Funding

BBC World Service funding freeze risks ‘opening door to hostile states’, MPs say
Ministers risk “opening the door to propaganda from hostile states” and diminishing international trust in the BBC World Service by allowing its funding to be frozen at a crucial...
Yorkshire Water receives fresh funding despite sewage fines and pay row
A leading European investor will pump fresh funding into Yorkshire Water including helping to cover a £600m loan, despite recent heavy sewage fines and a scandal over executive pay...
OpenAI announces $110bn funding round that would value firm at $840bn
OpenAI said on Friday it is raising $110bn in a blockbuster funding round that would value the ChatGPT maker at $840bn, in a deal that signals the feverish pace...
Kristi Noem blames Democrats for shutdown holding up $625m in World Cup funding
Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, replied forcefully on Thursday to concerns about a holdup of federal funding for this summer’s World Cup, confirming that “no funds have...
Nvidia close to investing US billion in OpenAI’s mega funding round: source
Nvidia close to investing US$30 billion in OpenAI’s mega funding round: source
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 12:55 PMNVIDIA is close to finalising a US$30 billion investment in OpenAI, as the chipmaker moves to take a stake in one of...
'Completely unacceptable': Ontario NDP demands changes to hospital funding
The Ontario NDP is demanding urgent changes to hospital funding after the Investigative Journalism Bureau reported hospital operating budgets were in deficit to the tune of more than half...
Singapore’s payments sector raises over US9 million in funding for 9M 2025
Singapore’s payments sector raises over US$319 million in funding for 9M 2025
This surpasses combined fintech funding of US$104 million for Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam[SINGAPORE] Investment in Singapore’s payments sector remains robust, with over US$319 million in funding...
Minister told chiefs 'abuses' found in Jordan's Principle funding, but advocates question claims
OTTAWA — An internal email shows federal Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty told chiefs that funding for a legal principle ensuring First Nations children have access to government services...
L.A.’s defense industry is booming. Federal funding crunch could change that
When former Space X engineer Josh Giegel launched his North Hollywood tech company Gambit in 2023, he had a vision for the battlefield of the future, one with fewer...
United Arab Emirates cuts state funding for citizens studying in U.K. over fears of Muslim Brotherhood on campuses
The United Arab Emirates has removed state funding for citizens who want to study in the United Kingdom over fears of campus Islamist radicalization there driven by the Muslim...