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University of Pennsylvania President Resigns Amid Furor Over Comments on Antisemitism on Campus
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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University of Pennsylvania President Resigns Amid Furor Over Comments on Antisemitism on Campus

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned Saturday, capping a tumultuous week at the Ivy League school stemming from statements she made about antisemitism at a congressional hearing Tuesday.Magill will stay on until an interim president is appointed, and afterward will remain a member of the law school faculty, according to a letter sent from Scott Bok, chairman of the university’s board of trustees.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Where a Financial Adviser Goes for Advice
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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Where a Financial Adviser Goes for Advice

Updated Dec. 9, 2023 12:17 am ETIn Personal Board of Directors, top business leaders talk about the people they turn to for advice, and how those people have shaped their perspective and helped them succeed. Previous installments from the series are here.Chris Donini is a man some of the biggest companies in the world turn to when they need help. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The OpenAI Board Member Who Clashed With Sam Altman Shares Her Side
8Dec By adminNo Comments
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The OpenAI Board Member Who Clashed With Sam Altman Shares Her Side

Updated Dec. 7, 2023 4:39 pm ETHelen Toner was a relatively unknown 31-year-old academic from Australia—until she became one of the four board members who fired Sam Altman from the artificial-intelligence company he co-founded. Thrust into the spotlight during the ouster and eventual return of Altman as CEO of OpenAI last month, Toner has emerged as a symbol of tension between AI-safety advocates and those giving priority to technological progress.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Falfurrias Raises $400 Million for Debut Growth Fund
7Dec By adminNo Comments
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Falfurrias Raises $400 Million for Debut Growth Fund

Dec. 7, 2023 7:00 am ET|WSJ ProFalfurrias Management Partners has wrapped up fundraising for its debut vehicle to back newer businesses with the potential for rapid growth, after expanding into the strategy last year and hiring a senior Carlyle Group executive as part of the effort. The Charlotte, N.C.-based private-equity manager said it has collected $400 million for Falfurrias Growth Partners I, hitting its upper fundraising limit for the vehicle. Investors included backers of the firm’s buyout funds. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Seven West Media Names CFO Howard to Replace Warburton as CEO
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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Seven West Media Names CFO Howard to Replace Warburton as CEO

SYDNEY—Seven West Media said James Warburton will step down as chief executive before the end of the 2024 fiscal year and be replaced by the Australian media conglomerate’s chief financial officer.Seven West on Thursday said that Warburton had advised the company that he intended to quit as CEO and managing director. Jeff Howard, who has been CFO since January 2020, will transition into the roles by June 30, it said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Israel Says It Has Killed Half of Hamas’s Battalion Commanders
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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Israel Says It Has Killed Half of Hamas’s Battalion Commanders

Updated Dec. 6, 2023 11:04 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)The Israeli military has killed about half of Hamas’s midlevel commanders in Gaza, Israeli officials said, as its troops pressed forward Wednesday into the suspected hiding place of the group’s leader in a bid to eliminate its top brass.Israel is deploying a deliberate strategy to find and kill the militant group’s midlevel operatives to disrupt Hamas’s ability to fight in Gaza, though military analysts caution doing so is unlikely immediately to deliver the victory it craves. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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