Hacker News with Generative AI: Funding

RFK Jr. calls WHO "moribund" amid US withdrawal; China pledges to give $500M (arstechnica.com)
China is poised to be the next big donor to the World Health Organization after Trump abruptly withdrew the US from the United Nations health agency on his first day in office, leaving a critical funding gap and leadership void.
Politics, China, Public Health, Funding
16 points by FridayoLeary 2 days ago | 1 comments
"No longer able to purchase reagents using NIH grants at Harvard Medical School" (reddit.com)
I am a post-doc at Harvard Medical School in a lab that is exclusively funded by NIH grants. Today all my purchase orders were cancelled and I was told we are no longer able to purchase supplies with an NIH grant.
Science, Academia, Funding, Research
7 points by areoform 2 days ago | 0 comments
Nonprofit news media leaders are struggling to stop leaning on foundations (theconversation.com)
You’ve probably heard the adage about not putting all your eggs in one basket.
Nonprofit Media, Journalism, Funding, Philanthropy
4 points by rntn 3 days ago | 0 comments
Federal agencies continue terminating all funding to Harvard (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, the federal government's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced that it had terminated research grants to Harvard totalling $450 million, spread out across eight federal agencies.
Government, Funding, Education, Harvard, Anti-Semitism
115 points by MaysonL 6 days ago | 130 comments
Science funding was already way too low (gabrielweinberg.com)
Cutting federal research funding is extremely short-sighted, but the previous funding levels were also short-sighted. I think those previous levels were off by something like 3x. There are so many compelling and synergistic justifications as to why, that it can be overwhelming to reason (and write!) about. So, in this post, I’m going to list ten justifications out at a high level, and plan to explore more nuance in the future.
Science, Funding, Research, Government, Economics
58 points by paulpauper 6 days ago | 4 comments
Urge Congress to Save Public Media Like PBS (protectmypublicmedia.org)
Public media is facing multiple serious threats. The Administration has proposed eliminating federal funding in its annual budget request, issued an Executive Order to block support for PBS and NPR, cancelled grants that support the creation of children's educational programming, and plans to claw back funding approved by Congress.
Politics, Public Broadcasting, Funding, Media
13 points by burnt-resistor 7 days ago | 2 comments
NSF caps indirect costs at 15% for new university grants (rdworldonline.com)
The National Science Foundation will limit reimbursement for facilities and administrative (F&A) costs on all new awards to U.S. colleges and universities to 15% of modified total direct costs starting May 5, upending a decades-old system of institution-specific negotiated rates.
Science, Funding, Research, Education, Policy
5 points by gmays 8 days ago | 0 comments
The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia (sigarch.org)
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) froze all outgoing funding, including new awards and scheduled payments on active grants.
Science, Academia, Funding, Research, Industry
146 points by MaysonL 11 days ago | 147 comments
OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft to unlock new funding and future IPO (ft.com)
OpenAI, Microsoft, Funding, IPO, Business
13 points by Alezz 12 days ago | 1 comments
The NSF Is Being Dismantled – With Broad Implications for the American Economy (forbes.com)
Science magazine this week reported the latest development in a growing pattern of political disruption to American science: the National Science Foundation is eliminating all 37 of its research divisions, restructuring its grant-making process, laying off staff and canceling over $1 billion in already-awarded grants.
Science, Politics, Economy, Funding, Research
14 points by gammarator 13 days ago | 1 comments
US govt's science foundation purges 37 divisions, equity unit among casualties (theregister.com)
The US government's National Science Foundation (NSF) is reportedly axing more than three dozen divisions, including its equity-in-STEM unit, while prepping staff layoffs and yanking over a billion dollars in recently awarded grants. The purge has already sparked legal action and congressional scrutiny.
Government, Science, Funding, Layoffs, Politics
8 points by rntn 13 days ago | 0 comments
The NSF Is Being Dismantled (forbes.com)
Science magazine this week reported the latest development in a growing pattern of political disruption to American science: the National Science Foundation is eliminating all 37 of its research divisions, restructuring its grant-making process, laying off staff and canceling over $1 billion in already-awarded grants.
Science, Government, Funding, Research
10 points by Matumio 13 days ago | 3 comments
OSU Open Source Lab is funded (osuosl.org)
Following our OSL Future post, the community response has been incredible! Thanks to your amazing support, our team is funded for the next year. This is a huge relief and lets us focus on building a truly self-sustaining OSL.
Open Source, Funding, Community
12 points by vmbrasseur 14 days ago | 0 comments
Oregon State University's Open Source Lab Is Running on Fumes (theregister.com)
Higher education across the USA is facing federal funding cutbacks – and now the Oregon State University (OSU) Open Source Lab (OSL) is in trouble.
Higher Education, Open Source, Funding
52 points by doener 17 days ago | 7 comments
Officials cut planning grant for Texas high-speed rail between Dallas-Houston (texastribune.org)
President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday terminated a federal grant to help fund a long-sought high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston — saying that if the embattled project moves forward, it will have to do so without federal help at this stage.
Politics, Transportation, Texas, Infrastructure, Funding
4 points by 1659447091 20 days ago | 0 comments
The Planetary Society condemns deep, damaging 24% cut to NASA's budget (planetary.org)
The Planetary Society strongly opposes the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget blueprint, which proposes a 24% reduction to NASA’s top-line funding.
Space Exploration, Politics, NASA, Funding, Budget Cuts
14 points by xqcgrek2 21 days ago | 0 comments
Executive order directs federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR (apnews.com)
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say
Politics, Government, Media, Funding
34 points by geox 21 days ago | 5 comments
NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones (nature.com)
Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.
Science, Funding, Government, Research
112 points by strangeloops85 22 days ago | 11 comments
I will cheerlead the fuck out of your project for a 0.1% equity stake (greg.technology)
if you’re trying to finish a project and need moral & emotional support over text and as many calls as you need, i will cheerlead the fuck out of your project for a 0.1% equity stake.
Startups, Motivation, Entrepreneurship, Funding
10 points by gregsadetsky 22 days ago | 3 comments
Future of OSU Open Source Lab in Jeopardy (osuosl.org)
I am writing to inform you about a critical and time-sensitive situation facing the Open Source Lab. Over the past several years, we have been operating at a deficit due to a decline in corporate donations. While OSU’s College of Engineering (CoE) has generously filled this gap, recent changes in university funding have led to a significant reduction in CoE’s budget. As a result, our current funding model is no longer sustainable and CoE needs to find ways to cut programs.
Open Source, Funding, University, Technology, Education
289 points by aendruk 23 days ago | 102 comments
BBC licence fee 'unenforceable', says culture secretary (bbc.co.uk)
The culture secretary has said the BBC's licence fee is "unenforceable" and insisted "no options are off the table" when the government begins a review into the corporation's current funding model later this year.
BBC, Government, Funding, Media
24 points by ndsipa_pomu 27 days ago | 11 comments
Ask HN: I am at a loss. What shall I do? (ycombinator.com)
I started a startup about 1.5 years ago and raised about $100k. However, most of that is spent on ads, travel and meeting with accelerator mandatory workshops. I have $50k in bank now. I am not drawing salary and living on my savings at this point.
Startup Advice, Funding, Entrepreneurship
34 points by bloomtowns 28 days ago | 24 comments
US Science Agency NIH Says It Will Cut Funding to Researchers Who Protest Israel (gizmodo.com)
Under the Trump administration, the National Institutes of Health has announced a new policy that allows it to cut off funding to any medical researcher who engages in a political protest of Israel.
Politics, Israel, Science, Funding, US Government
7 points by rntn 30 days ago | 1 comments
Open Source Projects Receive Funding to Reclaim the Public Internet (nlnet.nl)
42 Free and Open Source Projects Receive Funding to Reclaim the Public Nature of the Internet
Open Source, Internet, Funding
473 points by edent 30 days ago | 228 comments
Supabase raises $200M Series D at $2B valuation (yahoo.com)
Funding, Startups, Valuation, SaaS
342 points by baristaGeek 31 days ago | 342 comments
Elon Musk Cuts Funding for Internet Archive (msn.com)
Elon Musk's DOGE has cut finding to the American nonprofit Internet Archive, which was busy archiving websites targeted by Trump.
Elon Musk, Internet Archive, Nonprofit Organizations, Funding, Censorship
39 points by stasa 33 days ago | 6 comments
Trump team freezes new NSF awards – and could soon axe grants (nature.com)
All new research grants have been frozen at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) — an action apparently ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an initiative by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to cut spending and workers across the US government.
Politics, Science, Funding, Government
11 points by rntn 35 days ago | 1 comments
Trump administration announces freeze in $2.2B for Harvard (cnn.com)
Politics, Education, Funding
44 points by xnhbx 38 days ago | 8 comments
One of the country's leading Alzheimer's projects is in jeopardy (nbcnews.com)
A pause to NIH funding has researchers scrambling for contingency plans at the University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The center’s brain bank is preserving more than 4,000 brains for research.
Alzheimer's Disease, Research, Funding, Science, Health
27 points by KittenInABox 39 days ago | 0 comments
Mira Murati's reported $2B 'seed' funding suggests the AI boom is alive and well (fortune.com)
Mira Murati’s reported $2 billion ‘seed’ funding suggests the AI boom is alive and well, even after a week of economic chaos
Artificial Intelligence, Funding, Business, Economy
9 points by Brajeshwar 42 days ago | 1 comments