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Peter Thiel-Backed Fellows' Startup Mercor Targets $10 Billion Valuation As OpenAI, Meta, Tesla Turn To Its AI Training Experts: Report

Mercor, founded by three Thiel Fellows who dropped out of Harvard, is reportedly pursuing a Series C funding round targeting a $10 billion valuation amid surging demand from artificial intelligence companies for specialized training experts.

Benzinga · Sep 10, 2025

Exclusive: U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue, Lutnick says

The administration wants to capture potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in future upside from the work of scientists.

Axios · Sep 10, 2025

In a Trump era, Black students flock to HBCUs, ‘where their history isn’t being erased’, says Spelman College president

Beverly Daniel Tatum on antisemitism, ‘the hardest in the US’, and DEI as the White House targets higher education

The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2025

Florida surgeon general Ladapo's vaccine mandates opposition goes against medical mainstream

Dr_ Joseph Ladapo, a Nigerian-born physician with impeccable U_S_ medical credentials, says that requiring vaccinations for diseases like measles, polio and chickenpox amounts to government-imposed “slavery.”

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025

Weary managers of the world, get ready to learn a new skill: Leading all the AI agents and bots whose work you'll be accountable for

The era when “team leadership” meant only humans is over. The savviest workers are now using multiple AI models.

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

XRP Ecosystem Expands To Harvard Hackathon With Flare And EasyA

The XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) ecosystem will gain visibility at Harvard University this month, where Flare, XRPL Commons, and EasyA will co-host a 36-hour hackathon focused on cross-chain development.

Benzinga · Sep 5, 2025

Trump’s radical agenda will ultimately reach a supreme court stacked in favor of conservatives

Court has already dramatically limited ability of lower courts to issue injunctions to pause administration policies across the US

The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2025

White House vows to appeal court ruling on Harvard funding freeze

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The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025

Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard

White House hits out at ‘activist Obama-appointed judge’ and pledges appeal after ruling that move to withhold $2.2bn in grants from Ivy League institution is unconstitutional

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025

Trump Admin Freeze On $2.2 Billion Harvard Grants Undone By Federal Judge: Antisemitism Was Used As A 'Smokescreen'

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down the Trump administration's freeze of about $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard University, restoring the funding and handing the school a major courtroom win.

Benzinga · Sep 4, 2025