A billionaire couple who pioneered internet games in China are donating $115m to the California Institute of Technology for brain research in an effort to help humans accept mortality. 身为中国互联网游戏先驱的一对亿万富豪夫妇向加州理工学院(Caltech)捐赠1.15亿美元用于大脑研究,目的是帮助人类接受死亡。 The gift by Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo, founders of Shanda — which began life as an online games developer before transforming into an investment group with stakes in Lending Club and Legg Mason — underlines the increasingly prominent role played by mainland Chinese entrepreneurs in global philanthropy. 盛大(Shanda)创始人陈天桥和雒芊芊(Chrissy Luo)的这笔捐赠突显中国大陆企业家在全球慈善事业中扮演越来越重要的角色。盛大最初是一家网络游戏开发商,后来转型为一家投资集团,持有Lending Club和美盛(Legg Mason)股份。 |