The Download: carbon removal factories’ funding cuts, and AI toys
“OpenAI is building the future of AI on infrastructure it doesn’t own, power it doesn’t control, and capital it doesn’t have.” —Andrey Sidorenko, head of...
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The US is set to cancel funding for two major direct-air capture plants
The list notes that around $50 million in funding has been terminated for both projects, the initial tranche of Department of Energy (DOE) funding for...
Here’s How Trump’s Cuts To Arts And Science Funding Have Affected Video Games
Through its first seven months, the Trump Administration has made massive cuts to public spending that have affected nearly every area of American life, from...
Doom And Quake Veteran’s New FPS Loses Funding, With Microsoft Seemingly To Blame
Romero Games, the studio headed up by John and Brenda Romero, has announced that an unspecified publisher has canceled funding for its new game, and...
The Download: Funding a CRISPR embryo startup, and bad news for clean cement
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Reddit is suing Anthropic Reddit claims the AI company kept accessing its...
Over $1 billion in federal funding got slashed for this polluting industry
The startup’s approach is to make cement using electricity. The conventional process requires high temperatures typically achieved by burning fossil fuels, so avoiding that could...