Regardless of what else they might be doing, the indirect costs pay for various critical campus services, including at research hospitals. Suddenly having that amount slashed would create a major budgetary shortfall that will be hard to cover without shutting programs down. The resulting damage to research campuses in their states was one of the … Read more
Broadband program still in doubt As we’ve previously reported, US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republicans want to overhaul the BEAD funding plans. Cruz accused the NTIA of “technology bias” because the agency decided that fiber networks should be prioritized over other types of technology, and Republicans objected to the Biden administration’s enforcement of … Read more
Prague, Czech Republic, Jan. 15, 2025, CyberNewswire — Quantum computing is set to revolutionize technology, but it also presents a significant security risk for financial institutions. Czech cybersecurity startup Wultra has raised €3 million from Tensor Ventures, Elevator Ventures, and J&T Ventures to accelerate the development of its post-quantum authentication technology, safeguarding banks and fintech … Read more
Through its corporate foundation, France-headquartered global reinsurance company SCOR is backing a climate prediction market initiative named CRUCIAL (The Climate Risk and Uncertainty Collective Intelligence Laboratory) that looks to produce collective expert forecasts of climate-related risks.The initiative is being led by Lancaster University Management School and, through the use of prediction markets, it aims to … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (November 22) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced today that grant funding opportunities are available to fund stream habitat improvement projects in York and Lancaster Counties. Funding for the grant program is being provided by two sources, the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station and the Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project. … Read more
