Meet the Queen of Dark: A $5.7 Billion Gift That’s Rocking Washington and Tech Circles Alike
In a move that has both energized and unsettled the highest levels of American science and policy, a mysterious philanthropic entity known as the Athena Trust has just made one of the largest private donations in U.S. history — a staggering $5.7 billion — earmarked for cutting-edge government research projects. And while the identity of…