Carnegie Mellon University Announces Historic $3B Gift from Ken Griffin (cmu.edu)

Screenshot of triblive.com: Children of alumni no longer have admissions edge at Carnegie Mellon, Pitt

Children of alumni no longer have admissions edge at Carnegie Mellon, Pitt (triblive.com)

565 points by Geekette 3 years ago | 692 comments

TribLive news article reporting that Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh have ended admissions preferences for children and relatives of alumni.

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Screenshot of news.cornell.edu: ArXiv receives $10M for upgrades

ArXiv receives $10M for upgrades (news.cornell.edu)

509 points by JohnHammersley 3 years ago | 136 comments

Cornell Chronicle article announcing that arXiv received over $10 million from the Simons Foundation and NSF to fund upgrades.

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Screenshot of newyorker.com: A university president makes a case against cowardice

A university president makes a case against cowardice (newyorker.com)

447 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 712 comments

New Yorker Q&A with Wesleyan president Michael Roth arguing colleges need not capitulate to Trump Administration pressure over student activism.

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Screenshot of cnbc.com: Amazon to invest another $4B in Anthropic

Amazon to invest another $4B in Anthropic (cnbc.com)

624 points by swyx 1 year ago | 350 comments

CNBC news article reporting that Amazon will invest another $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, a major rival to OpenAI.

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Screenshot of live-whistleblower-aid.pantheonsite.io: Harvard gutted team examining Facebook Files following $500M Zuckerberg donation

Harvard gutted team examining Facebook Files following $500M Zuckerberg donation (live-whistleblower-aid.pantheonsite.io)

951 points by anticorporate 2 years ago | 224 comments

Whistleblower Aid news release alleging Harvard dismantled a team studying the Facebook Files after a $500M Chan Zuckerberg Initiative donation.

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Screenshot of bloomberg.com: Google plans to invest up to $40B in Anthropic

Google plans to invest up to $40B in Anthropic (bloomberg.com)

776 points by elffjs 6 months ago | 761 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in AI company Anthropic.

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Related stories

Children of alumni no longer have admissions edge at Carnegie Mellon, Pitt(triblive.com)

ArXiv receives $10M for upgrades(news.cornell.edu)

A university president makes a case against cowardice(newyorker.com)

Amazon to invest another $4B in Anthropic(cnbc.com)

Harvard gutted team examining Facebook Files following $500M Zuckerberg donation(live-whistleblower-aid.pantheonsite.io)

Google plans to invest up to $40B in Anthropic(bloomberg.com)