Stanford

Nvidia Corp. founder and CEO Jensen Huang had a word of caution for Stanford graduates, who he says "naturally" have high expectations and low resilience. He wants these Stanford graduates to undergo pain and suffering, and there's a good reason why. In a recent interview at the Stanford Graduate...

The week has been a whirlwind of tech news, with major developments in augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), and stock market trends. From Stanford’s groundbreaking AR glasses to Palantir’s impressive earnings report, let’s dive into the top stories of the week....

A lawsuit lodged in bankruptcy court by the interim leadership of FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) against Sam Bankman-Fried and other top FTX executives claimed Bankman-Fried's father is illegally funding his son's defense through a company loan, following the collapse of the young crypto tycoon...

Multiverse, a U.K.-based ed-tech company, on Jan. 19 formally announced the closure of a $44 million Series B round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Google Ventures, Audacious Ventures, Latitude, SemperVirens, Index Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. As part of the...

Alchemy, a San Fransisco-based startup providing blockchain infrastructure to enterprises, has raised $15 million in seed and Series A funding, it announced on Tuesday. The lead investors in the startup included Stanford University, Coinbase, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC: SSNLF), Pantera...

Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are among a group of at least 44 people charged with mail fraud, honest services fraud and other crimes related to a $25 million college admission scheme aimed at falsifying college applications to schools like Georgetown, Stanford and Yale....

Stanford’s standout running back Christian McCaffrey has announced he will forego the 9–3 team’s bowl game in order to prepare for the 2017 NFL draft. While McCaffrey initially indicated that he was preparing for the team's upcoming appearance in the Sun Bowl, he quickly shifted...

Education giant Pearson PLC (ADR) (NYSE: PSO) plummeted nearly 9 percent Friday after missing earnings and revenues estimates in Q2. A major reason for the decline was the drop in testing revenue in the U.S. and the U.K., according to Seeking Alpha. Pearson has lost several U.S. testing contracts...

On April 25, 2014, Flint began using the Flint River as its new primary water source. The city didn't provide corrosion-control treatment to prevent lead from leaching into pipes, because the Department of Environmental Quality doesn't require it. Without proper oversight, the water was...

Parchment’s 5th Annual Student Choice College Rankings is the only study that reveals college preferences and enrollment decisions as reported from actual college-bound students. For 2016, several small liberal arts colleges were significantly higher rated choices. Stanford remains number...

Bitcoin has been gaining popularity across the world as more and more merchants adopt the cryptocurrency as a payment option and some residents in countries struggling with financial uncertainty turn to digital currencies for more stability. Now, bitcoin is likely to gain even more notoriety as...

A recent University of Michigan study concluded that a majority of Americans had a positive opinion about self-driving vehicles. Most people who have read about automated vehicles have likely read about Google Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) highly publicized attempts to build an autonomous car....

When it comes to energy efficiency, the U.S. is not exactly a world leader. According to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, America ranks 13th out of the 16 largest economies in energy efficiency. Lack Of Energy Efficiency Affects The Economy The Wall Street Journal ...

As testimony continued in a manner one blogger described as a "remarkably slow cadence," incoming Federal Reserve Chairwoman, Janet Yellen, told Congress Tuesday that the central bank remains optimistic on the economy and was determined to retreat from its stimulus program slowly. In prepared...

Lifelong learning is a value many hold dear. Learning continues no matter how old we get, and we now live in a time when most people have several careers before they retire. This means new learning is needed to make these career changes effectively. For those that are looking for investment...