Life extensionists

Methuselah Foundation Vows to Steward Dogelon ($ELON) Value Long Term

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The May 12 gift surprised the fast-growing Dogelon Mars community, which had expected Buterin to permanently retain his $ELON holdings removing them from circulation.

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  • The May 12 gift surprised the fast-growing Dogelon Mars community, which had expected Buterin to permanently retain his $ELON holdings removing them from circulation.
  • "Because our mission to extend the healthy human lifespan requires a long-term view, Methuselah Foundation focuses on lasting achievements, not short-term rewards," said David Gobel, the Foundation's co-founder and CEO.
  • We want the $ELON to keep accruing value over the long term.
  • Methuselah Foundation is a biomedical charity established in 2001, and named after Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah in the Hebrew Bible, whose lifespan was recorded as 969 years.

AgeX Announces Preprint Article Relating to Regeneration, Aging, and Cancer

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Friday, March 12, 2021

AgeX Therapeutics , Inc. (AgeX; NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for human aging and regeneration, announced today the online publication of data relating to regeneration, aging, and cancer in bioRxiv.

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  • AgeX Therapeutics , Inc. (AgeX; NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for human aging and regeneration, announced today the online publication of data relating to regeneration, aging, and cancer in bioRxiv.
  • The paper titled Differential Expression of , , and Protocadherin Isoforms During Differentiation, Aging, and Cancer presents for the first time data relating to mechanisms cells may use in the process of regeneration.
  • It also provides evidence that the family of genes may be involved in a wide array of human cancers.
  • We believe these results have significant importance for researchers working not only in the field of aging research, but the field of cancer research as well, said Michael D. West, PhD, CEO of AgeX.

$9M Gift from Michael and Eugenia Brin Establishes New Institute for Performance and Technology in the Arts at the University of Maryland

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Mathematics Professor Emeritus Michael Brin and his wife Eugenia and the Brin Family Foundation are establishing the Maya Brin Institute for New Performance, which will add courses, expand research and fund new teaching positions, undergraduate scholarships, classroom and studio renovations, and instructional technology.

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  • Mathematics Professor Emeritus Michael Brin and his wife Eugenia and the Brin Family Foundation are establishing the Maya Brin Institute for New Performance, which will add courses, expand research and fund new teaching positions, undergraduate scholarships, classroom and studio renovations, and instructional technology.
  • "We are incredibly proud of our university's connection to Michael, Eugenia and the entire Brin family, and we are grateful for their continued generosity as champions of Maryland.
  • There has never been a more timely moment to apply technology to the arts to extend theirreach and inspiration," said Darryll J. Pines, president of the University of Maryland.
  • The University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities.

Thiel Foundation Announces 2020 Thiel Fellows

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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

The Thiel Foundation today named 24 people into the 2020 class of Thiel Fellows.

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  • The Thiel Foundation today named 24 people into the 2020 class of Thiel Fellows.
  • During the course of the two-year program, Fellows receive $100,000 and mentorship from the Thiel Foundations network of technology founders, investors, and scientists.
  • To date, companies created by Thiel Fellows are together worth more than $29 billion, not including 2014 Thiel fellow Vitalik Buterins Ethereum, a distributed computing platform whose cryptocurrency Ether currently has a market cap of more than $40 billion.
  • About the 2020 Thiel Fellows (Name: Hometown, Current Location)
    Lily Devices is developing medical devices to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits $5.8 Million to Advance Black and Latino Leadership in Education

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Friday, December 18, 2020

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced $5.8 million in grants to three organizations working to accelerate diverse education leader pipelines by identifying, developing and supporting diverse education leaders.

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  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced $5.8 million in grants to three organizations working to accelerate diverse education leader pipelines by identifying, developing and supporting diverse education leaders.
  • "We are proud to continue to partner with Education Leaders of Color, Latinos for Education and Surge Institute as part of that commitment.
  • Education Leaders of Color (EdLoc) , a nonprofit membership organization, will receive $2 million to help attain their goal of increasing the number of effective, Black and Latino leaders in senior positions in education and adjacent fields.
  • Positive change is happening in the education space and we are glad to have an ally in the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, who shares in our mission."

AgeX Therapeutics Receives Stock Exchange Deficiency Letter

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Friday, June 5, 2020

AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (AgeX: NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for human aging and regeneration, announced today that on June 1, 2020 AgeX received a Deficiency Letter from the staff of the NYSE American (the Exchange) indicating that AgeX does not meet certain of the Exchanges continued listing standards as set forth in Section 1003(a)(i) of the Exchange Company Guide in that AgeX has stockholders equity of less than $2,000,000 and has incurred losses from continuing operations and/or net losses during its two most recent fiscal years.

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  • AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (AgeX: NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for human aging and regeneration, announced today that on June 1, 2020 AgeX received a Deficiency Letter from the staff of the NYSE American (the Exchange) indicating that AgeX does not meet certain of the Exchanges continued listing standards as set forth in Section 1003(a)(i) of the Exchange Company Guide in that AgeX has stockholders equity of less than $2,000,000 and has incurred losses from continuing operations and/or net losses during its two most recent fiscal years.
  • Pursuant to Section 1009 of the Exchange Company Guide and as provided in the Deficiency Letter AgeX intends to provide the Exchange staff with a plan by July 1, 2020 advising the Exchange staff of action AgeX has taken and will take that would bring AgeX into compliance with the Exchanges continued listing standards by December 1, 2021.
  • If the Exchange staff does not accept AgeXs plan, the Exchange staff will promptly initiate delisting proceedings.
  • AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American: AGE) is focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics for human aging.

AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Andrea Park as Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, May 21, 2020

AgeX Therapeutics , Inc. (AgeX: NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for human aging and regeneration, announced today that Andrea Park has been appointed Chief Financial Officer.

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  • AgeX Therapeutics , Inc. (AgeX: NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for human aging and regeneration, announced today that Andrea Park has been appointed Chief Financial Officer.
  • Ms. Park replaces Russell Skibsted who served in that role since the Company was organized in 2017.
  • Andrea Park served as our Vice President of Finance and Controller since October 2019.
  • Before joining AgeX, she served as Vice President of Finance and Controller of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

CDC Foundation Launches Facebook Fundraiser to Benefit Coronavirus Response Efforts, Featuring $10 Million Facebook Match

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

The CDC Foundation will use the support of Facebook and its people to help fill gaps and mobilize resources to address fast emerging needs posed by the virus.

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  • The CDC Foundation will use the support of Facebook and its people to help fill gaps and mobilize resources to address fast emerging needs posed by the virus.
  • "This Facebook Fundraiser will have tremendous impact, and we are incredibly grateful for Facebook's matching donation to our Emergency Response Fund," said Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation.
  • "In addition to our other donations, we're committing $10 million to the CDC Foundation's Combat Coronavirus Fundraiser, which just launched today," stated Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, in his Facebook post today.
  • Contributions to the CDC Foundation's Emergency Response Fund, where Facebook is currently matching donations, can be made on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cdcfoundation .

Nancy Killefer and Tracey T. Travis Join Facebook Board of Directors

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Monday, March 9, 2020

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) today announced that Nancy Killefer and Tracey T. Travis have been appointed to the company's board of directors, effective immediately.

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  • MENLO PARK, Calif., March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) today announced that Nancy Killefer and Tracey T. Travis have been appointed to the company's board of directors, effective immediately.
  • Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, said: "Nancy brings a great deal of private and public sector experience to this position.
  • "I'm excited to join the board of Facebook, a company that is at the center of the biggest debates about technology and society.
  • Travis currently serves on the board of directors of Accenture plc (since 2017), and previously was a board member for Campbell Soup Company from 2011 to 2017.

Flying Cars? Future Is Faster Survey Finds Many Americans Doubt They Will Live To See The Sky Replace Highways Despite Rapid Technological Advancements

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Authors of the new book, The Future is Faster Than You Think.

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  • Authors of the new book, The Future is Faster Than You Think.
  • Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler conducted a survey to determine whether Americans are ready for the technological shifts that are rapidly progressing and, in some cases, already here.
  • For more information about The Future is Faster Than You Think, contact Terri Kayden at 973-850-7310 or [email protected] .
  • The Future is Faster Than You Thinkoffers a blueprint for how our world will change in response to the next 10 years of rapid disruption.