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Moneyball: the art of winning an unfair game ; [with a new afterword]
Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and p…

Moneyball (film)
Moneyball is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller and adapted by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. It stars Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright and Chris Pratt. The film is based on the 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team with half as much money as his rivals. Moneyball follows Beane and his deputy Peter Brand scout the major leagues for undervalued talent by taking a sophisticated sabermetric approach to scouting and analyzing players, triggering skepticism and resentment within the baseball community.

$200M Gift to USC Will Advance AI Research
Mark Stevens, a venture capitalist and a board member of NVIDIA, and his wife, Mary, donated $200 million to the University of Southern California for artificial intelligence research. The university’s computing school will be renamed the USC Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. Prior to this gift, the couple donated a total of $92 million to the university, of which Mark Stevens is an alum. Several centers at USC are already named in their honor.

Lincoln University students, alums sue Missouri for nearly $550M, alleging state illegally underfunded the HBCU
Plaintiffs for Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri are suing the state for $539M, alleging the HBCU was illegally underfunded.

Application Information | Stanford Law School
Early-stage non-profit or for-profit entities that are focused on climate, sustainability, and impact and who have fundraised less than $500,000 may be eligible for pro bono legal help. Priority will be given to Stanford-affiliated teams. Entities can be pre-formation. We are not currently assisting entities based outside of the United States. Direct any questions about the application to Molly Melius at loughney@stanford.edu.

Devs raise $130,000 in just five days to support laid-off peers
The game industry hardship fund bundle, meant to support game workers during ongoing mass layoffs, is over halfway through its goal of 200,000 USD.
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Hinds County gives public defenders temporary pay boost - Mississippi Today
A roughly $261,000 boost to the Hinds County Public Defender’s Office will narrow the pay gap between the county’s prosecutors and public defenders for the next six months.

Advocates urge for higher pay for public defenders - Mississippi Today
On Tuesday, members of Defend Mississippi – a statewide group receiving support from national criminal justice advocates – gathered to make the case for why the Hinds County Board of Supervisors should appropriate $350,000 to the Hinds County Public Defender’s Office.

38 state AGs sign amicus brief supporting Mass. in Kalshi lawsuit | Arizona Capitol Times
The brief outlines that Kalshi continues to operate in states even where sports betting is illegal.

How we pay people at Basecamp
There are no negotiated salaries or raises at Basecamp. Everyone in the same role at the same level is paid the same. Equal work, equal pay. We assess new hires on a scale that goes from junior pro…
Pauline Hanson courts wealthy donors with $2,000 ‘exclusive’ Melbourne lunch, but where are the receipts?
One Nation hopes to raise $36,000 from the lunch but the state party has disclosed just one donation this financial year

Andrew Yeung on Twitter / X
Holy crap. This is possibly the most insane job posting I've seen.Founders School is hiring a "Simulation Game Director" for $400,000 a year. That's just the base salary.If you haven't heard of Founders School, they're a radical new high school launching in New York City this… pic.twitter.com/sYjJZGkGA9— Andrew Yeung (@andruyeung) July 27, 2026

The High School That Guarantees You'll Make $1 Million (Ep. 325)
Our conversation with Nat Eliason

Meta Settles With the States for Up to $17 Billion: What the Deal Changes, and What It Doesn't | MDL Update
Meta settled the state AG claims in MDL-3047 on August 26, 2026, ending the federal trial mid-testimony. Up to ~$17B goes to the states over 10 years, and Instagram and Facebook must adopt teen time limits, night blocks, and age assurance. Families' personal-injury claims are carved out and continue.