a ban on student-facing generative AI tools for pre-K through eighth grade, affecting nearly 600,000 students, with five AI pilots in high schools.
