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A grantmaker is betting a TV show for teen girls can help narrow the STEM gender gap

Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science

The Independent UK

OpenAI seals deal for San Francisco office space after CEO Sam Altman calls remote work ‘experiment’ one of tech industry's worst mistakes

The move by OpenAI, and earlier ones by other AI firms, offer the city some "hope and optimism" amid fears of a "doom spiral."

Fortune

Brooklyn Org's rebrand ditches ‘foundation’ from its name for being 'old' and 'controlling'

To appeal to a new generation of philanthropists, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is ditching the word “foundation” and establishing itself with a new name: Brooklyn Org

The Independent UK

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California official who opposed #MeToo movement accused of killing fiancee

Maga darling Joseph C Roberts arrested after Rachel Elizabeth Imani Buckner’s remains found on San Francisco Bay shoreline

The Guardian - US

Latino charitable giving rates drop sharply — but that’s not the full story

The share of Latinos who give to established charities has dropped sharply since 2008, a new study has found

The Independent UK

Ranchers decry ‘arrogant’ Silicon Valley billionaires buying up land for ‘fantasy’ city near San Francisco: ‘We are now totally surrounded’

“If they want a new city, San Jose is ripe. Fix what’s there," suggested a Solano County rancher.

Fortune

Medicines360’s long and winding, $82 million road to create and distribute $50 birth control

Drugs and medical devices rarely come from the nonprofit world

The Independent UK

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A San Francisco official organized a ‘doom loop’ tour. It flopped in spectacular fashion

City commissioner who called the event a ‘satire’ has since cancelled the tour and resigned from his position

The Guardian - US

Causeway: Part stock fund + part donor-advised fund = A new bid for young donors

What might persuade affluent 20- and 30-somethings to give to charity

The Independent UK

MacKenzie Scott gave 17 nonprofits $97 million in the first half of 2023

MacKenzie Scott’s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity continues

The Independent UK

Succession actor treated in hospital after being attacked by otters in California river

Actor played an ATN producer in HBO series’ fourth season

The Independent UK

Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats

While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial intelligence development, philanthropists — including long-established foundations and tech billionaires — have been responding with an uptick in grants

The Independent UK

49ers CEO Jed York Accused of Insider Trading, per Report

Jed York has been sued in connection to an online educational company for which he serves on the board of directors.

Sports Illustrated

Senator Dianne Feinstein hospitalized after falling in her home

California senator, 90, was only in hospital for ‘an hour or two’, spokesperson told the Chronicle

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The Independent UK

Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve

Patrick Collison, the now 34-year-old billionaire CEO of the online payments company Stripe, and economist Tyler Cowen worried scientific progress seemed to be slowing down

The Independent UK

The wealthy should give more to charity, say people who stopped donating, according to a new poll

A new poll of Americans found that nearly half of those who stopped giving to charity over the past five years said they did so because they thought wealthier people could afford to give more — and should

Chronicle Live

Agony as Walker dad-to-be's killer could be released from prison as parole hearing looms

Murderer Philip Craggs, who stabbed young dad-to-be Paul Gilbert to death in 2008, was jailed for life with a minimum of 15-and-a-half years

Chronicle Live

How the BBC’s plans risk hitting local journalism hard, why it matters and how you can help

There is a real risk to local journalism from the BBC's 'Across the UK' plans. We cannot allow that to happen

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Danny Weatherson case: Newcastle MP calls for change to prevent others from becoming trapped in prison system

Danny is set to be released 17 years after he was handed a controversial indefinite prison sentence for attempting to steal a coat and mobile phone

The Independent UK

Warren Buffett has given $50.7 billion toward historic pledges to the Gates Foundation and others

After 17 years of steady payments, Warren Buffett has to date given annual donations totaling $50.7 billion toward his historic multibillion-dollar pledges to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and to four foundations connected to his family, according to a Chronicle tally

Chronicle Live

Yob caught on CCTV targeting Fenham family home for third time in 'mistaken identity'

There has been an arson attack and windows smashed twice at Wingrove Road house in what is thought to be cases of mistaken identity

The Independent UK

Foundations buoy a new movement of renters’ activism

After years of rising rents, a group of Kansas City, Missouri, renters came together in 2019 to form KC Tenants, armed with an annual budget of $30,000 and demands for a bill of rights to protect renters from rising prices, unjust evictions, and landlord abuse

Chronicle Live

Scotswood prisoner Danny Weatherson to be freed from prison 17 years after he was locked up on controversial indefinite sentence

The Parole Board agreed the 34-year-old, who was locked up as a teenager after being convicted of attempted robbery, can now finally be released

Chronicle Live

Two still in hospital almost a month after a man was seen 'on fire' near Westerhope barber shop

Four people were injured in incident on Stamfordham Road last month

The Independent UK

Cash App founder’s accused killer allegedly stabbed two teenagers 18 years before San Francisco murder

Nima Momeni was investigated for stabbing teens in drug dispute in 2005, according to police report

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