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Marco Troper, the 19-year-old son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead last week in his dorm room at the University of Berkeley.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoUC Berkley spokeswoman Janet Gilmore confirmed that Troper, an undeclared freshman at the university, had died in a statement to Gizmodo on Sunday. Gilmore said Troper was found unresponsive in his dorm last Tuesday and that authorities had carried out life-saving measures but were unsuccessful. The university does not know Troper’s…

A UC Berkeley student found dead on campus last week was the son of former YouTube Chief Executive Susan Wojcicki, a family member confirmed in a Facebook post.Marco Troper was found unresponsive at Berkeley’s Clark Kerr Campus on Tuesday afternoon, relatives and authorities say. Responding paramedics attempted life-saving measures but were unable to revive the 19-year-old freshman. Authorities have said there was no sign of foul play. The Clark Kerr residential hall complex and event space, which primarily houses…

In 2003, 19-year-old computer whiz Mark Zuckerberg begins working out of his Harvard dormitory room on an online network aimed at connecting the prestigious US university's students.On February 4, 2004, he launches thefacebook.com with three friends. Membership is opened up to other colleges around North America. Zuckerberg leaves Harvard and moves to California's Silicon Valley. The new company receives its first major outside investment of $500,000 from PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, and officially becomes Facebook in…

Last updated: July 20th, 2023 at 15:54 UTC+02:00 Students at 68 colleges, universities, and higher education institutions in the USA can now store their Student ID information on Samsung Wallet. Samsung partnered with Transact Campus to bring student IDs to the Wallet platform and says it is working closely with partners to include more institutions. Thanks to this update, students at Penn State, the University of Florida, Central Michigan University, the University of North Alabama, the Stevens Institute of…

So you’re heading out on your own, in your first year of college, or heading back to college. And now you’re looking to get some essentials for your own dorm room, well look no further. As we have rounded up the very best dorm room essentials that you can pick up today. These include tech, as well as other essentials you might need, like an electric kettle for coffee and tea. So we’ve got you covered here. Best Dorm Room Essentials For College Students In this list, you’ll find many great essentials for your dorm room to…

Where there is a student there should be a desk. That could be for writing papers with a laptop on, gaming on when those papers should be being written, or being used as a makeshift dinner table when the other students in the kitchen are having a massive party the night before finals. When you're a student, there's one big thing that you have to think about  - money. Alongside all the other concerns about what you want from a desk, such as size, extra shelving, or shape, the one consideration that will be common amongst…

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.College will be back in session soon enough, which also means a new batch of freshmen will start living the dorm life. If that applies to you, we think it’s a good idea to stock up on a few essentials for your new tiny abode before you get there, especially if this is your first time away…

So you've got into college and you've made it to your dorm room. It's fresh, it's new, it's exciting, it's… really plain? Colleges aren't known to make dorm rooms anything other than 'easy to clean and repaint when you move in, so understandably you'll want to fill it with the best dorm decorations and essential accessories you can find to make it a home away from home. That could be a HomePod, or maybe even something to watch Apple TV+ on. Either way, you're going to want some gadgets - here are some of the best.…