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Fizz, a social app founded by two Stanford University students, is increasingly finding favor with Gen Z on university campuses. What Happened: Fizz was founded by Teddy Solomon and Ashton Cofer "at Stanford in the summer of 2021," according to the app's webpage. On Oct.4,...

In addition to the myriad uses for which a smartphone comes in handy, in the near future, another one might be coming down the line: detecting cannabis intoxication in young adults. A new study, published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal, evaluated the...

Advances in market structure and technology made it possible for investors to interact with financial markets in ways dreamt of decades ago. At the same time, disparities in social and economic justice, amongst different classes and demographics, worsened given dynamics like the COVID-19...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has hired medical device maker AliveCor Inc's chief medical officer Jacqueline Shreibati to be a part of the Google Health initiative, CNBC reported on Tuesday. Shreibati, a Stanford University School of Medicine graduate, will join the health team led by David...

Andrew Duplessie and Daniel Taylor, founders at AskTipster, a social media company, spoke with Benzinga about their aims to build out the DTX empowerment ecosystem, in addition to improving how people interact with stories.  Background Launched in 2015, the New York fintech started out as...

Two Stanford University scientists, Dr. Jonathan Rothbard and Professor Lawrence Steinman, announced this week they've joined forces to launch the medical cannabis company Katexco Pharmaceuticals. Katexco will be focused on developing a drug that exploits endocannabinoid and nicotine...

In another sign that universities mine vast fortunes from their research, a federal judge has ordered Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to pay the University of Wisconsin $506 million for infringing on a patent related to iPhone tech. U.S. District Judge William Conley in Madison added $272 million to a $...

"America's Next Top Model" host, Tyra Banks, is transitioning from the runway to the classroom to co-teach a branding-based course through Stanford University's MBA program, a top five MBA program according to the U.S. News & World Report. The course, "Project You:...

Older investors are more vulnerable to financial frauds as emotion drives their investment decisions, according to the findings of new research by psychologists at Stanford University. The research found that if older adults (ages 65–85) were "induced" into an emotional state,...

Discussions about accessibility to university-level education have surfaced in the U.S. after Stanford University made tuition free for families earning less than $125,000 per year, going back to the university's earlier tuition-free concept. However, getting into Stanford is no easy task,...

For the first time ever, President Obama has called on best-in-class executives from several sectors to convene at Stanford University on Friday in order to discuss how to move forward with his cybersecurity initiative. The event is designed to help corporate leaders work together with the...

Ever consider how much we depend on batteries on a daily basis – and how disruptive a dead or weak battery can be? Cell phones, lap top computers – and perhaps even your car, if you drive an electric/hybrid – cannot function without long-lasting, rechargeable batteries. It's shocking news,...