US awards $1.5 billion in grants to improve passenger rail along Northeast Corridor ~transport Article 925 words 18 votes
Fewer kids are going to California public schools. Is there a right way to close campuses? ~society politics Article 1834 words 7 votes
Norway unveils plans to boost spending to combat antisemitism against the backdrop of rising terrorism threats linked to Jewish and Israeli targets ~society politics Article 77 words 7 votes
US voters greenlight over $25 billion in public transportation ballot measures in 2024 ~transport Article 446 words 47 votes
Subsea pumped storage tech secures funding from US, German governments ~enviro Article 876 words, published Nov 1 2024 10 votes
Amtrak Wolverine (MI), Southwest Chief (AZ) services to see design advancements, right-of-way acquisition with $126 million in grants ~transport Article 997 words, published Oct 31 2024 12 votes
US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs ~enviro recycling Link 29 votes
US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2319 words 24 votes
Twelve years and $700 million later, what's going on with Star Citizen's development? ~games Article 1740 words 36 votes
Tales of Kenzera: Zau dev Surgent Studios puts entire games team on hiatus due to lack of funding ~games Article 201 words 5 votes
US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania ~enviro pollution.water pollution.air Article 626 words 16 votes
Stable Diffusion creators launch Black Forest Labs, secure $31M for FLUX.1 AI image generator ~tech Article 763 words 11 votes
Can athletics win a big audience outside the Olympics? The sport has less media coverage and prize money than many rivals. Three new projects are competing to raise its profile beyond the Games. ~sports Link 8 votes
FOSS funding vanishes from EU's 2025 Horizon program plans. Elimination of most Next Generation Internet funding 'incomprehensible,' says OW2 CEO Pierre-Yves Gibello. ~tech internet.open Link 28 votes
US EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in thirty states to reduce climate pollution ~enviro pollution Article 609 words 28 votes
Record climate disasters are putting FEMA aid to US cities at risk ~enviro climate change Article 77 words 20 votes
Helsinki's incredibly well executed Jokeri light rail project – finished way ahead of schedule and costs lower than initially budgeted ~transport Video 4:50 24 votes
Inside Ziklag, the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to sway the US election and change the country ~humanities religion Article 3766 words 22 votes
Iceland's startup scene is punching above its weight – dodging the venture capital doldrums, Frumtak Ventures lands $87M for its fourth fund ~tech Article 635 words 5 votes
MTA stops work on Second Ave. subway amid congestion pricing confusion ~transport Article 558 words, published Jun 20 2024 14 votes
Banana giant corporation Chiquita held liable by US court for funding paramilitaries ~food Article 582 words 38 votes
US economists report on an intervention that helps low-income families beat the poverty trap ~finance economics Article 1321 words 17 votes
Silicon Valley’s best kept secret: Founder liquidity ~finance business Article 1489 words, published Jun 9 2024 12 votes
California legislature rejects governor’s proposed cuts to active transportation, intercity rail ~transport Article 824 words, published May 30 2024 21 votes
School choice programs have been wildly successful under Ron DeSantis. Now Florida public schools might close. ~society politics Article 25 votes
Joe Biden administration commits $3.4 billion in funding to San Francisco Caltrain extension ~transport Article 608 words 28 votes
Funding shortfall for new tech endangers rural cell service, US FCC says ~tech Article 95 words 8 votes
How Sweden is failing its spacetechs – it's not about the budget, says one founder who moved his company to Finland ~space Article 1215 words 7 votes
Canadian science gets biggest boost to PhD and postdoc pay in twenty years ~science Article 718 words 7 votes
US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale ~enviro energy.renewable Article 850 words, published Apr 2 2024 24 votes
Open source Minecraft mod platform Modrinth goes indie, returns funds to investors ~games Article 302 words 31 votes
‘God has a new Africa’: undercover in a US-led anti-LGBT ‘hate movement’ ~humanities religion Link 17 votes
US Speaker Mike Johnson touts GOP wins on migrant detention in funding deal ~news usa politics Article 77 words 9 votes
US astronomers fight to save X-ray telescope as NASA dishes out budget cuts ~space astronomy Article 1601 words 14 votes
Philadelphia SEPTA won a $317 million federal grant to help replace aging Market-Frankford Line cars ~transport Article 459 words, published Feb 16 2024 16 votes
Progress deferred: Lessons from mRNA vaccine development ~science medicine Article 6566 words 9 votes
Fundamental questions about ovaries may unlock longer human lifespan. Philanthropist Nicole Shanahan is spending to find answers. ~health medicine Link 15 votes
Michael Bloomberg's funding keeps US gun control advocacy on a tight messaging leash ~society politics Article 4355 words 7 votes
Joe Biden administration announces $1 billion for low-emission US school buses ~transport Article 347 words 39 votes