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Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan invested $125 mn in a school for poor kids. Now she is shutting it down to invest in AI

A free school for underprivileged children will close after the 2025-26 academic year. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is redirecting funds towards artificial intelligence and research. This decision impacts approximately 540 students who relied on its comprehensive services. The school demonstrated strong academic performance and provided essential health support. Families are…

The Economic Times

Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan invested $125 million in a school for the disadvantaged; now she is closing it to focus on AI

The Primary School, offering tuition-free education to low-income families, has officially closed, impacting around 540 children who depended on its support. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the school's benefactor, is redirecting its resources towards biotechnology and artificial intelligence. As part of its commitment, it has announced substantial funding aimed at assisting…

The Times of India

Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropic venture unveils AI world model for drug discovery

Biohub, a venture by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, has launched a protein biology world model. This advanced AI tool aims to speed up drug discovery. The model learns from evolutionary data to understand protein functions. Researchers have already used it to design new protein binders for cancer and immune…

The Economic Times

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How Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg's $75 million gift changed the face of San Francisco's public healthcare

Philanthropy is shifting from funding elite research to bolstering underfunded municipal health services. A historic $75 million donation to San Francisco General Hospital by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg exemplifies this, reinforcing public infrastructure for vulnerable populations. This community-first approach prioritizes equitable access and strengthens the safety net for those…

The Times of India

What is Mark Zuckerberg’s Biohub and can it build AI models of human cells to cure all disease?

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Biohub is investing $500 million to build AI models of human cells, as tech giants race to bring artificial intelligence into biology.

Euronews

Mark Zuckerberg ‘nearing completion of Star Wars-themed underground bunker beneath his California compound’

Sci-fi fan Mark Zuckerberg is said to be nearing completion of a “Star Wars-themed” underground bunker beneath his California compound.

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As billionaires bail, Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on California with $50 million donation

The Meta founder’s donation to Sacramento State will help build “state-of-the-art STEM facilities” and a dedicated AI center.

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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cut 70 jobs as the Meta CEO’s philanthropy goes all in on mission to 'cure or prevent all disease'

“We want to really double down” on AI-powered biomedical research, Mark Zuckerberg said.

Fortune

With less charitable giving flowing directly to charities, a tax policy scholar suggests some policy fixes

Law professor Ray Madoff is the co-founder and director of the Boston College Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good. In an interview with Emily Schwartz Greco, The Conversation U.S. philanthropy and nonprofits editor, Madoff sums up some of the main points about charitable giving she makes in her 2025…

The Conversation

A Tale of Two Billionaires: Zuckerberg Ends Immigration Funding for AI While MacKenzie Scott Doubles DEI Giving

Mark Zuckerberg ends decade-long funding for pro-immigration group FWD to focus on AI and science, leaving MacKenzie Scott as the main champion of DEI and equity causes.

International Business Times UK

Billionaire philanthropy's growing divide: Mark Zuckerberg stops funding immigration reform as Mackenzie Scott doubles down on DEI

Two models for tech wealth are emerging, as notable billionaire donors reveal their priorities.

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg says the 'most important thing' he built at Harvard was a prank website: 'Without Facemash I wouldn't have met Priscilla'

"I’m going to get kicked out in three days, so we need to go on a date quickly," Zuckerberg told Priscilla Chan at the time.

Fortune

'Where We'll Dedicate The Vast Majority Of Our Resources,' Mark Zuckerberg Shifts Philanthropic Focus To AI

Meta (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, announced they will be shifting the focus of their philanthropic efforts to AI in a blog post last week.

Benzinga

'If You're A Billionaire — Why Are You A Billionaire?' Singer Billie Eilish Says 'Give Your Money Away, Shorties' As She Donates $11.5 Million

Wealthy people should share their fortunes instead of hoarding them, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Billie Eilish said. She made the remarks recently at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards, where she was honored for her contributions to music.

Benzinga

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Mark Zuckerberg Calls It A 'Taboo' To Question College But Says It's A Broken System That Starts Students In A 'Big Hole' With No Guarantee Of A Job

Before he was CEO of Meta Platforms, Mark Zuckerberg was just another Harvard undergrad buying hot chocolate and chocolate mice on a date with Priscilla Chan. He never got his degree — but he did leave campus with a billion‑dollar idea. Two decades later, he's questioning whether the college path…

The Independent UK

Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb disease

For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan, along with her husband Mark Zuckerberg, have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal — “to cure, prevent or manage all disease” — if not in their lifetime, then in their children’s

International Business Times UK

Gen Z's Moral Compass: Billie Eilish Takes Aim At Billionaires In Powerful Speech on Greed and Giving

Billie Eilish urges billionaires to give more during her WSJ Innovator Awards speech, challenging ultra-wealthy figures to use their fortunes for social good.

Fortune

Billie Eilish calls on billionaires to give away their wealth—with Mark Zuckerberg in the room: ‘If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?’

“No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties,” she said at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards.

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Mark Zuckerberg Once Gave His Palo Alto Neighbors Noise-Cancelling Headphones, Wine And Doughnuts For This Reason

Mark Zuckerberg once tried to pacify frustrated neighbors by handing out noise-canceling headphones as construction continued across an 11-home cluster he owns in Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhood.

The Guardian - UK

Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to? asks Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg’s charity backing away from DEI and political spending after Trump criticisms and staff tensions: report

Changes in spending come as Meta has instituted Trump-friendly changes like a new board member and ending fact-checking

Fortune

It's the end of philanthropy as we know it—and that could reshape America

America is a generous nation—and the pullback in government spending could be an opportunity to reshape its charitable sector.

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg says college isn’t preparing students for today’s job market—this and the debt burden will create a ‘reckoning’ for higher education

Mark Zuckerberg, who notoriously dropped out of Harvard, said college may prove more beneficial from a social standpoint as opposed to career.

Fortune

A pair of tuition-free schools started by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan will close this year, and it’s not clear why

The majority of the school’s 443 students are Latino and receive special education or health services.

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms adds former Trump advisor to the board, just months after roping in Ultimate Fighting boss and Trump ally Dana White

Meta lawyers will be in court soon battling the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

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