Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Funding

NASA cut $420M for climate science, moon modelling and more (newscientist.com)
NASA has cancelled contracts and grants worth up to $420 million, following guidance from the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The cuts will impact research projects and educational programmes across the US, but NASA is being tight-lipped about confirming exactly which organisations are affected.
NASA, Government Funding, Climate Science, Space Exploration
10 points by melling 11 hours ago | 0 comments
Trump yanks CHIPS Act cash unless tech giants pony up more of their own dough (theregister.com)
More doubt is being cast over the US CHIPS Act program with the Trump administration threatening to halt payments unless companies in line to receive funding commit to substantially expand their own investments.
Politics, Technology, Business, Government Funding
8 points by rntn 2 days ago | 0 comments
NASA terminating $420M in contracts not aligned with its new priorities (independent.co.uk)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is terminating $420 million in contracts, the space agency says are “misaligned” with its new core priorities.
NASA, Space Exploration, Government Funding, Budget Cuts
6 points by g-b-r 5 days ago | 0 comments
These US labs risk imminent closure after Trump cuts (nature.com)
Laboratories run by scientists who rely almost entirely on US grants for their income could close as research funding dwindles.
Science, Government Funding, United States
13 points by gnabgib 5 days ago | 3 comments
Firm wins Space Force funding to provide an "aircraft carrier" in orbit (arstechnica.com)
Taking tactically responsive space to the next level. Literally.
Space Exploration, Military, Technology, Government Funding
6 points by tummler 8 days ago | 1 comments
ESA has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay? (arstechnica.com)
The European Space Agency is inviting proposals to inject competition into the European launch market, an important step toward fostering a dynamic multiplayer industry officials hope, one day, will mimic that of the United States.
Space Exploration, European Union, Business, Government Funding
17 points by rbanffy 8 days ago | 3 comments
Columbia University agrees to curriculum reviews to resume funding (apnews.com)
Columbia University agreed Friday to put its Middle East studies department under new supervision and overhaul its rules for protests and student discipline, acquiescing to an extraordinary ultimatum by the Trump administration to implement those and other changes or risk losing billions of dollars in federal funding.
Education, Politics, Government Funding
13 points by jakewins 12 days ago | 0 comments
Nonprofit's Leader Convicted of Siphoning Off $240M in Federal Food Aid (nytimes.com)
The leader of a Minnesota anti-hunger nonprofit was convicted in U.S. District Court on Wednesday of masterminding a brazen scheme that reaped more than $240 million in pandemic relief funds with a network of bogus food kitchens that billed the government for 91 million meals.
Nonprofit, Crime, Food Security, Government Funding, Pandemic Relief
95 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 13 days ago | 43 comments
The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society on Recent Cuts (amos.org.au)
Today, the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) warned recent cuts to science in the United States would affect public safety and the economy—not just in Australia but across the world.
Science, Australia, Climate Change, Government Funding, International Relations
11 points by geox 16 days ago | 0 comments
Voice of America funding is cut (cbsnews.com)
All full-time employees with the government-funded Voice of America, the nation's largest international broadcaster, were informed Saturday that they have been placed on administrative leave, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News Saturday.
Government Funding, Media, Journalism
8 points by kadushka 18 days ago | 0 comments
Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2k Workers Funded by Federal Aid (nytimes.com)
Johns Hopkins University, one of the country’s leading centers of scientific research, said on Thursday that it would eliminate more than 2,000 workers in the United States and abroad because of the Trump administration’s steep cuts, primarily to international aid programs.
Healthcare, Government Funding, Layoffs
18 points by NN88 20 days ago | 7 comments
'Extinction level' cuts coming to NASA, report says (independent.co.uk)
NASA could experience “extinction-level” cuts in President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget request, sources say.
NASA, Government Funding, Budget Cuts, Space Exploration
12 points by xqcgrek2 26 days ago | 2 comments
Trump administration seeks to slash NASA's budget by 50% (arstechnica.com)
Although the Trump administration will not publicly release its budget request for at least a few more weeks, senior agency officials are starting to be briefed on the president's priorities.
Politics, Space Exploration, Government Funding
23 points by pmags 27 days ago | 6 comments
Delivering what's needed to make Europe sovereign (netzpolitik.org)
The EU is paying a fortune for broken commercial software, criticizes Michiel Leenaars of the Dutch NLnet Foundation in an interview with netzpolitik.org. Together with his team, he supports open-source, free solutions — funded by the EU. But that could soon come to an end.
Europe, Open Source, Government Funding, Software
11 points by pantalaimon 29 days ago | 0 comments
Cuts to US national parks and forests met with backlash (bbc.com)
The Trump administration's steep cuts to staff at national parks, forests and wildlife habitats have triggered a growing backlash, as public access and conservation efforts in these remote wild landscapes fade away.
Environment, Politics, Conservation, Government Funding
73 points by throw0101c 33 days ago | 46 comments
Elon Musk Suggests He Alone Decides What Gets Funded in the Government (gizmodo.com)
The billionaire oligarch accidentally admitted it's all up to his whims during a cabinet meeting.
Elon Musk, Government Funding, Politics
21 points by rntn 36 days ago | 7 comments
President Trump's Cuts to Medical Research (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration stormed into office, loudly firing workers and closing diversity programs. But behind the scenes, it has also brought biomedical research to the brink of crisis by holding up much of the $47 billion the United States spends on the field every year.
Politics, Medical Research, Government Funding
14 points by whack 36 days ago | 1 comments
A Defense of Weird Research (asteriskmag.com)
Government-funded scientific research may appear strange or impractical, but it has repeatedly yielded scientific breakthroughs — and continues to pay for itself many times over.
Science, Research, Government Funding, Innovation
152 points by surprisetalk 37 days ago | 48 comments
Elon Musk revoked $80M in FEMA funding from NYC bank accounts (comptroller.nyc.gov)
“This morning, my financial team shockingly uncovered that President Trump and his crony Elon Musk illegally executed a revocation of $80 million in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding from New York City’s bank accounts late yesterday afternoon. This is money that the federal government previously disbursed for shelter and services and is now missing. This highway robbery of our funds directly out of our bank account is a betrayal of everyone who calls New York City home.”
Politics, Finance, Government Funding
42 points by fcq 49 days ago | 17 comments
France unveils 109B-euro AI investment (cnbc.com)
France, Artificial Intelligence, Government Funding, Investment, Europe
44 points by tolarianwiz 51 days ago | 16 comments
NSF Budget Cuts Would Put the Future of U.S. Innovation and Security at Risk (cra.org)
Recent executive actions have raised the potential of significant budget cuts and mass layoffs at the National Science Foundation (NSF), a move that should cause deep concern to anyone worried about U.S. innovation, national security, and workforce competitiveness.
Science, Government Funding, National Security
8 points by sankha93 52 days ago | 0 comments
National Institutes of Health cuts support to universities (arstechnica.com)
Sudden and drastic change will make it hard for researchers to keep the lights on.
Science, Research, Government Funding, Universities
38 points by dangle1 54 days ago | 39 comments
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 66 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 87 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 101 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 103 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 129 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 132 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 138 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 139 days ago | 32 comments