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GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
The reconciliation bill primarily focuses on cuts to Medicaid access and increased health care fees…
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Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters
The Trump administration's steep staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) triggered…
Report: DOGE supercharges mass-layoff software, renames it to sound less dystopian
"It is not clear how AutoRIF has been modified or whether AI is involved in…
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Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions
The changing face of chip export controls The Biden-era chip restriction framework, which we covered…
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Trump’s 2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board
An attack on scientific infrastructure US science couldn't flourish without an educational system that funnels…
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Trump’s National Climate Assessment: No funding and all authors cut loose
As part of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, Congress mandated that every four…
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NSF director resigns amid 55% budget cut, mass layoffs from Trump admin
The slashed budget, layoff plans, and cancellation of grants appear to stem from efforts by…
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Harvard sues to block government funding cuts
The suit also claims that the funding hold, made in retaliation for Harvard's letter announcing…
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After Harvard says no to feds, $2.2 billion of research funding put on hold
The Trump administration has been using federal research funding as a cudgel. The government has…
Amid Trump tariff chaos, Nvidia launches AI chip production on US soil
Nvidia announced plans today to manufacture AI chips and build complete supercomputers on US soil…