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Trump White House's proposed huge NASA budget cut could "decimate American space leadership"

Sayan Sen — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:46:01 +0000

A massive cut to the budget spending for NASA science research has been proposed by The White House that "could decimate American leadership in space". Read more...

UK announces nearly £2 million worth of grants for tech startups enabling better transport

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:26:01 +0000

The UK government has announced nearly £2 million worth for tech startups focused to make better transport systems such as AI based camera technology, 5G drones, magnetic rail traction, and more. Read more...

Google.org announces $2.5 million for Southeast Asia COVID-19 response

Paul Hill — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:18:01 +0000

Google.org has donated $2.5 million through UNICEF and IFRC to help Southeast Asian nations cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. It also said recipient countries would get more ad grants. Read more...

Microsoft delivers oxygen, ventilators, and more to support India's COVID-19 response

Mehrotra A — Wed, 05 May 2021 19:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced initiatives that will assist India as it struggles with daily record numbers of new COVID-19 patients. These include oxygen, ventilators, financial and technological support. Read more...

Amazon plans 10,000 Bellevue jobs in the coming years

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:38:02 +0000

Amazon has announced that it plans to offer 10,000 new jobs in Bellevue in the coming years. This will be made possible thanks to additional office space that is under construction. 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...

Microsoft grants $100,000 to UND to fund innovative drone tech project

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:22:01 +0000

Microsoft has awarded the University of North Dakota with a $100,000 grant to fund a promising R&D project centered around drone innovation. It is hoped this will help propel the U.S. drone industry. Read more...

Google is investing £1m to train UK computing teachers

Paul Hill — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:00:01 +0000

Google has announced a £1m grant through its philanthropic arm, Google.org. The investment will help the UK train up the desperately needed computer science teachers to address new conditions. Read more...

15,000 Raspberry Pi PCs go to UK students, courtesy of Google

John Callaham — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:58:36 +0000

A grant from Google will enable the Raspberry Pi Foundation to donate 15,000 of its $35 PCs to students in the UK, along with teaching and learning packs to help kids code with the PCs. Read more...

Judge May Grant Qualcomm New Trial

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:50:05 +0000

Due to a new ruling in August by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, making it more difficult to prove intentional patent infringement, U.S. District Judge James Selna has tentatively overturned a... Read more...

$2M Grant to Digitize Brittle Books

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:12:07 +0000

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awarded a $2 million grant to the world's largest library for a program to digitize thousands of works (set to begin within a few months) with a major focus on... Read more...

N.C. Looks to Court Google with $4.7 Million USD Grant

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 23:15:45 +0000

After successfully bringing Dell Computer over to North Carolina, the state is looking to make a deal with Google. If the search giant accepts the $4.7 million USD grant, the tech company would provide as... Read more...

Activision sued over stock option grant practices

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:29:46 +0000

An Activision shareholder has sued the video game maker over its stock option grant practices alleging improprieties in the company's issuance of stock options and targeting both former and current executives in the latest backdating... Read more...

ipUnplugged and NetMotion grant wireless users room to roam

Sat, 22 Nov 2003 01:35:24 +0000

When you weigh just the benefits of mobility, flexibility, and productivity, going wireless is a no-brainer. But factor in roaming issues, spotty coverage on the corporate campus, and security vulnerabilities, and the decision can get... Read more...