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A big increase in the tax on university endowments is adding to financial uncertainty for the wealthiest colleges in the U.S., leading several already to lay off staff or implement hiring freezes.Spending more endowment money on taxes could also lead colleges to reduce financial aid, cutting off access to elite institutions for lower-income students, colleges and industry experts have warned. President Donald Trump signed the tax increase into law last month as part of his signature spending bill.The new tax rates take effect in 2026, but colleges such as Harvard, Yale and Stanford already are citing the tax as one…
Jerry Jones is known for dragging contract negotiations so it’s no surprise Micah Parsons is just the latest Dallas Cowboys star player to have to wait on a new deal.Dak Prescott had to play on the franchise tag in 2020 after being unable to reach agreement on an extension, and he didn’t get another new deal last season until hours before the Week 1 opener. Jones eventually caved and made Prescott the highest-paid player in NFL history with an average of $60 million per year.CeeDee Lamb held out into late August last year following an All-Pro season before Jones gave…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady left his imprint all over the New England Patriots’ record books during his stellar two-decade run with the team. Now, he is set to become the first player in franchise history to be honored with a statue. During a star-studded Patriots Hall of Fame induction last June, at which Brady’s No. 12 was also retired by the team, Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced a 12-foot bronze likeness of the quarterback was being commissioned from a local sculptor “to perpetuate the legendary legacy of the great Tom Brady.”What Kraft promised would be a “larger than…
Just over two and a half years ago, Mira Lane was asked during an informal discussion with someone at Google what she wanted to do with her life. Unsure of how to respond, she said, “Let me get back to you,” and went home to think about it.She told Business Insider that she put together a “one-pager” about an AI prototyping lab that explores the impact of tech innovation on society, and sent it to the Googler who would eventually become her boss.The gamble paid off and she was brought on to spearhead Google’s Envisioning Studio, an AI innovation prototyping…
Robert Keele said this week that he has stepped down as xAI’s head of legal after just over a year, saying he wants to spend more time with his children. In his announcement, Keele also acknowledged “daylight between our worldviews” with boss Elon Musk, who hasn’t commented on Keele’s exit. “I love my two toddlers and I don’t get to see them enough,” Keele wrote, posting the news on both X and LinkedIn. Despite calling his time at the AI startup “incredible” and working with Musk “the adventure of a lifetime,” he said he couldn’t keep “riding two horses at…
Meta needs to work harder if it wants to make Anthropic sweat the AI talent wars — at least, that’s what CEO Dario Amodei is saying.Amodei said that Anthropic is generally faring better than the competition amid Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to poach top talent from rivals, with reported pay packages as high as $100 million.”You can see publicly the list of people who went to the Meta Superintelligence Lab,” Amodei recently told Stripe cofounder John Collison on Collison’s “Cheeky Pint” podcast. “Even if you normalize for our size,” he said, “many turned them down.””I think relative to other…
Americans on average get more than half of their calories from ultra-processed foods, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday.The report says the average percentage of total calories consumed from ultra-processed foods among those aged 1 and older was 55% from August 2021 to August 2023.Young people, aged 1 to 18 consumed even higher amounts at 61.9%, compared to adults aged 19 and older at 53%. No significant differences were found between males and females, but low-income adults consumed more ultra-processed foods than those with higher incomes.The report described ultra-processed foods as those that tend to…
“Grey’s Anatomy” star Camilla Luddington recently revealed she has been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disorder.The British actress, known for her role as Dr. Jo Wilson, shared the news on the “Call It What It Is” podcast in an episode aired on Wednesday, which she co-hosts with fellow “Grey’s Anatomy” star Jessica Capshaw.’Grey’s Anatomy’ star opens up about battle with postpartum anxiety, severe PMS disorderLuddington explained that, for some time, she had felt unusually tired and sluggish, often joking about being “slothy.” However, she didn’t consider that there might be a medical reason behind it.After finally completing routine blood…
Meta manager Cindy Tan says earning a college degree is just the bare minimum for landing a tech job.Instead, Tan says it’s the micro-credentials you earn from bite-sized courses that will impress employers.”I’m not saying that we should all not do our degrees anymore. But I think there’s more to it, whether that’s your social experiences or being more entrepreneurial,” Tan said in an interview with Business Insider last month.Tan, 47, joined Meta in 2021 and is a managing director overseeing the social media giant’s clients in Asia Pacific.Before Meta, Tan was a regional director overseeing advertising sales at BBC…
SEATTLE (AP) — Pete Carroll played a new role in familiar territory Thursday night, with his first preseason game as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders coming against the Seattle Seahawks.The former Seattle coach clearly felt at home before the 23-23 tie, talking with many Seahawks players on the field during warmups and generally being his outgoing, energetic self.“It was cool to be here. I loved it here,” Carroll said. “But it didn’t translate to something crazy for me. It was just an opportunity to play in a great setting. Thanks to the league for putting us in this game.…