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MacKenzie Scott's close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put her on the path give more than $1 billion to HBCUs

Morrison, who was Scott’s mentor at Princeton University, once called the philanthropist “one of the best students I’ve ever had in my creative-writing classes…really one of the best.”

Fortune

Eagles fan still recovering from New Orleans terror attack is gifted Super Bowl ring

His close friend was killed in the French Quarter attack and he suffered a list of injuries

The Independent UK

Record-breaking feat means information lasts 15 times longer in new kind of quantum processor than those used by Google and IBM

The novel design for the new qubit uses the chemical element tantalum in tandem with a special silicon substrate, creating what researchers say are the most coherent superconducting qubits to date.

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‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead

Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction deal

The Guardian - US

Best Feast Week Women’s College Basketball Games to Watch

With three of the top four teams playing the Players Era Women’s Championship in Las Vegas, plus a couple of other ranked matchups on tap, the buffet of women’s basketball will be bountiful.

Sports Illustrated

She ran her parents’ dry-cleaning business at 18. Today, the ‘godmother of AI’ is advising world leaders and running a billion-dollar startup

Her advisor warned she was taking her AI idea “way too far.” But Fei-Fei Li had already learned, as a teenager, how far grit could take her.

Fortune

Did Princeton Scientists Just Rendered a 3D Image of Adam Looking Like Vin Diesel? Here's the Truth

The viral 3D 'reconstruction' of Adam as Vin Diesel resurfaced in 2025 — but it's actually an old 2016 digital art hoax with no scientific basis.

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Princeton University data breach hits students, alumni - here's what we know

Names, email addresses, and postal addresses were taken, but Princeton says financial information remains secure.

TechRadar

How a £760 Act of Kindness Turned MacKenzie Scott into One of the World's Most Generous Billionaires

MacKenzie Scott reveals how a £760 loan saved her from leaving Princeton and inspired her to give away more than £14 billion through her global philanthropy.

International Business Times UK

MacKenzie Scott says her college roommate loaned her $1,000 so she wouldn't have to drop out—and is now inspiring her to give away billions

MacKenzie Scott has donated over $19 billion in the past five years.

Fortune

College Football Playoff Format History: How the Bracket Has Changed Over the Years

College football’s postseason structure has been evolving since the sport’s inception in 1869, and the current model—the CFP—may not be done growing just yet.

Sports Illustrated

After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli-Russian researcher is grateful to survive

Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released after being kidnapped and tortured by an Iraqi militia for more than two years

The Independent UK

Best Games to Watch in Week 2 of the Women’s College Basketball Season

A big-on-big showdown with Oklahoma and UCLA, a March Madness rematch and several other ranked matchups await in the second week of the season.

Sports Illustrated

Porsche-Backed Princeton Spinout Cephia AI Scores $4M To Create Tiny Superhuman Sensors Like Mantis Shrimp Eyes

A decade of research at Princeton University has resulted in a startup developing imaging sensors with capabilities beyond traditional cameras. Cephia launched on Oct. 30 with $4 million in seed funding and pilot customers already testing products that promise vision capabilities beyond human perception.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We want people to get lost!’ Princeton’s new museum survives scandal to deliver a mazey art ambush

It is architect David Adjaye’s first major project since the allegations that rocked his firm – a bold museum for Princeton University with exhibits that sneak up on its students. But do the insides match the outsides?

The Independent UK

Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds

An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions

Golf Monthly

Princeton And California Take Team Honors At St Andrews Links Collegiate

The third edition of the prestigious college tournament took place at the Home of Golf

The Conversation

Why higher ed’s AI rush could put corporate interests over public service and independence

Artificial intelligence technology has begun to transform higher education, raising a new set of profound questions about the role of universities in society. A string of high-profile corporate partnerships reflect how universities are embracing AI technology.

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Reason

Campus Violence and Threats Against Jewish Students Since October 7, Part I

For obvious reasons, everyone is talking about political violence in the US. Coincidentally, I have been working on two lists… The post Campus Violence and Threats Against Jewish Students Since October 7, Part I appeared first on Reason.com.

GOBankingRates

Top 5 Facts About Jeff Bezos’ Wealth That Will Melt Your Brain

Here are the top five facts about his wealth that will simply blow your mind.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Elizabeth Tsurkov? 10 Photos of the Israeli-Russian Academic Freed After 2 Years in Iraqi Captivity

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian Princeton student, has been freed after over two years in captivity by Kata'ib Hezbollah in Iraq. Here's what we know.

The Guardian - US

Israeli-Russian graduate student freed after 903 days in captivity of Iraqi militant group

Elizabeth Tsurkov, who entered Iraq to do research for Princeton, had gone missing there in early 2023

TechRadar

Scientists find a way to potentially reach terabit speeds wirelessly around obstacles using machine learning, AI - and yes, metasurfaces

Princeton engineers used neural networks and metasurfaces to bend ultrahigh-frequency beams around obstacles, tackling signal collapse in cluttered environments.

Fortune

Dan Morehead assembled his Princeton mafia to pile into Bitcoin at $65 in 2013, leaving Wall Street behind to build a $5 billion crypto fund

Inside the rise of Pantera Capital, from borrowing office space at Fortress to growing into one of the largest blockchain venture firms.

The National (Scotland)

Nobel-winning Scottish chemist predicts Alzheimer’s drugs in 5 years

A Nobel Prize-winning Scots chemist has said he believes drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease could be available within five years

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