A U.S. District Court judge in Boston dismissed the Trump administration's Title VI civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University, which had accused the school of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism. The judge ruled that the alleged incidents did not constitute an ongoing violation of civil rights law.
Universities across the United States are introducing AI minors and courses for students outside traditional computer science programs, even as overall computer science enrollment drops amid slowing entry-level software developer hiring. Schools like Virginia Commonwealth University, Purdue, and Harvard are democratizing AI education to meet growing student demand across disciplines.
Etched, an AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts in 2022, has closed a $300 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital, more than doubling its valuation to $10.3 billion. The company specializes in chips optimized for transformer-based AI models.
International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossi told CBS News that Iran's nuclear program retained major capabilities after US-Israeli strikes, with approximately 972 pounds of 60-percent enriched uranium and centrifuge expertise intact, while Harvard's Matthew Bunn published an analysis in Asia Times arguing the materials were 'by no means obliterated,' contradicting US administration claims that the program was destroyed.
