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Yale University students Nathaneo Johnson And Sean Hargrow have launched what they call “the first AI social network.” Business Insider reports that the duo was inspired to found Series because vanity metrics, such as likes and follower counts, were becoming a barrier to connection on platforms such as LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram. “I see it within our generation, the FOMO, the ‘I’m not good enough, I won’t reach out to that person, he’s better than me,'” Hargrow told Business Insider. “Forget your likes, forget your followers, let’s focus on who you are and what you can bring to the table and what you need, and what somebody else can bring to your table if it makes sense.” In 2024, Series was founded with a focus on student entrepreneurs . The platform allows people to chat with an “AI Friend,” whether they’re using an iPhone or Android, to gauge what kind of connections they’re looking for. From there, the AI agent matches them with another Series user who fits...
Yale University will be teaching a course centering Beyoncé. NBC News reports the university will be offering a course titled, “Beyonce Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music.” Provided for the 2025 spring semester, it will be taught by Daphne Brooks, a professor of African American Studies and music who also leads Yale’s Black Sound & the Archive Working Group, a 320 York Humanities Initiative. An official release from the university states that students will examine the time period between 2013 and 2024 to look into the singer’s works, with the goal “to study Black history, intellectual thought, and performance.” “I’m looking forward to exploring her body of work and considering how, among other things, historical memory, Black feminist politics, Black liberation politics and philosophies course through the last decade of her performance repertoire as well as the ways that her unprecedented experimentations with the album form,...
DryMerge has raised $2.2 million to make automation easier with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). The company was co-founded by Edward Frazer and Samuel Brashears. The pair, who first met in elementary school, made sacrifices to focus their full attention on the company. University of Wisconsin graduate Brashears walked away from a role at Hive AI while Frazer dropped out of Yale University to pursue the venture, a press release mentions. The founders recently participated in the Y Combinator Winter 2024 Batch startup accelerator program. “…I’m a pretty young founder – I dropped out of Yale to build the company and my cofounder Sam had just graduated from the University of Wisconsin,” Frazer wrote on LinkedIn . “I knew very little about how people worked, what problems they had, or how to solve those problems — and importantly, I didn’t care — I figured it’d be enough to build cool technology and watch the users appear out of thin air.” He continued, “It wasn’t until midway...
Former Yale University students are making it easier to spot counterfeit drugs. Per TechCrunch, Adebayo Alonge, Amy Kao and Wei Lui launched healthcare startup RxAll in 2016. The inception of the company was in response to their own experience with counterfeit drugs. For Alonge, it was nearly fatal after he took a medicine that contained a dangerous amount of diazepam, while Kao’s experience left her hospitalized. “I survived a 21-day coma in Nigeria 15 years ago. My co-founder, Amy, was hospitalized in Thailand after taking counterfeit medicine. And Wei lost a family member due to contaminated drugs,” Alonge told TechCrunch. While students they were able to pick each other’s brains during a research and development project and found further information to validate their concerns. “100,000 Africans die from this problem every year. One million people die across the world from this problem,” Alonge mentioned . This led to RxAll’s inaugural product RxScanner, a device powered by...
In 2018, Rotimi Kukoyi — a high school freshman at the time — was one of the gifted students selected to appear on the “Jeopardy!” Teen Tournament. Now, the star senior has gone on to excel even further after getting accepted into some of the top schools in the nation, according to ABC News.
India Royale is not just a “baby mama.” She’s a girl boss and a boss bae, and it’s time we recognize her accomplishments. On Sept. 26, the boss bae took to Twitter to share a sentimental tweet. The axiom is as old as time itself, so it was neither here nor there. Happy Wife, Happy Life 🖤 — THE BLESSING (@indiaroyaletv) September 26, 2021 For some reason, a disrespectful fan of Lil Durk’s — Royale’s partner since 2017 — decided to get in her comments and tell her that “suh you is a baby momma.” “Loud and wrong!” replied India Royale. “We’re very much married est. November 2020.” As fans of the rising rap superstar already know, Royale has been a very integral part of Lil Durk’s life for quite some time now. Most recently, the Chicago native shouted her and her businesses out on his verse on “In The Bible,” from Drake’s much-anticipated “Certified Lover Boy” album. Clearly, India Royale is quite the presence in Lil Durk’s life. But she’s also quite the mastermind in the business...
Four times the talent! A set of Ohio-based quadruplets are celebrating after graduating from Yale University. The Daily Mail is reporting the story of Aaron, Nick, Zach, and Nigel Wade, who all went to the storied Ivy League university and graduated not that long ago. While growing up, the Wades were known as “The Quads,” and it wasn’t until they got to Yale that they were finally able to “branch out” and strike on their own. “In high school, we all knew the same people. So in a sense, that didn’t allow us to divert as much as we might’ve wanted to,” said Nick. “But in college, because there are so many different types of people, and we had so many different diverse interests, I think we were able to carve our paths in our own way.” In fact, the quadruplets were so set on forging different paths that they didn’t even have any introductory classes together. One set of brothers had one class together throughout the four years of their matriculation. It wasn’t guaranteed that they’d be...
Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay is adding yet another unique title to her very lengthy resume. The past Saturday, May 22, marked the 320th Commencement ceremony for Yale University in which the college’s 2021 graduating class of undergraduate, professional, and graduate students gathered to be recognized for their latest academic accomplishment, Yale News reports. DuVernay was among those who were honored where she received an honorary doctorate degree from the university. She is now considered to be a Doctor of Fine Arts. “Creator and critic, you portray the richness and variety of human experience from all angles. By elevating others, you bring new stories into focus and amplify voices we need to hear,” Yale released in a tribute statement to DuVernay. “Hollywood maverick, for challenging us to reckon with our past and our present, and for working to change both an industry and society, Yale is pleased to confer on you this Doctor of Fine Arts degree.” Following the ceremony,...
Yale’s David Swensen is not playing any games in terms of holding money managers accountable when it comes to diversity. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) , the endowment chief let investment firms know that they will be measured by their hiring of minorities and women. Swensen has led Yale’s $32 billion endowments since 1985 and he tells WSJ that those who show little improvement can expect to see the prestigious university pull its money. The significance of this move is vital to ensuring that the company’s put their money where their mouths are when it comes to diversifying their respective workforces. At 66, Swensen is considered among the most highly regarded money managers in the world having grown Yale’s endowment from $1 billion after joining as a 31-year-old former grad student of the school. He’s credited for his development of the so-called Yale Model which is committed to private equity funds, international investments, hedge funds, and private equity funds....
Jonathan Majors has had one of the most dramatic and publicized rises — and setbacks — in recent Hollywood history. Known for powerful performances in acclaimed films like The Last Black Man in San Francisco and major franchise roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Majors became one of the industry’s most talked-about stars. However, with ongoing legal challenges and a sudden shift in his career trajectory, questions about his finances have become increasingly relevant. So what is Jonathan Majors’ net worth in 2025, and how did he get there? Early Career And Breakthrough Performances Majors graduated from the Yale School of Drama, one of the top MFA programs in the country, in 2016. His training and stage background positioned him for serious dramatic roles, and his first major on-screen appearance came in 2017’s Hostiles , starring Christian Bale. From there, his filmography quickly expanded. In 2019, Majors drew widespread attention for his lead role in The Last Black Man in San...