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Elon Musk Gets Support From 'Godfather Of AI' Geoffrey Hinton In Battle Against OpenAI
Thursday, January 2, 2025 - 7:17pm | 691A battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over the new course of OpenAI was one of the bigger stories for 2024 in the artificial intelligence sector. With the case far from closed, the well-known "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton is weighing in and taking sides. What Happened: A push by OpenAI to...
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Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Sold $366M Tesla Shares To Set Up Nonprofit
Sunday, April 23, 2023 - 11:33am | 456Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Co-founder Sergey Brin sold Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares to set up a nonprofit organization called Catalyst4, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. According to the report, Brin sold Tesla shares worth $366...
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Airbnb And Airbnb.org To Provide Temporary Housing For Afghan Refugees
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 11:44am | 521Vacation rental site Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB) has helped people around the world with temporary stays during times of crisis through its non-profit arm. The company announced Tuesday it will help with the effort to aid Afghan refugees. What Happened: Airbnb.org, an independent 501 (c)(3) nonprofit...
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7 Nonprofits On The Front Lines Of Cannabis Progress
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 3:41pm | 1010By Goldleaf's Alfonso Colasuonno, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Though the War on Cannabis—a subset of the notorious War on Drugs—has proven fruitless and wasteful, it still costs U.S. taxpayers about $3.6 billion, according to the ACLU. As cannabis...
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Does Social Activism Divert Funds From Investments To Philanthropies?
Friday, February 24, 2017 - 9:46am | 520Throughout the last three months, as activists resisted policy changes on immigration, trade and the environment, donations to the American Civil Liberties Union, the Sierra Club and other nonprofits reportedly spiked. But the trend wasn't entirely unexpected. Expect Resistence, Activism...