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A few weeks ago, a former misinformation researcher named filed a whistleblower complaint against the university.

It accused officials there of bowing to tech giant when she was ousted from her position last year following a $500 million donation from the charity of Meta CEO Mark , who famously launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room.

Donovan had been working on a project involving documents leaked by former Facebook employee Frances .

She then became known as a whistleblower herself.

Harvard denies Donovan’s accusations, but the fallout spotlights 👉the influence Big Tech can have on academic institutions.

The "Tech Transparency Project" analyzed this issue in a recent report titled
🔸“Zuckerberg and Meta Reach Deep Into Academia.”🔸

Marketplace’s Lily Jamali spoke with Katie Paul, director of the Tech Transparency Project, about the report.

She said industry money can come with "strings attached."

marketplace.org/shows/marketpl

MarketplaceIs Big Tech using philanthropy to influence universities? - MarketplaceKatie Paul of the Tech Transparency Project says tech industry funding can have an impact on research and on experts who consult with policymakers.

Seems a fitting choice for while so many people are settling in and learning the ways of where they are now.

Absolutely love this tune. Maybe it's 's most deeply funky song (though at the frantic end of funk there is 'Barabajagal', my jam.) In any case the drums and double bass here are just *chef's kiss* imho.

The song had a bit of an afterlife. used to cover it live. The late, great and diabolical sampled it in 1991.

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