Who is Carina Hong? A 24-year-old Stanford dropout who attracted Meta’s top AI researchers to her startup

Carina Hong, a brilliant mathematician, has left formal studies to found Axiom Math. The company aims to build artificial intelligence capable of advanced mathematical reasoning. Hong has already attracted top talent from Meta and Google Brain. Axiom Math recently announced solving two long-standing mathematical problems. This venture signals a new frontier in AI development.

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Nick Clegg joins VC firm HIRO Capital to target spatial AI opportunities

Clegg will join HIRO's general partners Luke Alvarez, Cherry Freeman and British computer games legend Ian Livingstone in the new HIRO III fund, which is aiming to have more than 500 million euros ($582 million) to deploy.

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Harvard’s mental health policies under legal scrutiny as students claim harmful, discriminatory treatment

Harvard faces a lawsuit alleging its mental health policies unlawfully discriminate against students. Plaintiffs claim the university forces students on medical leave with restrictive return conditions, violating federal disability laws. Experts question Harvard's broad bans, suggesting a need for individualized assessments rather than blanket policies, potentially reshaping national university practices.

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Wikipedia operator taps former US Ambassador to Chile for CEO role

Wikimedia Foundation, the operator of Wikipedia, on Tuesday named Bernadette Meehan its chief executive officer, tapping an administrator with deep policy expertise and federal government experience to lead the online encyclopedia.

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Retail investors to drive India’s MF, equity assets past Rs 550 lakh crore by 2035; F&O losses prompt shift to long-term investing: Report

The report, ‘How India Invests 2025’, said a doubling of household penetration of mutual funds from the current 10% to around 20%, rising systematic investment plans (SIP) ticket sizes, and investor onboarding beyond the top 30 cities, will deliver much of this expansion.

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Groww secures online bond distribution licence from Sebi

The listed fintech is steadily expanding its scope of operations to build a full-stack investment portal, which straddles broking to asset management to wealth management services.

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Former staff return to Education Department: How it happens and why discrimination cases continue growing

Dozens of former staffers are returning to the U.S. Education Department after being placed on administrative leave during mass layoffs in the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The reinstatement aims to address a growing backlog of over 25,000 discrimination complaints, including cases involving race, disability, sex, and religion, as reported by the Associated Press. Despite reduced staffing levels, officials say the return of employees will help prioritise existing caseloads while ongoing legal disputes over layoffs continue.

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