
Rubrik announced Rubrik Data Protection for Google Workspace, extending immutable, air‑gapped backups to Gmail and Google Drive. The solution promises rapid, point‑and‑click recovery that can shrink restoration times from days to minutes while preserving original data and permissions. It includes policy‑driven service‑level agreements to meet strict RPO and RTO targets and is positioned as part of Rubrik’s broader cyber‑resilience platform covering data, identity and AI. Rubrik estimates more than 11 million enterprises using Google Workspace can leverage the new features.

The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled an AI Literacy Framework that defines five core competency areas for workers to use and evaluate generative AI responsibly. The framework outlines understanding AI principles, exploring real‑world uses, directing AI effectively, evaluating outputs, and...

The Gates Foundation‑backed Digital Holistic Student Supports initiative unites Achieving the Dream, DataKind, and MDRC to redesign how colleges use technology for student success. Six access‑oriented institutions receive $500,000 grants to co‑create digital roadmaps, unified data systems, and predictive analytics...

Instructure’s chief academic officer Melissa Loble highlights a persistent "readiness gap" where graduates lack the adaptive, technological, and self‑learning skills demanded by modern workplaces. She defines readiness as resilience, digital fluency, and the ability to understand one’s own learning process....