From AI-enabled gadgets to wearable tech like smart glasses, hidden earpieces, and internet-connected devices, students are using increasingly sophisticated methods to cheat in exams. Social media platforms are also spreading step-by-step guides on how to avoid detection, raising serious concerns for exam authorities about fairness, security, and the future of assessments.


From Smart Glasses to Invisible Earpieces: The New Era of Exam Cheating

About three dozen Cambridge University academics have rebelled against a rule that requires them to abandon their posts when they turn 69. A group of 35 academics have attacked the policy by arguing that attempts to remove "dead wood" from faculties creates a "brain drain" and harms women academics whose careers often develop later.

Staying beyond 69? 'Dead wood' Cambridge academics rebel against retirement rule

The Florida board of education has faced criticism from educators and civil rights groups after approving new guidelines for teaching Black American history. The guidelines include "benchmark clarifications" for middle school students, addressing how slaves developed skills for personal benefit.

US: Florida introduces fresh guidelines on teaching Black history, receives flak

Saudi Arabia has detained at least nine academics, writers and activists, campaigners said Monday, the latest in a series of crackdowns on intellectuals over the past two years.

Saudi Arabia: 9 academics, writers detained in new crackdown

?Google uses its immense wealth and power to attempt to influence policy makers at every level,? says CfA executive director Daniel Stevens

Is Google funding academics to protect its business interests?

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