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OpenAI Donates to AJP

OpenAI, Creator of ChatGPT, is donating $5 million to the American Journalism Project to develop AI tools to assist and support local journalism. “To ensure local journalism remains an essential pillar of our democracy, we need to be smart about the potential powers and pitfalls of new technology,” American Journalism Project CEO Sarabeth Berman said […]

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Racial Bias in Medicine

Racial bias in medicine is still an issue, and $10 million in medical grants are meant to help fight it. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is the legacy of one of America’s wealthiest women. Doris Duke, who passed in 1993 at the age of 80, was a tobacco heiress and an active socialite. During her […]

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Donated SUVS Head to Ukraine

Donated SUVs are heading from Scotland to Ukraine, to help support both the war effort and the citizens trying to go on with their lives. Mark Laird, a farmer from Angus, and several other farms developed the Pickups 4 Piece program, to donate 4×4 vehicles to help out. (Pickups in Scotland aren’t trucks, they’re larger […]

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Accidental Donation Made Good

An accidental donation of $15,000 has helped a fundraiser to feed the hungry rise beyond all expectations. A man who’s only given his name as Michael told his story on Reddit last month. He learned that his San Francisco neighbor, a Hindu priest, was running a charity to help support a community in poverty in […]

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Bud Light Donates to LGBT Program

Bud Light is donating $200,000 to the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, after controversy about their collaboration with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. In April, Dylan Mulvaney participated in a paid promotion for Bud Light, with the beer company sending her a handful of beers, including one printed with her face, and she used them to […]

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Steelworkers Donate After Alberta Fires

Steelworkers are donating thousands to the Canadian Red Cross fund for those affected by this spring’s Alberta wildfires, as many still rage after nearly a month. Three weeks ago, there were over 90 wildfires scorching across Alberta. Today, more than sixty are still burning, with 22 of them currently out of control. Just Wednesday night, […]

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American Airlines Skis for Cystic Fibrosis

American Airlines is donating $1.1 million to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, after their successful Celebrity Ski event early this month. AA has had a long relationship with CFF, which works to raise awareness and fund research into the disease. “For nearly four decades, we’ve gathered on the ski slopes with a group of generous team […]

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Shakhtar Donetsk Donates $25M

Shakhtar Donetsk is donating $25 million to a charity for Ukrainian families along with the transfer of player Mykhailo Mudryk to English team Chelsea. Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk is one of Ukraine’s two major football clubs. It’s had to move several times due to war, and currently cannot play due to the Russian invasion. Mudryk […]

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Tech Firm Donates $500K for Homeless Vets

A tech firm donated half a million dollars in Montgomery County, Maryland, to help homeless vets get off the streets. TISTA Science and Technology Corp is an information technologies professional group which serves the government, the armed forces, and the healthcare community. Its founder Ahmedur Ali is a navy veteran who was disabled in the […]

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VisionSpring Gets $15M

VisionSpring gets $15 million donation from MacKenzie Scott to help low-income workers around the world access eyecare. VisionSpring was founded in 2001, “with the goal of reaching and providing affordable, quality glasses to the 2.5 billion people worldwide who need them,” according to their website. According to founder Dr. Jordan Kassalow, he was inspired by […]