A central component of the push is the "Genesis Mission," which has secured $2.4 billion in computing resources from tech giants. Nvidia is contributing $1 billion in capacity over five years, while OpenAI and Amazon are providing $200 million and $50 million respectively. Anthropic pledged $150 million and is making its Claude AI available to more than 15 federal agencies. The initiative also includes $100 million in credits from National Compute for the White House and another $100 million for the public sector, alongside a 14 institution compute hub across 10 southeastern states.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Trump Launches $6B Science Push in Largest Initiative in Decades
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The White House introduced the "New Golden Age of Science," a coordinated investment program totaling more than $6 billion to fast-track advancements in nuclear fusion, quantum computing, space exploration and artificial intelligence. The initiative draws funding from government budgets, industry pledges, academia and philanthropy to ensure U.S. leadership in the development of "super intelligence," the administration said in a statement.
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