Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Funding

China Prepares One Trillion Yuan ($138B) AI Plan to Rival $500B US AI Project (techpowerup.com)
A few days ago, we reported on the US reading a massive 500 billion US Dollar package called "Stargate Project" to build AI infrastructure on American soil. However, China is also planning to stay close behind, or even overlap the US in some areas, with a one trillion Yuan "AI Industry Development Action Plan".

China, Artificial Intelligence, Government Funding, Technology, International Relations

12 points by dtquad 2 days ago | 3 comments

Federal U.S. grant pushes Pacific Northwest high-speed rail proposal forward (todayinbc.com)
Planning for an ambitious high-speed rail system in the American Pacific Northwest — with links to B.C. — will continue thanks to nearly $50 million in new U.S. federal funding.

Transportation, Infrastructure, Government Funding, Pacific Northwest

9 points by cf100clunk 22 days ago | 5 comments

Musk Chaos in Government Funding Process Protects His Chinese Investments (house.gov)
Earlier today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, sent a letter to congressional leadership raising concerns that Elon Musk may have upended the government funding process to remove a provision that would regulate U.S. investments in China.

Politics, Government Funding, China, Elon Musk, Investments

15 points by pmcjones 36 days ago | 0 comments

Samsung gets $4.7B grants for Texas fabs (nist.gov)
The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics (Samsung), up to $4.745 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. semiconductor supply chain, advance U.S. technology leadership, and fuel U.S. global competitiveness.

Government Funding, Semiconductors, Texas, Manufacturing, Technology

32 points by osnium123 39 days ago | 6 comments

Washington curtails Intel's CHIPS Act grant after company stumbles (nytimes.com)
The Biden administration plans to reduce Intel’s preliminary $8.5 billion federal CHIPS grant, a move that follows the California-based company’s investment delays and broader business struggles.

Government Funding, Semiconductor Industry, Business, Technology, Intel

7 points by selimthegrim 65 days ago | 3 comments

GlobalFoundries nets $1.5B from CHIPS Act despite sanctions violation fine (theregister.com)
Semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries, recently fined $500,000 for sanctions violations involving China, has been awarded up to $1.5 billion in funding under the US government's CHIPS and Science Act.

Semiconductors, Government Funding, Sanctions, Business, United States

14 points by rntn 68 days ago | 0 comments

TSMC secures $11.6B in funding as CHIPS Act faces uncertain future (ft.com)

Semiconductors, Government Funding, Economy, Taiwan

32 points by joecobb 74 days ago | 4 comments

When the U.S. Forest Service's budget shrinks, who pumps campground toilets? (marketplace.org)
Taking care of a national forest might seem like a job that involves beautiful mountain vistas and days spent on scenic trails, but sometimes the reality is a little different.

Government Funding, Environment, Public Services

31 points by greenie_beans 75 days ago | 32 comments

U.S. chip revival plan chooses sites (ieee.org)
Last week the organization tasked with running the the biggest chunk of U.S. CHIPS Act’s US $13 billion R&D program made some significant strides: The National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) released a strategic plan and selected the sites of two of three planned facilities and released a new strategic plan.

Semiconductors, Government Funding, Technology

177 points by pseudolus 84 days ago | 127 comments

Intel CEO complains after investing $30B but receiving zero CHIPS Act funding (tomshardware.com)

Intel, CHIPS Act, Semiconductor Industry, Government Funding, Business

5 points by rbanffy 85 days ago | 0 comments

Why it costs India so little to reach the Moon and Mars (bbc.com)
India recently announced a host of ambitious space projects and approved 227bn rupees ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) for them.

Space Exploration, India, Economics, Government Funding

11 points by pseudolus 86 days ago | 0 comments

NASA generated $76B for US economy in 2023 (space.com)

NASA, Economy, Space Exploration, Government Funding

8 points by ironyman 92 days ago | 0 comments

US Dept of Energy announces $1.5B in electric grid improvements (upi.com)
The U.S. Department of Energy Thursday announced a $1.5 billion transmission investment to improve electric grid reliability.

Energy, Infrastructure, Government Funding, Electric Grid

153 points by toomuchtodo 117 days ago | 82 comments

Kelsey Hightower: If governments rely on FOSS, they should fund it (theregister.com)
Acclaimed engineer Kelsey Hightower, who stopped coding for money in 2023, remains an influential figure in the world of software, and he's proposing something that might stir up the open source community.

Open Source, Government Funding, Software Development

42 points by rntn 128 days ago | 25 comments

Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the "worst" they've ever seen (arstechnica.com)
A panel of independent experts reported this week that NASA lacks funding to maintain most of its decades-old facilities, could lose its engineering prowess to the commercial space industry, and has a shortsighted roadmap for technology development.

NASA, Space Exploration, Government Funding, Engineering, Technology

7 points by howard941 137 days ago | 2 comments

Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the "worst" they've ever seen (arstechnica.com)
A panel of independent experts reported this week that NASA lacks funding to maintain most of its decades-old facilities, could lose its engineering prowess to the commercial space industry, and has a shortsighted roadmap for technology development.

Space Exploration, NASA, Government Funding, Engineering

7 points by rntn 139 days ago | 0 comments

Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the European Commission (fsfe.org)
The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software.

Free Software, Open Source, European Union, Government Funding, Advocacy

10 points by pera 139 days ago | 1 comments

Resilient Anonymous Communication for Everyone (RACE) (darpa.mil)

Privacy, Security, Communication, Government Funding

94 points by keepamovin 151 days ago | 73 comments

US Government funding yielded patents for China-based researchers (reuters.com)

Government Funding, Patents, China, Research

6 points by JumpCrisscross 152 days ago | 0 comments

Texas Instruments to Get $1.6B in Federal Funding for US Chip Plants (pcmag.com)