OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/31/technology/openai-fundraising-deals.html
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OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/31/technology/openai-fundraising-deals.html
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Update. " #NewCollege of  #Florida Is Ready To Be The First To Sign President Trump’s Higher Education Compact."
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/861953402/new-college-of-florida-is-ready-to-be-the-first-to-sign-president-trump-s-higher-education-compact
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Update. The University of Kansas provost says that  #UKansas will not sign the Trump compact. 
https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-won-t-sign-trump-s-higher-education-compact-was-never-invited-to-provost-says/article_aaea8512-a72a-4c9f-b45e-44f38dd835d4.html
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We're really close to 500 Friends of GNOME on https://donate.gnome.org — only 10 people left to get there
We're really close to 500 Friends of GNOME on https://donate.gnome.org — only 10 people left to get there
Update.  #SyracuseU will also reject the Trump compact, according to an Oct 22 statement by Chancellor Kent Syverud to the University Senate. Apparently there is not a public letter announcing the decision. 
https://dailyorange.com/2025/10/syverud-declines-trump-compact-senators-pass-portfolio-review-resolution/
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Update. " #NewCollege of  #Florida Is Ready To Be The First To Sign President Trump’s Higher Education Compact."
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/861953402/new-college-of-florida-is-ready-to-be-the-first-to-sign-president-trump-s-higher-education-compact
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Hubzilla awarded NLnet NGI0 grant for performance and moderation work
@ Harald Eilertsen is going to use a NLnet NGI0 grant to advance the development of Hubzilla! Great work, Harald!
 Harald Eilertsen wrote the following post Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:59:59 +0200

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Hubzilla awarded NLnet NGI0 grant for performance and moderation work
@ Harald Eilertsen is going to use a NLnet NGI0 grant to advance the development of Hubzilla! Great work, Harald!
 Harald Eilertsen wrote the following post Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:59:59 +0200

🫰🏻 Let's Help NetBSD Cross the Finish Line Before 2025 Ends
「 Right now, The NetBSD foundation have raised $10,738 of $50,000 goal for the year. The foundation need one final push to help it cross the finish line and fully fund their work for the coming year.
If you donate today, your contribution will directly support critical, tangible projects that keep NetBSD modern, secure, and available to everyone 」
https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2025/10/26/msg033327.html
🫰🏻 Let's Help NetBSD Cross the Finish Line Before 2025 Ends
「 Right now, The NetBSD foundation have raised $10,738 of $50,000 goal for the year. The foundation need one final push to help it cross the finish line and fully fund their work for the coming year.
If you donate today, your contribution will directly support critical, tangible projects that keep NetBSD modern, secure, and available to everyone 」
https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2025/10/26/msg033327.html
PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
#HackerNews #PSF #USGovernment #Grant #Funding #Python #Community
Update.  #SyracuseU will also reject the Trump compact, according to an Oct 22 statement by Chancellor Kent Syverud to the University Senate. Apparently there is not a public letter announcing the decision. 
https://dailyorange.com/2025/10/syverud-declines-trump-compact-senators-pass-portfolio-review-resolution/
#Academia #AcademicFreedom #AcademicMastodon #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
We are delighted to announce that we have received a grant from @NGIZero @nlnet to federate Mirlo! We're also honoured to be included alongside so many other amazing projects that we look up to and are inspired by. 💪🐦⬛
More here: https://nlnet.nl/project/Mirlo/
#Funding #Federation #Federated #OpenSource #Music #Musicians #Fedi #Fediverse #Connectivity #ActivityPub
Hier kommen unsere #Jobs & #Funding Schätze aus dieser Woche:
Die Sozialheld*innen suchen unter anderem eine*n (Senior) Fullstack Developer*in und eine*n Junior Projektmitarbeiter*in für die Wheelmap: https://www.sozialhelden.de/wir/karriere
 @wikimediaDE sucht eine*n Senior Data Analyst*in, hybrid/Berlin:
https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/60133850/Senior-Data-Analyst-all-genders-/
OpenSanctions (aus Prototype Fund Runde 10) sucht eine*n Junior Data Engineer*in, remote oder co-working in Berlin:
https://www.opensanctions.org/docs/company/jobs/2025-11-dataeng/
(1/3)
Update.  #WashingtonU has now rejected the Trump compact. Here's the public letter from Chancellor Andrew Martin (Oct 22). 
https://wustl.app.box.com/s/f3wwjqkrq9x1ovyz28d3r3cxmo8kwlk9 
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Hier kommen unsere #Jobs & #Funding Schätze aus dieser Woche:
Die Sozialheld*innen suchen unter anderem eine*n (Senior) Fullstack Developer*in und eine*n Junior Projektmitarbeiter*in für die Wheelmap: https://www.sozialhelden.de/wir/karriere
 @wikimediaDE sucht eine*n Senior Data Analyst*in, hybrid/Berlin:
https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/60133850/Senior-Data-Analyst-all-genders-/
OpenSanctions (aus Prototype Fund Runde 10) sucht eine*n Junior Data Engineer*in, remote oder co-working in Berlin:
https://www.opensanctions.org/docs/company/jobs/2025-11-dataeng/
(1/3)
Hier kommen unsere #Jobs & #Funding Schätze aus dieser Woche:
Die Sozialheld*innen suchen unter anderem eine*n (Senior) Fullstack Developer*in und eine*n Junior Projektmitarbeiter*in für die Wheelmap: https://www.sozialhelden.de/wir/karriere
 @wikimediaDE sucht eine*n Senior Data Analyst*in, hybrid/Berlin:
https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/60133850/Senior-Data-Analyst-all-genders-/
OpenSanctions (aus Prototype Fund Runde 10) sucht eine*n Junior Data Engineer*in, remote oder co-working in Berlin:
https://www.opensanctions.org/docs/company/jobs/2025-11-dataeng/
(1/3)
Update. Like Vanderbilt (above),  #WashingtonU has not not accepted or rejected the Trump compact. But also like Vanderbilt, its Chancellor, Andrew Martin, just released a vague and inconclusive statement on where it stands (Oct 20). 
https://andrewdmartin.washu.edu/washu-to-join-conversation-about-the-future-of-higher-education/ 
"We believe it is in the best interest of our university, and higher education more broadly, for us to participate constructively, share our experience and expertise, and help inform policies that strengthen the nation’s research and education ecosystem…We firmly believe meaningful progress will best be achieved through open, ongoing dialogue."
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Update.  #Vanderbilt has not yet accepted or rejected the Trump compact. But Chancellor Daniel Diermeier just released a vague and inconclusive open letter on where it stands.
https://t.e2ma.net/message/tu4xiq/5vxmu1ke 
"Last Friday, Vanderbilt participated in a discussion with members of the administration and other university leaders about shaping a productive process for providing such comments. We expect to share our input with the administration through that process. Our response will be grounded in our long-held principles and values…Vanderbilt believes deeply in the power of constructive dialogue."
The letter is undated (why?) but the Chronicle reports that it was made public on Oct 20.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/compact-live-updates-more-colleges-weigh-responses-as-deadline-for-feedback-looms 
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Update. From Barbara Snyder, President of the Association of American Universities ( #AAU), on the Trump compact: 
https://www.aau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/statement-aau-president-administrations-higher-education-compact
"Federal support for higher education must never be tied to ideological alignment with any administration."
#Academia #AcademicFreedom #AcademicMastodon #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
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