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Gurugram AI startup Brekfuz raises $525,000 in funding, valued at $7.5 million

Founded by Arhan Singhal (18), an artificial intelligence student at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sarthak Ahuja (19), a computer science student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Brekfuz is building what it describes as a “Human API” — a knowledge layer that captures institutional context and makes it accessible…

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Quote of the Day by Founder of Positive Psychology Martin Seligman on life lessons: “When we want to move from plus three to plus eight in our lives, the exercise of...” — Learn how the American psychologist’s theories of well-being, learned helplessness, and personal strengths reveal the path to lasting happiness and success

Quote of the Day by Martin Seligman: “When we want to move from plus three to plus eight in our lives, the exercise of will is more important than rearranging external props.” The founder of positive psychology shares a powerful lesson on resilience, personal growth, and the choices that shape…

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A Wharton alumnus gave $50 million to support the teachers behind tomorrow’s business leaders

In 2018, Marc and Carolyn Rowan donated $50 million to Wharton, focusing on enhancing teaching, research, and leadership development rather than physical expansion. This significant investment aimed to strengthen the school's intellectual resources and attract distinguished faculty, underscoring a commitment to long-term academic influence and the core of its institutional…

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No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff Allegedly "Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess"

From Judge Mark Kearney (E.D. Pa.) yesterday in Doe v. Trustees of the Univ. of Penn.(for more on the quote… The post No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff Allegedly "Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess" appeared first on Reason.com.

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A Flawed Minimum Wage Study Shows How Bad Stats Get Turned Into Policy Gospel

A 2024 paper claimed higher minimum wages don't kill jobs. It was statistically significant—and almost certainly misleading.

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AI Uncovers Hidden Ozempic Side Effects Missed by Clinical Trials after Scanning Hundreds of Thousands of Reddit Posts

AI analysis of Reddit posts reveals lesser-known side effects of Ozempic, highlighting the potential of social media as a real-time health data source for drug safety monitoring.

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'Stop this crazy Indian migration': Row over Pennsylvania university hiring H-1B worker on $79,584 annual salary

A new H-1B filing by the University of Pennsylvania has stirred a row after details of a $79,584 data analyst role circulated on social media this week.

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Canvas Hackers Warn 'Pay or Leak' as Ransom Deadline Looms Over 30 Million Students' Stolen Records

ShinyHunters has breached Canvas, demanding a ransom from Instructure by 12 May 2026 and threatening to leak data affecting millions of students worldwide if it is not paid.

International Business Times

Federal investigation into Smith College probes whether transgender students can attend women’s schools – challenging the evolving mission of women’s education

Within the past decade, most women’s colleges in the United States – including Smith College, a liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts – have expanded their admissions policies, allowing transgender students to also attend. Many of these policies allow transgender women to apply, while policies for transgender men and nonbinary…

The Conversation

Who is John Ternus really? 5 surprising facts that show Apple's next CEO isn't Tim Cook 2.0

'Johnny Appleseed' will soon take over from 'Tim Apple' (ahem), and here are some interesting — and some rather odd — facts about him.

TechRadar

‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision

Married couple Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire developed Luxturna, which helped a patient see their child’s face for the first time

The Guardian - UK

Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe

A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination

The Independent UK

The crooked forest: Why 400 trees in Poland are bent exactly to the north

In northwestern Poland lies the Crooked Forest (Krzywy Las), a protected grove of approximately 400 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) that grow up in a way that doesn’t conform to nature. The trees were planted around 1930, and each tree has a sharp 90-degree bend at the base, all of which…

The Times of India

Universities survived Trump’s 2025 funding freeze, but the money still isn’t flowing to researchers

Several prominent universities, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, made headlines in 2025 in a dizzying back-and-forth with the federal government. The Trump administration cut large amounts of research funding to universities. Some pushed back, and others hatched settlements to get the money restored.

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The Independent UK

Judge weighs subpoena in antisemitism investigation at Penn

The Ivy League school is under investigation after several reported incidents

LiveScience

In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures

Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small human study suggests.

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Scientists taught robots to swim through mazes using Einstein's relativity

The tiny bots follow patterns of light and "artificial space-time," navigating like craft following the curved space around a black hole.

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Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans

Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite

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From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking their minds

Throughout the 20th century, college and university presidents spoke out on everything, from wars to civil rights struggles, with a sense of moral authority attempting to guide the course.

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Is AI and Social Media Secretly Destroying Your Brain? The Shocking Truth Scientists Found

AI tools like ChatGPT and social media have revolutionized how we find information, but new research from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania warns of hidden risks. Relying too heavily on AI for instant answers can reduce deep learning, critical thinking, and originality. Unlike traditional search, which requires…

The Guardian - US

UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’

Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights

The Independent UK

Scientists create robot the size of a grain of salt that can dance and think

Researchers say the record-breaking robot ‘opens the door to a whole new future for robotics’

Tom’s Hardware

World’s smallest autonomous robots are 'smaller than a grain of salt,' cost one penny apiece — researchers expect new micron-scale fully-programmable robots to be used in medicine, microscale manufacturing, and other areas

Fully programmable, autonomous robots 'smaller than a grain of salt' have been developed by research teams from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.

TechRadar

University of Pennsylvania confirms recent cyberattack led to major data theft

Hackers claim to have stolen 1.2 million records, and have been insulting the University.

LiveScience

Science history: A tragic gene therapy death that stalled the field for a decade — Sept. 17, 1999

Sept. 17, 1999: Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver disease. The death sparked an investigation and caution around gene therapy, which ultimately stalled the field for years.

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