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Google and Rockefeller Helped Fund the Stanford AI Recommending Which US Communities Receive Refugees

Stanford's GeoMatch AI recommended U.S. locations for refugees, with human officers retaining final placement authority

International Business Times UK · Oct 5

In the shadow of WWII, Rockefeller poured millions into a Maine experiment that spent years asking a disturbing question: Could intelligence be bred?

In post-war America, the Rockefeller Foundation funded an ambitious experiment to study canine intelligence through selective breeding. More than 500 puppies from various breeds were observed to better understand their hereditary traits. Researchers found no evidence of a universally superior dog, as abilities varied significantly among individuals. Isolation experiments showed…

The Economic Times · Oct 2

Rockefeller Foundation President: America is losing its global standing. Here's how to fix it

One-third of the world sees America as a threat. Here’s how we can win back their trust.

Fortune · Sep 25

The Dartmouth Workshop: The $7,500 investment that gave birth to AI (2/2)

Some 70 years before the current frenzy of record-breaking fundraising by modern AI giants such as OpenAI and Anthropic, the Rockefeller Foundation made what may have been the first investment in the history of AI. With a $7,500 grant from the foundation in 1956, four eminent mathematicians organised the Dartmouth…

France 24 · Aug 1

Rockefeller Foundation Awards JUTI Grant to Deliver Bangkok Climate Action Week

BANGKOK, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a US$300,000 grant to the Just Transitions Incubators (JUTI) to form a diverse, multistakeholder coalition to deliver its flagship initiative, the Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW) in 2026 and 2027. BKKCAW 2026 will take place from October 3–11, 2026.…

AAP · Jun 4

New funding transforms lives by expanding electricity access across Africa

Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya

The Independent UK · Apr 2

The cost of international development aid cuts: 22.6 million deaths expected by 2030, study finds

As cuts in international aid continue worldwide, a new study projects 22.6 million people will die by 2030, including 5.4 million children under the age of five.

Euronews · Feb 3

What are transition credits? Philippines takes novel approach to coal phase-out

This novel take on carbon credits could cure Asia's coal addiction - but critics are sceptical.

Euronews · Dec 11, 2025

MrBeast Deal With Rockefeller Foundation Goes Viral — Internet Says He's 'Joined the Inequality Machine'

MrBeast teams up with the Rockefeller Foundation to tackle global problems, sparking viral online reactions accusing him of joining the 'inequality machine'.

International Business Times UK · Nov 29, 2025

MrBeast announces partnership with Rockefeller Foundation to fight child labour

Beast Philanthropy and the Rockefeller Foundation are announcing a strategic partnership to help vulnerable young people around the world

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025