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The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.

Schmidt Sciences considers AI essential to current and future research, both in science and the humanities.

The billionaire couple’s constellation of organizations is ever shifting, but follows some underlying logic. Here’s a closer look.

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Nvidia is pledging $1 billion over five years to supercharge U.S. research in quantum computing, healthcare, and energy security. From building the Department of Energy's largest supercomputer to funding university labs, the chipmaker is positioning itself at the center of America's next scientific era. Is this the investment that changes everything? https://qz.com/nvidia-billion-us-science-quantum-computing-genesis-mission-100926

The platform, cofounded by cryptocurrency billionaire and philanthropy critic Brian Armstrong, aims to eliminate counterproductive incentives that scientists face in traditional grant seeking.

Brazil Science Philanthropy Fills Funding Gaps

Congress passed a spending bill that pauses an OMB rule allowing political appointees to cancel research grants through December 11th, passing the Senate 90-6 and the House 370-48.

Marmot Research Finds Unlikely Funding on OnlyFans

Estonia’s proposed European Union funding for science could fall from €195 million to €30 million in the next funding period, the Estonian Rectors’ Council said, according to ERR. The council’s chair, Tiit Land, wrote to the Ministry of Finance that the Ministry of Education and Research’s reques…

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