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Elon Musk claims higher education ‘radicalized’ Charlie Kirk shooting suspect as bullet casings reveal antifascist, gamer messages

Elon Musk intensified his criticism of higher education in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting at Utah Valley University, amplifying posts on X that alleged the suspected gunman had been “radicalized” by college culture. On September 10, 2025, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University during…

Figma’s CEO is now worth $5 billion after IPO—like Mark Zuckerberg, he dropped out of college to build a tech empire instead of sitting in class

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Figma burst onto the public stock exchange last week, surging in share price by 333% and hitting a market cap of over $70 billion in just the first few days of trading. For investors bullish on startups, last week was a rejuvenation after a sluggish stretch in the IPO market. But for Figma cofounder and…

AI is coming for entry-level jobs. Bill Gates says Gen Z may not be safe no matter how well they learn to use it

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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has advice for recent graduates: Embrace AI tools, but don’t expect any stability when it comes to the job search. Gates said smart systems have generally unearthed opportunities that are “fun and empowering,” he told CNN. However, that may not mean ambitious college graduates will land their dream jobs just by…

Bill Gates says AI is moving at a speed that “surprises” even him—and he says the experts can’t tell if it’ll replace humans in one year or ten

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Job seekers are scrambling to figure out when AI will come for their jobs—but even the experts can’t agree on a timeline. Now, Bill Gates is sounding the alarm: It could all happen so fast, workers won’t even have time to catch up. “The question is, has it come so fast that you don’t have…

Republicans urge Dartmouth, Notre Dame to quit China scholarship program

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to steal technology for the Chinese government. In letters to Dartmouth College, the University of Notre Dame and five other universities, leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist…

Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump

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In his attacks on law firms, universities and other American institutions, President Trump is relying on an illusion. The illusion is that the institutions are powerless to fight back and that they face a choice between principle and survival. These institutions do not have to capitulate to Mr. Trump. They have a realistic path to…

‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America

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When she finds it hard to focus, Nilab jots down her worries on slips of paper and pins them to her wall, a strategy she picked up in a seminar on mental health at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. She makes a mental note to deal with the issues at a scheduled time…

UK University Gets Record Free Speech Fine Over Transgender Policy

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British authorities issued a record fine against one of the country’s universities on Wednesday for failing to “uphold the freedom of speech and academic freedom,” an escalation in the debate over student and staff rights on campus. The Office for Students, the regulator for higher education in England, imposed a penalty of 585,000 pounds, more…

As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat

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Just hours after opening its new program for American researchers called Safe Place For Science in reaction to Trump administration policies, Aix Marseille University received its first application. Since then, the university in the south of France known for its science programs, has received about a dozen applications per day from what the school considers…

Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil

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When Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead pro-Palestinian demonstrations while a Columbia University student, was detained this month, the Trump administration argued he should be deported to help prevent the spread of antisemitism, invoking a rarely used law. Lawyers for Mr. Khalil, a legal permanent resident who is being detained in Louisiana, quickly responded that the…