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Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb diseaseMark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are significantly shifting their philanthropy towards Biohub, focusing on using AI to accelerate scienti...
Eruditus FY24 Ebitda loss narrows, founder cites focus on profitabilityEruditus was among the few edtech startups to have raised capital last year. It raised $150 million at a flat valuation of $3.2 billion pos...
Byju’s shareholder group calls for EGM, to vote for ouster of Byju Raveendran, boardWhile investors of Byju's have been asking Raveendran to step aside from an operating role, this is the first instance of shareholders band...
Byju's to hold board meeting to approve delayed FY22 financialsByju's is at least 12 months behind the statutory due date to file its FY22 financial results with the Registrar of Companies. The delay ha...
Mark Zuckerberg and Dr Priscilla Chan aim to eradicate all diseases by 2100Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, plan to eradicate all human diseases by 2100 through their foundation, The Chan Zuckerberg In...
Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy project plans AI system for life sciences researchThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, created by Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, will use the computing system to run openly available AI...
Zuckerberg, Chan to invest up to $3.4 billion for science advancesThe philanthropy, which has a mission of curing, preventing or managing all disease by the end of the century, said in its announcement tha...
Byju's signs billion-dollar deal to acquire Aakash Educational Services: ReportThe deal for what will be one of the largest edtech acquisitions in the world should close in the next two or three months.
Jeff Bezos's $10 bn donation to fight climate change tops list of richest charitable gifts in 2020Bezos's 'real-time' net worth is around $188 bn, as estimated by Forbes.
Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Rein in hate on FacebookThe researchers, including 60 professors at leading U.S. research institutions, wrote the Facebook CEO on Saturday asking Zuckerberg to "co...
Unhappy Facebook investors seek to confront Zuckerberg, boardSome groups are urging shareholders to break up Facebook’s board.
Precision medicine: Zuckerberg backs Indian-origin scientist with formula to jolt drug marketDr Butte's aim is drug re-positioning. It is not about getting a new drug out in the market, but finding a new use for an old drug that's a...
Mark Zuckerberg's Foundation backs Byju's, values company at Rs 3,200 croreThe round has been co-led by existing backer Sequoia Capital, along with Sofina, Lightspeed Ventures & Times Internet Ltd, part of Times Gr...
Sceptics target Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for giving away 99% of his fortuneThere were a lot of people who found bad things to say about the announcement. They fell into several camps.
16 tech titans who won't leave their fortune to their kidsWe've rounded up some of the other most generous people, all of whom have decided to donate large portions of their wealth to charity.
Mark Zuckerberg addresses Tsinghua Univ students in MandarinIn September, Zuckerberg had conversed with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mandarin at a meeting with technology chiefs.
Mark Zuckerberg to step up India philanthropyZuckerberg plans to step up philanthropic activities in India and also put more resources behind bringing more people online in the country.
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to read about the origins of global povertyZuckerberg's book club, A Year of Books, has focused on big ideas that influence society and business.
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to read about how the poor spend their moneyFor his 17th pick, he's gone with "Portfolios of the Poor" by researchers Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, and Orlanda R...
How a chance meeting with Mark Zuckerberg led Aditya Agarwal to be on Facebook's original teamOf his early career stint with Zuckerberg at Facebook, Agarwal, VP, engineering, Dropbox, says, “Our aim was to build and build”.