As the university system increasingly becomes a wildly expensive bastion of anti-Western sentiment, key figures in Silicon Valley are betting on alternatives to higher education. They argue that even the Ivy League is no longer producing the best candidates — nor are they even accepting some of the most qualified students. “It used to be the case that you could rely on somebody who went to an Ivy or Ivy-equivalent to be top notch,” said Jordan Hirsch, who runs Palantir’s semester-long intensive Meritocracy Fellowship, which accepts high school graduates.“But that’s not the case anymore… we suspected that there was a…
TORONTO — The most surprised person to learn that Victor Eklund made the Islanders roster out of camp might have been Victor Eklund himself. Even late in the preseason, once it became an open secret that he’d made the team, Eklund didn’t let himself get caught up in it. So…
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A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that President Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California, ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department failed to follow necessary rule-making processes…
At various points across Tuesday and Wednesday night, Giancarlo Stanton stood in the Yankees dugout with a bat in hand, ready to take his shot. It just never came. After the veteran slugger missed five-plus months with three different calf strains, the Yankees carried Stanton on their roster for the…
General Mills on Wednesday appointed Chief Operating Officer Dana McNabb as its CEO, leaning on an insider to steer the company through a difficult environment of high inflation, low consumer spending and private labels eroding branded goods’ market share. Consumer goods firms have been changing CEOs as boards lose patience…
To make it to your second champagne celebration, you have to make more right decisions than wrong ones. The Yankees aren’t batting 1.000, but today, as they prepare to head to Tampa Bay to face the Rays, it’s fair to say the Yankees made a lot of correct calls. Here…
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The State Department has revoked more than 250,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office, as the administration continues to crack down on unlawful immigration and increase vetting of who is allowed to visit the United States. The revocations were for a variety of violations, including visa holders who violated…
Paramount on Wednesday named Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO as it races down the home stretch of merging with Warner Bros. Discovery to form a media giant. Kreiz will join the board and oversee daily operations and the complication fusion of the vast businesses, while Chairman and CEO David…
On one side, there was pure bliss. The other was all dejection. The Yankees celebrated with champagne in the home clubhouse after their 9-2 rout of the Red Sox in Game 2 of the wild-card series, sweeping their way into the ALDS against the Rays. Though Aaron Judge did not…
The View cohost Sunny Hostin is defending a district attorney for not bringing charges against several Cornell University fraternity members accused of gang raping a fellow student in 2024. “I have the statement that Jane Doe wrote at that time. It’s several pages long,” Hostin, 57, claimed during the Tuesday,…
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Labor on Wednesday just before heading home to campaign for the midterm elections. Keith Sonderling, who was confirmed 47-41, has been the acting secretary since April and has served in multiple roles within the department over the course…
Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz is leaving after a rough year at the toy giant — with Barbie sales deteriorating and Wall Street analysts saying a leadership change is overdue. The 60-year-old Kreiz is taking a senior leadership role at another public company — possibly Paramount Skydance, sources told The Post…
SAN DIEGO — Revenge, apparently, is best served underneath 47,513 screaming fans waving yellow towels. One year after the Chicago Cubs sent the San Diego Padres home from Wrigley Field, the Padres returned the favor Wednesday night at Petco Park, beating Chicago 4-1 in Game 2 to sweep their NL…
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You know, I seem to remember another team of recent vintage, one with “New York” stenciled on the front of its jerseys, that picked the absolute perfect time to blossom into the version of itself we always wanted it to be. Correct me if I’m wrong, but once that team…
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Xavier Becerra probably hates his new nickname, which is why Steve Hilton is hoping it sticks. Hilton’s campaign turned a reported White House insult from 2024 into a campaign attack during Wednesday night’s CNN debate – as the Republican gubernatorial candidate created a website branding his Democratic opponent “Bitch–ass Becerra.” …
A scathing watchdog report blasted the Federal Reserve on Wednesday for severely mismanaging its ‘Palace of Versailles” HQ renovation, but officially cleared former Fed Chair Jerome Powell of any criminal wrongdoing. The bloated project effectively put taxpayers on the hook for $2.5 billion in a botched overhaul that President Donald…
TORONTO — The Islanders, as close to a whole product as they can get while Mat Barzal is hurt, looked like a better, faster, more competitive team Wednesday night than they had in a preseason that verged on alarming. Just not better, faster or competitive enough. For the fifth time…
Brooks Nader never fails to amaze fans with her enviable bikini collection. Nader, 29, showed off her headline-worthy curves while rocking an itty-bitty bikini during a quick trip to Italy. In the snap, she sizzled in a black-and-white zebra print suit featuring triangle cups adorned with lace embellishments and a…
Steve Hilton came ready to rumble Wednesday night, invoking a notorious Washington insult by reminding voters that Xavier Becerra had been called a “Bitch-ass” by a former Biden administration official — setting a fiery tone as Becerra found himself defending his record from the opening exchanges of California’s lone scheduled…
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Moreno is demanding a national security review of a Chinese solar manufacturer’s purchase of a facility located near a US military base in Dayton, Ohio, arguing the firm is a “shell company” for Beijing’s efforts to “advance its military and intelligence objectives.” In a Friday letter,…
Amazon revealed Thursday that it has received $600 million in refunds after many of President Trump’s tariffs were struck down – and that it plans to return some of that cash to customers, one of the few major corporations to make such a commitment. Amazon’s finance chief Brian Olsvavsky sketched…
Things are getting ugly fast in Philadelphia. According to The Athletic, Phillies star Bryce Harper and team president Dave Dombrowski’s fractured relationship hasn’t been repaired, especially after Harper’s recent comments on the team’s future outlook. Per the outlet, “neither Harper nor Dombrowski, two powerful men with huge egos, particularly cares…
Kim Kardashian is enjoying some quality time with her niece Penelope Disick. On Thursday, July 30, Kim, 45, shared photos and videos of her and Penelope enjoying a trip to a lake, with the Kardashians star paddling as the 14-year-old smiled for the camera. The Instagram carousel also featured a…
WASHINGTON — Millions of parents refusing to pay child support may have their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility revoked after the US Department of Agriculture rescinded a Biden administration rule earlier this month, The Post has learned. The move, which revives a policy implemented during the first Trump administration, could save taxpayers billions…
New York on Friday sued Kalshi, accusing the federally regulated prediction market operator of running an illegal gambling business in the Empire State in the latest legal challenge to one of the country’s hottest startups. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan state court by Attorney General Letitia James, alleges Kalshi has…
Surfer, spear-fisher and free-diver Riley Elliott and marine biologist, shark diver and underwater photographer Kori Burkhardt put themselves in harm’s way in don’t-try-this-at-home “Shark Week” 2026 special “Secrets of the Great White Kill”, and Live Science is here with all the TV and streaming details. It doesn’t always go to…
Not every viral wellness fad deserves a spot in your routine. Just ask Zendaya. The “Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” actress may be one of Hollywood’s biggest trendsetter, but there’s one wildly popular wellness trend she has zero interest in embracing — and according to one expert, women may…
Stefon Diggs could be returning to where it all started. Diggs, a free agent wide receiver who played college at the University of Maryland, is drawing interest from his hometown Commanders, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported. Fowler reported that at least five wide receiver-needy teams are interested in Diggs, and the…
Hair found in Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home contained no DNA, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. “To find DNA on hair is extremely rare. Hair doesn’t produce DNA like touch DNA or bodily fluids,” Nanos told NBC News on Thursday, July 30. The sheriff added to Fox News, “Yes, there…
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson is in a long-term relationship with his high school sweetheart — who is also his second cousin, according to a new report. Jackson, 58, and Lana Pelletier share two adult sons and the same great-grandparents, according to Thursday’s report by independent journalist Steve Robinson,…
The nation’s top banking regulators moved Friday to end what senior Republicans called a decades-old “shakedown” scheme that allowed left-wing groups to squeeze billions of dollars from US banks. The plan, exclusively obtained by The Post, comes from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an independent agency inside…
Short sellers have a history of betting against Elon Musk and epically failing, but their latest gamble is paying off and could continue to do so – at least for a while. On The Money has learned. That would be their increasingly profitable bet against SpaceX, Musk’s futuristic mind-meld that combines…
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The late influencer Sara Gilson’s ex-husband, Lyle Landers, has offered to pay for her funeral in the wake of her death in an alleged murder-suicide plot carried out by her estranged second husband, Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey. Landers told TMZ on Thursday, July 30, that he promised Gilson’s parents that he…
Senior FIFA adviser Carlos Cordeiro, who represented the soccer body on the White House Task Force for the World Cup, resigned Friday in protest at its private equity plan. “I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,” Cordeiro, a former Goldman Sachs banker, said…
Kevin Warsh’s second Fed meeting ended like his first one: No raising of the short-term interest rates – and corporate America worried about the consequences, On The Money has learned. It’s not necessarily inflation per se that has CEOs worried, though that’s a concern. According to C-suite executives interviewed by…
Scientists at IBM and partner institutions say they’ve reached “quantum advantage” in a trio of experiments demonstrating quantum computing capabilities that even the fastest classical supercomputers can’t match.In a purported major milestone for quantum computing, the experiments show how these machines could perform useful computational tasks, such as computing chemical…
READING, Pa. — One of the many disappointing aspects of this Mets season has been the play of Marcus Semien, who has looked like, well, a 35-year-old second baseman on the decline. One of the few encouraging aspects of the organization’s farm system this season has been the play of…
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Jets coach Aaron Glenn did not provide much information on the injuries his team suffered…
