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Several billionaires, frustrated with elite universities, are backing the newly established university which has raised $200 million despite having just 92 students. Major donors, including trader Jeff Yass and real-estate developer Harlan Crow, see the school as an antidote to what they view as progressive bias and a rejection of Western values in higher education. The university claims it promotes ideological diversity and a 'fearless pursuit of truth' with a curriculum that blends classical texts and entrepreneurship. The school's creation follows growing discontent with the handling of free speech and antisemitism at prestigious colleges. Despite the significant financial support, it is still unaccredited, with its first students receiving full-tuition scholarships.

A controversial police tool has been quietly used in over 1,000 U.S. investigations, leading to arrests without suspects knowing how they were identified. Despite growing concerns from lawmakers and privacy advocates, the powerful technology continues to gain traction with law enforcement agencies. Investigations have uncovered that suspects, particularly black people, are being misidentified and wrongfully arrested because of errors made by the tool. In many cases, officers have concealed its use, fueling concerns about transparency.

The former managing director of PayPal told the host he had developed his own theory about why the Microsoft founder had set up the poverty-fighting nonprofit in 2000. Rumors have swirled since the couple divorced in 2021, Melinda reportedly taking $76billion in the settlement before leaving the Foundation this June with a deal worth $12.5billion.

In Ancient Egypt pharaohs were mummified so their bodies would be in perfect condition for their journey into the afterlife. And, defying the old adage that 'you can't take it with you when you go' a decent chunk of their worldly possessions were placed in the tomb with them. Thousands of years later, the 21st century's pharaohs are 'cryonicists' - people with the money and determination to live again by being frozen, in the hope that one day science will be advanced to the point that they can be revived.

Ben Affleck is interested in playing Hulk Hogan in a biopic about the pro-wrestling superstar's sex tape as it has been reported that he and Jennifer Lopez are no longer speaking to each other as their divorce looms. The 51-year-old Oscar winner's production company with Matt Damon - called Artists Equity - has acquired a screenplay about the 70-year-old former WWE World Champion's infamous legal battle against Gawker according to a report from Variety on Monday. Perhaps the most interesting thing from the publication is that Ben is considering portraying the pro-wrestling megastar Hogan- real name Terry Bollea - in the film which is titled Killing Gawker. The screenplay was written by Charles Randolph which was based on Ryan Holiday's 2018 book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker And The Anatomy Of Intrigue.

China is currently leading the gold medal tally at the Paris Olympics with the US - largely thanks to the impressive abilities of its swimmers and divers, powering to victory in event after event. But for many acquainted with China's recent sporting history in the water, all that glitters may not be gold. Earlier this year, it emerged more than a third of the 31 swimmers in China's Paris team were among those who'd previously tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing heart drug, trimetazidine (TMZ).

What if the Aussie bloke behind Enhanced Games is right? What if he really is about to destroy the Olympics ? And kick along a trillion dollar industry in the process?

'Unfit for our nation's highest office', 'America's Hitler' and 'reprehensible' aren't traditional labels for an aspiring running mate to attach to his party's standard bearer. But it's worked for Senator J.D. Vance. On Wednesday evening, the Ohio native will address the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee as the GOP's presumptive vice presidential candidate completing his transformation from self-declared 'Never Trumper' to MAGA diehard.

JD Vance's bestseller about his roots in rural Kentucky and blue-collar Ohio made him a national celebrity soon after its publication in the summer of 2016, and became a cultural talking point after Trump's stunning victory that November. Before filming on the movie even started, Netflix paid Imagine $45 million for the exclusive screening rights in January 2019. The move debuted on the streaming platform in November 2020.

The money transfer platform expects underlying income to rise by 15 to 20% in the 2025 financial year, compared to 31% in the 12 months ending March. Kristo Käärmann, Wise's co-founder and chief executive, said the firm was investing in infrastructure and customer services to try and attract the 'huge, under-served' cross-border payments market.

Republican congressional candidate Abraham Hamadeh continues to challenge the results of the 2022 election, but new text messages obtained by DailyMail.com suggest he was not always the furtive election fighter he now portrays himself to be.

Scientists have moved a step closer to preserving our brains forever. They are one of the first to successfully thaw brain tissue that has been cryogenically frozen - without damaging it. Further, after being frozen, their neurons were still able to send signals as normal. This has been a major challenge for science, because freezing the ultra-delicate, spongy brain usually damages it, making it useless when it's thawed.

There is a Zionist reporter in the crowd. Do not answer her questions.' These chilling words echoed out of a public address system at the protest camp at University College London on Monday. Almost as one, a crowd of more than 100 flag-waving pro-Palestine demonstrators turned round and stared at me. This turned out to be only the first incident in a sinister week-long campaign of intimidation as I visited a raft of the new American-style, anti-Israel encampments sweeping the country.

Pro-Palestine protesters (right) have disrupted a talk by a US tech billionaire at Cambridge university over accusations he is profiting from a genocide. Peter Thiel (left), the founder of Palantir, was delivering a talk to students on campus on Wednesday evening when a pair of activists stood up and accused him of profiting off genocide through his firm's defence contracts with Israel . The duo, brandashing Palestinian flag, were quicklky removed from the event by security guards. Pro-Palestinian group Youth Demand claimed responsibility for disrupting the talk and put out a press release accusing Mr Thiel of 'profiting millions off the back of dead people'.

Max Azzarello, a 37-year-old from St. Augustine, Florida , died Friday night hours after the shocking display, said to be 'an 'extreme act of protest...[against] a totalitarian con, and our own government' on his own Substack. The Florida native was a graduate from Rutgers University, where he received a master's degree in city and regional planning in 2012, friends said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital's burn unit where died just before 11 pm, sources familiar with the matter added Friday night - hours after was seen throwing a stack of pamphlets that included a link to his conspiracy-laden Substack seconds before igniting. In interviews carried out within that span, several who knew Azzarello described a different sort of man from the one responsible for a slew of rambling, paranoid posts plastered throughout his social media.

This morning, the health service's headquarters in Waterloo, central London, hosted protests against software firm Palantir Technologies Ltd. It comes as a result of Israel's continuing conflict with Hamas following the terrorist group's September 7 terror attacks last year. Last year, Palantir was granted a $330 million contract to develop the Federated Data Platform, a data management tool that was not available in the United States. Campaigners claim that the company specializes in AI-powered military and data processing, as well as data analysis, and that it has provided military and surveillance services to the Israeli government for many years.

Forbes has unveiled its long-anticipated list of the world's top youngest billionaires, many of whom have amassed their fortune before reaching the age of 33. The list of 25 individuals is worth more than $110 billion when put together. A few of this year's top earners are self-made after starting up companies like Snapchat and Gymshark, but many of them are inherited fortunes and generational wealth. Mark Mateschitz, the Forbes billionaire, made his eye-watering fortune of $39.6 billion by inheriting almost half of Red Bull. With a second place going to John Collison, who has a net worth of $7.2 billion, the Austrian billionaire took the lead in the rich competition by a massive $32.4 billion.

Rumble has attempted to purchase and operate TikTok in the United States to prevent a looming ban. Chris Pavloski, Rumble's CEO, released a letter announcing that his organization will store information safely and securely in the United States.

Aussie Olympian James Magnussen has become the nation's first high profile athlete to throw their support behind a controversial new event where steroid use is not only permitted, but actively encouraged

Aron D'Souza (left), an Australian entrepreneur, is behind the Enhanced Games, which will include no drug testing whatsoever in an attempt to find out what humans can do when doping is unrestricted. One of the more than 900 athletes from around the world who want to compete is an Olympic gold medalist from down under.

Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley investor, and others have planned to establish 'floating cities' where they will be exempt from the laws governing countries around the world and potentially safe from disasters engulfing land-dwellers. The Seasteading Institute, which was financed by Thiel's initial investment, has spent 15 years researching the possibility of permanent floating communities in international waters unregulated. Ocean Builders, backed by Bitcoin trader Chad Elwartowski, unveiled 'the Seapod,' a floating building with 733 square feet of living space that stands on a pole seven feet above the water in 2022.

The world's richest have invested hundreds of millions of dollars on underground tunnels, private islands, and (for the merely wealthy)'survival condos.' Some wealthy people in secluded nations such as New Zealand are paying for 'golden visas.' But here's how the world's rich are preparing for the worst and how the rest of us can get our 'doomsday prepping' done on a budget

A Missouri hideaway is providing a cost-friendly alternative to the world's end at a time when the new billionaire trend is kitting out doomsday bunkers. The underground shelter, which was originally constructed for $34 million, has gone on sale for just $2 million and comes with a number of features that will give the a sense of luxury to the apocalypse. Though the outside appears to be little more than a massive shed, the new owners will find a large 10,000-square-foot modern space with a gymnasium, recording studio, theater room, and glass blowing alley.

According to billionaire Peter Thiel, we live in a strange postmodern world in which the average person does not believe the lies they are told, but we are failing to concentrate on the 'important stuff.' We're in this strange postmodern era,' the venture capitalist said. People are generally skeptic, according to me. They're being told lies by a large percentage. However, it has this effect: we can't seem to be focusing on the really important stuff.' So it's like this hypnotic magic trick. The key thing isn't what the magician is doing, but what the magician is distracting us from.' Since campaigning for Donald Trump, PayPal's founder, 56, said last year that he would not make contributions to any candidates in 2024.