Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Funding

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TSMC secures $11.6B in funding as CHIPS Act faces uncertain future (ft.com)
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.
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.
Intel CEO complains after investing $30B but receiving zero CHIPS Act funding (tomshardware.com)
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.
NASA generated $76B for US economy in 2023 (space.com)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the European Commission (fsfe.org)
The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software.
Resilient Anonymous Communication for Everyone (RACE) (darpa.mil)
US Government funding yielded patents for China-based researchers (reuters.com)
Texas Instruments to Get $1.6B in Federal Funding for US Chip Plants (pcmag.com)
U.S. Awards $1.6B to Texas Instruments to Build Semiconductor Plants (nytimes.com)
The Gov't Spends Millions on Grocery Stores in Food Deserts–Many Don't Survive (propublica.org)
Applied Materials Denied US CHIPS Act Funding (datacenterdynamics.com)
Intel took billions from the CHIPS Act, and gave nothing back (nypost.com)
Tennessee Awards $5.5M to Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure (usda.gov)
Intel Cutting More Than 15K Jobs Despite Getting Billions from the US Government (wired.com)
U.S. shelves $300M 'real-world' data platform for Alzheimer's (science.org)
The $1.7B bet on American-made EVs, explained by the Secretary of Energy (grist.org)
Federal funding for major science agencies is at a 25 year low (theconversation.com)
Texas to double $5B state fund aimed at expanding the power grid (texastribune.org)
Digital ID laws pass Australian parliament after fresh $288M funding (smartcompany.com.au)