Robotics startup Figure AI in talks for new funding at $39.5 billion valuation, source says
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Robotics startup Figure AI is in talks to raise $1.5 billion in funding that would value the company at $39.5 billion, with Parkway Venture Capital expected to lead the ...
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Q&A: What does the U.S. Dept. of Education do and how does that impact California?
California received about $8 billion in funding for K-12 education and about $7 billion in funding for higher education in ...
Raids hindering Waukegan’s lead pipe replacement efforts; ‘Our engineers are not from ICE’
Diane Moeller, the project engineer with Robinson Engineering assigned to the effort, said the 400 homes currently receiving ...
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Michigan’s superintendent says Trump’s ‘equity ideology’ executive order won’t change state policy
Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice said the state’s curriculum standards won’t change to exclude “equity ...
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School voucher proponent picked to lead Texas House education committee
House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get ...
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Missouri Republicans continue push to bar state funding of diversity, equity and inclusion
State Sen. Rick Brattin, a Republican from Harrisonville, has included diversity, equity and inclusion in a large education ...
Trump’s proposed NIH cuts threaten Northeast Ohio’s biomedical research industry
The state's life sciences industry, which generated $3.3 billion in economic activity in 2023, could be severely impacted by ...
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UCSF ‘borders on panic’ facing potential Trump funding slash
As the lead of the Center for AIDS Research at UCSF, Dr. Monica Gandhi is spending the month in a world of devastating ...
Can More Roads Lead to More Weddings and Babies?
In one of his first acts in office, newly confirmed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy put out a memo dictating that ...
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The Dire Consequences of Science Without DEI
While it’s unclear what research or programs, specifically, fall under Trump’s definition of DEI, the order has already set off chaos and confusion throughout the science world, as agencies like the ...
CT’s Linda McMahon grilled at confirmation hearing for education chief. Murphy’s a ‘hell no’
Linda McMahon said she’d focus on apprenticeships, vouchers, parents rights and women’s sports in her confirmation hearing ...
Morning Report — World leaders, GOP lawmakers ask: What does Trump want?
House panel advances GOP budget outline  RFK Jr. confirmed to lead HHS Federal layoffs escalate Vance: U.S. could send troops ...