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2026 College Football Schedule for Teams in the West

A complete schedule of 2026 college football games for the 26 top teams from the West in five conferences by week.

SuperWest Sports · Aug 3, 2025

Why Did Stanford Hire Former Nike CEO John Donahoe as Athletic Director?

Stanford has hired former Nike CEO John Donahoe as athletic director to reverse struggles in key sports, adapt to NIL deals and protect its championship legacy.

International Business Times UK · Aug 1, 2025

Meta just revealed a new XR display prototype — and it may be the biggest leap in smart glasses yet

Meta and Stanford University just revealed a new breakthrough XR display prototype that can produce real 3D holograms in a lens thin enough for glasses.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 1, 2025

Meta's mixed reality glasses make my Meta Quest 3 look like a boulder

Meta’s newly published research gives us a glimpse at its future XR plans: it wants to make ultra-slim XR goggles.

TechRadar · Jul 31, 2025

Great Debate: Ranking the CFB Mascots in the West

ankings are subjective and are sure to draw criticism. Rarely does a sportswriter get to take it and dish it

SuperWest Sports · Jul 29, 2025

Bill Gates Took A Customer Support Shift At His Daughter's AI Startup — And Showed What Real Leadership Looks Like

Bill Gates just did something most billionaires wouldn't: he worked customer service at his daughter Phoebe Gates' startup, Phia, a new AI-powered fashion shopping platform founded with her Stanford roommate, Sophia Kianni, Inc. reports.

Benzinga · Jul 28, 2025

With China now an adversary, this early Google investor wants the U.S. to bet on India instead

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Fortune · Jul 23, 2025

FDA Names Biotech Veteran George Tidmarsh To Lead Drug Evaluation Division

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appointed George F. Tidmarsh on Monday as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

Benzinga · Jul 22, 2025

"We Don't Have Millions To Spend On 'Call Her Daddy' Ads, But We Do Have Ourselves": How Phoebe Gates And Sophia Kianni Built Phia Via A Podcast

Sophia Kianni and Phoebe Gates met as Stanford roommates who bonded over fashion, climate advocacy, and secondhand shopping. Kianni had already gone viral during the pandemic by founding Climate Cardinals, a nonprofit that translated climate resources into over 100 languages. Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French…

Benzinga · Jul 19, 2025

Chargers Issue Update on RB Najee Harris After Injury in Fireworks Accident

The Los Angeles running back hurt his eye on the Fourth of July.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 16, 2025