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Tech news, insights, AI literacy, and more:

🧠 Google launches Gemini 2.5 Pro with better coding, web dev, and video AI, keeping previous pricing.

⚡️ Lesson of the Week: Learn about the technology powering self-driving cars—a real-world application of AI literacy in action.

💻 Apple teams with Anthropic on an AI tool enhancing Xcode using Claude Sonnet for coding and testing support. This move reinforces the importance of AI literacy for developers.

📱 10 iOS 18.4 Tips You Should Try—featuring new AI-powered features that are part of growing digital and AI literacy needs.

🚀 Customizable, easy-share class codes and enhanced LTI linking—making AI literacy more accessible in classrooms.

📒 Book of the Week: “Leaders on the Line” by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky.

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Google Debuts Gemini 2.5 Pro

Google has unveiled Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (I/O edition), an enhanced version of its AI model released ahead of its I/O developer conference.

The update features stronger coding abilities, improved function calling, and top performance in benchmarks for web development and video understanding—highlighting the rapidly advancing landscape of AI literacy.

Lesson of the Week

Sourced from our skill, “Identifying data use cases,” learn about the technology behind autonomous vehicles and how AI, machine learning, and data analytics enable them to navigate safely and efficiently. This lesson strengthens your foundational AI literacy and prepares you to understand emerging tech trends.

Question of the Week:

What AI technology enables autonomous vehicles to see their surroundings?

Select one:

A) Natural language processing

B) Optical character recognition

C) Computer vision

See if you’re right–the answer is at the bottom!

Apple’s Rumored “Vibe-Coding” Tool

Apple is reportedly collaborating with Anthropic to develop an AI-powered coding platform, internally referred to as a “vibe-coding” tool, which leverages Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet model to write, edit, and test code.

This new platform builds on Apple’s existing Xcode software and reflects the company’s broader strategy of integrating generative AI tools—further underlining the need for modern AI literacy across the workforce.

Weekly Tech Tip

10 iOS 18.4 Tips You Should Try

Make the most of iOS 18.4 with these simple but powerful customizations:

📧 Turn Off Mail Categories
In Mail, tap the three-dot menu (…) and select List View to disable category sorting.
🔒 Customize Lock Screen Shortcuts
Press and hold the lock screen > tap Customize > Lock Screen to change or remove flashlight and camera buttons.
📲 Prioritize Notifications with AI
Go to Settings > Notifications > Apple Intelligence > enable Prioritize Notifications for smarter alerts.
⚡ Reassign the Action Button
If your iPhone has an Action button, go to Settings > Action Button to set it to open apps, run shortcuts, and more.
📱 Move Apps Freely on Home Screen
Long press the home screen > Edit > Customize to reposition icons, apply Dark mode, or tint app colors.
🛡️ Lock or Hide Apps for Privacy
Long press an app > choose Require Face ID or Hide and Require Face ID to protect sensitive content.
🎞️ Stop Videos from Auto-Looping
Go to Settings > Photos and turn off Loop Videos and Auto-Play Motion for better control.
📆 Zoom and Multi-Day Calendar Views
In Calendar, pinch to zoom in Month view or enable Multi Day view from the Day view options.
🔊 Enhance TV Dialogue Clarity
While watching in the TV app, tap (…) > Audio > Enhance Dialogue > select Enhance or Boost.
🎛️ Customize Control Center Layout
Swipe into Control Center > tap + or press and hold controls to rearrange, resize, or add features.

What's New

Releases feature simplified class codes and enhanced LMS integration for smoother course access and enrollment control.

Book of the Week

“Leadership on the Line” explores the personal and professional risks involved in leading meaningful change and offers strategies for navigating resistance and conflict without compromising one’s well-being.

Authors Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky provide practical tools and real-life stories to help leaders stay effective and resilient amid the pressures of transformative leadership.