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Jamie Dimon and his wife, Judith, donate $12 million to 12 HBCUs—betting they’re the ‘springboard to success’ for the next generation
The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation's gift to 12 UNCF schools comes as HBCUs brace for a federal pullback.
Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp has professors who never sleep–but that’s because they’re AI clones
Founders can rehearse pitches, sales calls and board meetings repeatedly with avatars modeled on seven HBS faculty members
What Anthropic’s Dario Amodei can learn from the airline industry’s painful lesson about marketing and the concept of safety
The airline industry discovered that stating a fear about yourself is worse than saying nothing, because the word does the same work against you.
Lloyds Bank is holding on to our urgently needed £5,500
We want our balance back, but we can’t access the money to pay for essential repairs and settle an electricity billLast November, Lloyds Bank informed me, in my role as treasurer …
‘Petty grievances’ and an alleged troublemaker: unsealed Murdoch court documents give rare glimpse into bitter succession battle
Rupert Murdoch said in newly released correspondence that it would be a disaster if his media empire fell into the ‘wrong hands’A year ago, Rupert Murdoch resolved the long-runnin…
‘Never seen this level of objection’: Scotland pushes back against datacentre boom
Holyrood ‘inching towards moratorium’ amid concerns over massive proposed developments in Auchtertool and beyondIn a village 21 miles north of Edinburgh, a real estate consultancy…
Asia’s founders are going global faster, sometimes even before they’re sure what their business is, says Stripe’s SEA MD
To help businesses expand, Stripe is announcing partnerships with an array of Southeast Asian payment processors like ShopeePay, GCash, and TrueMoney.
From mixed martial arts to mechanical dogs: the World Robot Conference 2026 – in pictures
More than 3,000 products were shown at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing as China showcased its rapidly growing robotics industry.The event, which ran from 19-23 August, …
SEC subpoenas Wall Street banks over Situational Awareness
The information being sought is related to the trading activity of the hedge fund, which came under pressure and was forced to exit many of its positions last month.
U.S. prepares largest mass visa revocation in history, targeting up to 200,000 foreigners who are seeking asylum
The State Department is expected to announce the revocation of B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have sought asylum or are now seeking asylum.
Trump readies a new tariff to punish China for its flood of cheap exports—without endangering his trade truce or his summit with Xi Jinping
Trump is considering setting the new tariff at 7.5%, which would come on top of tariffs of 10% to 12.5% announced last month.
Parents cough up thousands decorating their kids’ dorms even as total college costs hit six figures a year
Families are projected to spend a record $14 billion furnishing college dorms and apartments this year.
FTC moves to make retailers disclose use of ‘personalized pricing’ as technology now enables broad consumer surveillance
The proposal would warn companies that failing to disclose that they are using personal data to set prices could violate the FTC Act’s prohibition on unfair or deceptive practices.
Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at car park used by Gatwick passengers
Blaze near Crawley destroyed 140 vehicles, damaged nearby businesses and led to power cuts on Saturday nightA man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire tore through…
‘Enough is enough’: players pile pressure on under-fire Gianni Infantino to resign
President accused of being power hungry by ‘Fifa Legends’Samuel Eto’o claims chief has not ‘done anything wrong’A group of influential current and former footballers have added to…
Reform would evict social housing tenants over unkempt gardens
Plan part of a wider policy to remove foreign nationals from social homes and prioritise young British-born couplesSocial housing tenants will be evicted if they fail to keep thei…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent becomes the tip of the spear in the war on Iran and the bond vigilantes as the U.S. readies more financial firepower
"And any nation that serves as a financial artery of a withering regime should expect to share in its isolation."
Problems brewing for the proper pint as Camra membership falls
Cost of living has hit campaign group while multinationals are threatening to squeeze out independent breweriesFor centuries, the wooden real ale pump has been the hallmark of a g…
‘It’s hard to know exactly what the objective of DOGE was’: Former IRS boss warns Elon Musk’s cuts to the tax agency will be felt in years to come
Beginning in February 2025, DOGE slashed more than a quarter of the IRS’s 100,000-person workforce.
Rupert Lowe set to be paid as much for divisive posts on Elon Musk’s X as for being MP
Restore Britain leader paid up to £1,476 an hour by platform, which critics say is financially incentivising inflammatory contentRupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, is on …
Zcash soars to eight-year high amid crypto rally, and hopes of an ETF approval
The privacy-focused chain Zcash's native token, ZEC, surged 66% over the past week.
College students are shaving a year off their bachelor’s degrees and saving as much as $20,000. Critics say they’re ‘cutting corners’
Three-year bachelor’s degrees have spread to 26 states as colleges look for ways to make higher education cheaper and faster.
Who is Dali Rajic, OpenAI’s new chief revenue officer?
OpenAI is counting on the veteran sales exec known as 'Croation Sensation' to shore up its enterprise revenue ahead of a likely iPO. He's got his work cut out for him.
Here’s how much the $40 trillion national debt is costing you — whether you have student loans, a mortgage or Social Security
Divide $40 trillion by the U.S. population and every American is on the hook for roughly $117,000. The Conference Board modeled several scenarios.