New York, NY (USA), May 2023 - In advance of the AWE Conference, CGS®, a global provider of applications, enterprise learning, and outsourcing services, announced an industry-first XR Immersive Learning as a Service (ILaaSTM) solution that enables companies to digitally accelerate and transform how they improve performance of their workforce. 

London (UK) / Berlin (GER), May 2023 - Go1 has acquired Blinkist, a mobile-first learning app summarizing key ideas from professional books and podcasts that is used by tens of millions of people worldwide. The acquisition forms the foundation of an innovative new model of corporate learning that seeks to engage learners through their day-to-day lives.

London (UK), May 2023 - Learning Pool, a leading eLearning solutions provider, and Mind Tools, a world-renowned authority in leadership and management development, recently announced a partnership to explore the potential of generative AI tools for the benefits of learning and workforce development. The companies are conducting a series of experiments aimed at understanding the business value of tools like ChatGPT in the context of learning, with a particular focus on leadership and management skills.

San Francisco, CA (USA), May 2023 - Pathlight has unveiled "AI Manager", the industry's first autonomous manager for customer-facing teams powered by large language models (LLMs). AI Manager is a state-of-the art intelligence solution that analyzes millions of points of performance data - from customer interactions to employee KPIs, goals, and benchmarks - to provide objective and helpful data-driven coaching in real time. Now, with AI Manager, employees have the instant guidance they need to make better decisions and improve their performance faster.

London (UK), May 2023 - Pearson Plc, one of the world's largest education companies and a former book publisher, recently updated the generative AI enhancements in products across its portfolio.

Limassol (CYP), May 2023 - eLearning Industry Group ("eLI") is proud to announce the completion of its acquisition of The Elearning List, one of the world's premier marketplaces for eLearning services and solutions. The acquisition is part of eLearning Industry's strategy to diversify its market access and provide global visibility for its clients.

Brighton (UK), May 2023 - Totara, a global leader in learning technology and workplace talent development solutions, is delighted to announce the winners of the Totara Awards 2023. These annual awards recognise the most groundbreaking and successful implementations of Totara technology around the world, using learning and development in service of business and organisational goals.

Raleigh, NC (USA), May 2023 - Open LMS, a leading global provider of open source learning  management systems (LMSs), has announced its new partnership with Copyleaks, a leading AI-based text analysis, plagiarism identification, and AI-content detection platform. This partnership comes at a critical time, when AI-generated content is becoming more prevalent in all industries, particularly academia.

London (UK), May 2023 - ARuVR has announced that it will be hosting, in partnership with The Learning Network, an exclusive third annual learning and development summit at the City, University of London, 13 June 2023, from 17:30 to 21:00.

London (UK), May 2023 - The future of learning and development is up for grabs, Connect 2023 by The Learning Network is set to inspire, innovate, and empower. Taking place in London, 17 November 2023, Connect invites L&D professionals to shape the future of the industry amidst rapid technological advances and shifting workplace paradigms.