From helping students master personal finance to teaching people how to use artificial intelligence in their daily lives and empowering older adults with online safety skills, technology is helping Americans develop new skills at every stage of life. Learn how tech-driven education is upskilling Americans, building confidence, and preparing communities for the future in this week’s Tech at Work.
How Tech is Expanding Skills and Opportunity for Americans of All Ages
Block launched the Cash App Score Pilot, a real-time measure of a Cash App customer’s financial health, empowering them to better understand how their everyday Cash App financial activity influences their score, and take action to strengthen the score.
The College Board partnered with the Council for Economic Education to bring high-quality personal finance and business education to high schools nationwide.
Comcast committed $2.5 million to expanding digital opportunity in rural communities across the country through digital skill-building.
Dell Technologies is providing the secure, scalable infrastructure behind Texas Christian University’s new landmark Accelerating Institutional Artificial Intelligence investment, designed to enrich student learning and career preparation and expand the responsible use of artificial intelligence across campus.
DoorDash supported 36 entrepreneurs with mentorship and the tools they need to grow and sustain their business through the Accelerator for Local Businesses.
eBay spotlighted their partnership with the nonprofit, Kitchens for Good, culinary apprenticeship program, which gives disadvantaged people the training to start new careers in the kitchen.
Grubhub awarded 97 community restaurants with financial support and a four-part virtual accelerator focused on maximizing revenue, building a strong digital presence, and attracting more customers.
Lyft announced partnerships with The Call of Duty Endowment and Hire Heroes USA to support veterans’ careers with rides to interviews, training, and to work.
Meta shared how its Data Center Community Action Grants Program gives millions of dollars in funding for STEAM learning and workforce development.
Netflix announced the second cycle of the Proof of Concept Accelerator, which will offer immersive education, mentorship, and production resources for eight new filmmakers.
NVIDIA awarded up to $60,000 each in research fellowships to PhD students.
SAP gave seven tips for developing AI skills specifically for its platform.
Verizon hosted Digital Wellness Workshops to provide older adults with resources tailored to their needs to help them stay connected, informed, and safe online.
Zoom reinforced its commitment to AI literacy with a live national student learning experience.
Tech Spotlight
Strava announced the global launch of Instant Workouts to all subscribers. Instant Workouts analyzes prior activity data and provides recommendations on what to do next. The program uses an athlete’s recent activity history to generate personalized workouts across 40 different sport types. Notable elements of the feature include route generation, the ability to tell a user why a specific workout is recommended, and weekly recommendations may include workouts from trusted partners.