EdTech stories of the week: OpenAI dominates, Canva expands in ChatGPT, and MIT unveils new AI power
OpenAI once again takes center stage in this week’s EdTech top ten, with major moves across workforce, platform, and global strategy, alongside breakthroughs from Canva, MIT, Anthropic, and more.
OpenAI continues to dominate the EdTech news cycle, appearing multiple times across this week's top ten with new integrations, workforce initiatives, and platform updates. Meanwhile, Canva rolls out full design functionality inside ChatGPT, MIT debuts the most powerful AI supercomputer at a U.S. university, and NYU and Anthropic unveil new efforts to scale AI with social and scientific impact. Here are last week’s top ten stories:
10. MIT unveils TX-GAIN, the most powerful AI supercomputer at a U.S. university
In at number ten, MIT Lincoln Laboratory has brought TX-GAIN online, a high-performance supercomputer designed for generative AI, physical simulation, and national security research. Powered by 600+ NVIDIA GPUs and capable of two AI exaflops, the system is already being used in biodefense, cybersecurity, and advanced materials design.
9. Udemy names Anshika Jain as VP to lead global direct-to-consumer strategy
Taking the ninth spot, Udemy has appointed Anshika Jain as Vice President of Global Direct to Consumer. Jain, formerly Chief Digital Officer at Helly Hansen, will focus on expanding Udemy’s AI-powered reskilling platform. Her hire reflects the company’s push to grow its learner base as AI reshapes career development.
8. MIT and MBZUAI form joint AI research program spanning health, robotics, and computing
At number eight, MIT and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) have launched a multi-year research program to co-lead AI studies across healthcare, robotics, and efficient computing. The agreement brings together researchers in Abu Dhabi and Cambridge to advance responsible, transcontinental innovation.
7. OpenAI outlines new workforce initiatives and training partnerships
OpenAI is back again in the seventh spot, this time with updates to its AI workforce strategy. The company detailed a global expansion of its training programs, launched a new metric (GDPval) to measure real-world productivity, and announced new collaborations with teachers’ unions and public sector pilots. The message: AI access must be universal and inclusive.
6. NYU launches Torch, New York’s most powerful and energy-efficient supercomputer
In at number six, NYU has unveiled Torch, a liquid-cooled supercomputer now ranked among the most sustainable AI systems globally. Five times more powerful than its predecessor, Torch will support AI, climate modeling, and biomedical science across NYU campuses. The university says it marks a step change in research capabilities.
5. Anthropic to open India office focused on education, health, and social impact
Kicking off the top five, Anthropic is expanding into Bengaluru, India, where it will focus on AI applications in education, healthcare, agriculture, and language equity. The Claude developer says the new site will support Indic language models and connect with startups and public sector partners working on social good use cases.
4. UC Berkeley names Victoria Coleman to lead new NASA-linked research center
Taking the fourth spot, UC Berkeley has appointed Victoria Coleman to lead the university’s new Space Center initiative. The former DARPA director will oversee development of a research and education hub focused on aviation, space tech, and STEM partnerships. The project links UC Berkeley with NASA Ames and Silicon Valley industry groups.
3. Canva launches full design functionality inside ChatGPT
AI is back again at number three, with Canva launching an embedded design experience inside ChatGPT. The update allows users to create, edit, and translate visual content without leaving the chat interface. It’s part of a growing push to bring multimodal workflows into generative platforms, and positions Canva alongside early-stage productivity GPTs from OpenAI and others.
2. OpenAI launches SDK and in-chat apps as Coursera joins rollout
Just missing the top spot, OpenAI has released a new SDK and in-chat app platform for developers and enterprise partners. Coursera is among the first to launch an education app, enabling real-time content delivery inside ChatGPT. OpenAI says the SDK will allow companies to build directly on top of the chat interface, with access to more than 800 million monthly users.
1. OpenAI takes the top spot with embedded tools reshaping content workflows
And in at number one, OpenAI tops the list this week as new GPT integrations and developer tools shift how education and design are delivered. Canva’s embedded design app inside ChatGPT joins OpenAI’s broader SDK rollout, signaling a move toward platform-based AI workflows across content creation, delivery, and learning.
