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- 1UCLA awarded $75 million in NSF grants for quantum technology▼UCLA receives $75 million in NSF grants for quantum technology
UCLA has received $75 million in grants from the National Science Foundation to support quantum technology research. The funding, reported by the Daily Bruin, will advance the university's work in quantum science, a field seen as key to future computing, communications and sensing capabilities. The award positions UCLA among the leading US institutions in quantum research.
- 2Survey Finds Most US Adults Back Vaccines but Confusion Persists▼New Survey: Most US Adults Support Vaccines, but Many Remain Unclear About Respiratory Vaccine Recommendations
A new survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases finds that most US adults support vaccines, yet many remain unclear about current recommendations for respiratory vaccines. The findings point to a gap between broad public confidence in vaccination and understanding of who should get which respiratory shots and when, highlighting a need for clearer guidance from health authorities.
- 3Alex Honnold's Foundation Brings Solar Power To Remote Areas●Alex Honnold’s Foundation Brings Solar Power To Remote Areas
Alex Honnold, the climber famous for free soloing El Capitan, runs a foundation that is bringing solar power to remote communities. The initiative funds off-grid solar installations in areas without reliable electricity, extending the Climbing Gold-honed athlete's conservation work beyond the mountains and into energy access for underserved regions.
- 4OAPEN and Max Planck Society partner on open access book collection●Max Planck Digital Library: OAPEN and Max Planck Society partner to build collection of funded open access books. “The O
The OAPEN Foundation has announced a new partnership with the Max Planck Society to build a dedicated collection of open access books funded by the Max Planck Digital Library. The collaboration aims to expand open access book publishing in research, making funded scholarly monographs freely available to readers worldwide through OAPEN's infrastructure.
- 5Michael Saylor proposes digital bill of rights for future economy●Strategy's Michael Saylor proposes bill of digital rights for future economy
Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of Strategy, has put forward a proposal for a bill of digital rights that he says would underpin the future digital economy. The proposal frames property rights in digital assets, including bitcoin, as a foundation for economic growth. Details of the proposal's reception among policymakers and investors remain limited so far.
- 6EFF Urges Court to Strike Drone Ban on Filming Immigration Agents●Vacate a drone restriction that criminalized recording immigration agents
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pressing the D.C. Circuit to vacate a drone flight restriction that effectively criminalized recording immigration agents from the air. The group argues the rule blocks journalists and the public from documenting federal immigration enforcement, raising First Amendment concerns. Debate centers on how far the government can restrict aerial photography over enforcement operations.
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Europe's data center infrastructure is being framed as a potential foundation for the continent's digital sovereignty, reducing reliance on foreign cloud and technology providers. As demand for computing capacity grows with AI adoption, control over data storage and processing is increasingly seen in Brussels and across EU capitals as a strategic matter of security and independence.
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A video clip of computing pioneer Alan Kay is circulating on Hacker News, in which he discusses Claude Shannon, the mathematician who founded information theory. The snippet shown references Shannon's work on handling noisy communication channels, a foundational idea behind modern digital communication and computing. Commenters appear drawn to Kay's reflections on computing history and theory, though the full context of the discussion is limited to a single post with around 140 points and no visible thread detail.
- 9Foundation trains Ogun parents on positive parenting to fight child abuse●Child abuse: Foundation sensitises parents on positive parenting in Ogun
A foundation in Ogun State, Nigeria, has held a sensitisation programme teaching parents positive parenting practices as a way to prevent child abuse. The initiative aims to equip caregivers with non-violent discipline methods and better awareness of children's rights. Details about the foundation's name and the event's scale were not provided.