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Pearson CEO Andy Bird quits after three years

Pearson’s 59-year-old CEO Andy Bird is to quit, the education firm said today as it unveiled plans for his replacement after just three years in charge.

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

Thanks to A.I., workers are struggling with "FOBO"—fear of being obsolete

The fear of artificial intelligence taking their job is unfounded—for most workers.

Fortune · Sep 12, 2023

Pearson eyes AI revenue growth but concedes some tools are imports of ChatGPT

CEO Andy Bird said he had so far rejected offers for use of the firm’s content to train large language models

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2023

Pearson taking legal action over use of its content to train language models, as it announces own AI plans

Pearson has already sent out a cease-and-desist letter over use of its intellectual property

Evening Standard · May 9, 2023

How Pearson is using technology to reinvent itself in a post-textbook world

Corporate training and certifications are starting to replace Pearson's declining textbook revenue.

Fortune · Nov 18, 2022

Pearson plans NFT textbooks for resale profit extortion

Because what else is the blockchain for if not making money in a spectacularly underhanded fashion?

Input · Aug 3, 2022

Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs

Educational publisher’s move into non-fungible tokens is intended to claw back some of the income lost to secondhand sales

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022

Pearson boss eyes NFT textbooks as next revenue stream

The CEO said the company has set up a team dedicating to working on the metaverse.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2022

Grant Shapps’ response to P&O Ferries won’t get its sacked workers their jobs back

New powers will block ferries that pay crews below minimum wage from UK ports, which P&O will probably find acceptable

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022

Pearson Shares Soar As It Ditches Apollo's Takeover Offer Second Time

U.K. education publishing group Pearson PLC (NYSE:PSO) refused Apollo Global Management Inc's (NYSE:APO) March 7 takeover proposal for 854.2 pence per share which valued Pearson at £6.5 billion, Bloomberg reports. Previously, Pearson rejected Apollo's November cash offer of 800 pence per share, valuing Pearson at £6.1 billion ($8 billion). Pearson reasoned that the offers significantly…

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022