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- 1Ken Griffin makes largest donation ever to a US university●Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin just made the single biggest donation ever to a U.S. university https://www.fastcompany.com/9
Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin has made the single largest donation ever given to a United States university, according to a report by Fast Company. The gift sets a new record for higher-education philanthropy in the country, adding to Griffin's history of large-scale giving to academic institutions and drawing attention to the growing role of billionaire donors in university funding.
- 2$500 Million Gift to Boost Carnegie Mellon Computer Science●$500M Gift Will Fuel Next Era of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon University has received a $500 million gift designated to advance the next era of its computer science programs. The donation is one of the largest ever given to the Pittsburgh university and will support its renowned School of Computer Science as demand for computing and AI expertise keeps growing.
- 3Stuck in the Suez Canal: the short version, revisited●Stuck in the Suez Canal – the short version (2021)
A short retelling of the 2021 Suez Canal incident, in which the container ship Ever Given ran aground and blocked one of the world's busiest shipping routes for six days, is circulating again. The account condenses how the vessel became wedged, the salvage effort to free it, and the disruption to global trade. Readers appear to be revisiting the episode, which remains one of the most memorable supply-chain stories of recent years.
- 4VLC ships its biggest security release ever●OMG Ubuntu: VLC makes its ‘biggest security release ever’ https://www. omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/vlc-ma jor-security-updat
The VLC media player project has issued what it calls its biggest security release ever, as reported by OMG Ubuntu. The major update addresses security issues in the widely used open-source player, which is a staple on Linux systems including Ubuntu. Details of the specific vulnerabilities patched have not been given, but the framing signals an unusually significant security fix.
- 5Ken Griffin pledges $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University●Ken Griffin pledges $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University in 'historic' gift
Billionaire hedge fund founder Ken Griffin has pledged $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, described as a historic gift. The donation ranks among the largest ever made to a US university and is expected to significantly boost the institution's funding for research, scholarships and academic programs. The announcement has drawn wide attention given its unprecedented scale in higher education philanthropy.