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Google unveils $15 million fund to help underserved communities fill AI skill gaps

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 May 2024 14:02:01 +0000

Google has announced the AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific to help people in the region fill their skill gaps regarding artificial intelligence. The fund has $15 million to help people learn about AI. Read more...

Amazon introduces $150 million Catalytic Capital to help fund entrepreneurs

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:16:01 +0000

Amazon has begun funnelling $150 million through venture capital funds to businesses run by under-represented people. It hopes the effort will help grow these businesses and provide new jobs. Read more...

Intel creates $1 billion fund to boost innovation in the foundry ecosystem

Paul Hill — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:44:02 +0000

Intel has launched a $1 billion fund to help start-ups in the foundry industry create new and disruptive technologies. The firm also announced that it's joining the RISC-V International body. Read more...

UN and UK sign agreement on space sustainability

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:54:01 +0000

The UN and the UK have signed an agreement which promotes the safe and sustainable use of space. The UK has created an £85,000 fund to promote the agreement's guidelines around the world Read more...

Mozilla picks recipients for its COVID-19 Solutions Fund

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 14:46:01 +0000

Mozilla has announced funding for the final three recipients of its COVID-19 Solutions Fund. The three recipients this time include OpenMRS, the Open Food Network, and Careables Casa Criatura Olinda. Read more...

UK government launches fund to boost IoT security

Paul Hill — Fri, 29 May 2020 13:28:02 +0000

The UK government has launched a £400,000 fund to help develop IoT assurance schemes which will help manufacturers develop more secure connected devices. Applications will be received until 30 June. Read more...

UK government announces funding to monitor space debris

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 May 2020 13:16:01 +0000

The UK government has announced that it's looking for help from organisations to monitor space debris. Space debris is a threat to satellites and only a small amount is currently monitored. Read more...

Uber announces help for New York restaurants and workers

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:00:01 +0000

Uber has announced that users in New York can make donations to help restaurants. It will also match donations and put the money into the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, which will help couriers. Read more...

Mozilla launches COVID-19 Solutions Fund, awarding up to $50,000

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:24:02 +0000

Mozilla has announced a COVID-19 Solutions fund as part of the Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) program. The firm is looking to fund mature hardware and software projects fighting COVID-19. Read more...

Australia: Ola launches coronavirus fund for drivers

Paul Hill — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:40:01 +0000

Ola has announced measures to assist drivers affected by the coronavirus. The measures include a fund that will see drivers paid their average daily income for the 14-day self-isolation period. Read more...

Mozilla announces $225,000 for projects examining AI's effects on society

Paul Hill — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:40:01 +0000

Mozilla has announced a new pot of cash that it intends to disperse among seven projects to help them highlight the potential downsides to artificial intelligence on society. It has pledged $225,000. Read more...

Nokia joins with Smart City Capital to help Canadian cities fund smart city projects

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:16:02 +0000

Nokia has joined forces with Smart City Capital in order to help develop smart city projects in Canada to meet the Smart Cities Challenge programme criteria set out by the country this year. Read more...

Mozilla gives $275k to support creative tech projects

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:16:01 +0000

Mozilla has announced the release of $275,000 in funding to 18 entities working on creative projects taking advantage of a fast internet connection. This is part of its 'healthy internet' initiative. Read more...

Amazon sets up Alexa Fund for students looking to push the tech forward

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 08:48:01 +0000

Amazon's Alexa Fund Fellowship lets universities and their students collaborate with Amazon on audio processing methods, like text-to-speech, conversational AIs, and speech recognition. Read more...

Mozilla expands gigabit community fund project to Austin, Texas

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 May 2016 17:44:01 +0000

Mozilla has said that Austin, TX will join Chattanooga, TN and Kansas City in allowing local projects utilising Google Fiber to access a $150,000 fund. Applications for grants will open in August. Read more...

FCC to propose $8 billion rural broadband expansion plan

Michael Collado — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:00:40 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to propose and vote this week on an $8 billion plan that will expand high-speed, fast-access Internet to underserved cities across the United States. The plan will actually... Read more...

EU Agrees to Fully Fund Galileo

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:37:08 +0000

European Union governments agreed Friday to jointly complete the development of the much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation project after mollifying Spain, which had demanded a bigger stake in the venture. Spain was the lone holdout in... Read more...

Technician's error wipes out data for state fund

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:15:52 +0000

Perhaps you've experienced that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing an account worth $38 billion. That's what happened to a computer technician... Read more...

Intel chips in on anti-SCO defense fund

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:32:36 +0000

Intel has gotten involved in the legal battle between the SCO Group and Linux, contributing money to a defense fund geared to protect users of the open-source operating system. The Open Source Development Labs, an... Read more...

Intel fund to bolster consumer electronics

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 09:58:02 +0000

Intel has created a $200 million venture capital fund to invest in start-ups and small companies that specialize in technology for the home. The Digital Home Fund, which will be managed inside Intel Capital, will... Read more...

New Gates fund seeks better cures for world's ills

Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:21:37 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Saying that medical science has solved the "easy" problems of the rich world, Microsoft founder Bill Gates Sunday announced a $200 million fund aimed at luring researchers into finding original cures for... Read more...