Hardware Science The US government is spending $2 billion on quantum computing, while taking stock in the companies it funds IBM gets $1 billion, with the rest spread across eight firms under the Chips Act By Skye Jacobs, May 22, 2026, 11:05 AM 10 comments
Car Tech Industry Automakers extend EV discounts after federal subsidy expires Hyundai is giving buyers $7,500 in cash on the 2025 Ioniq 5 and up to $9,800 off the 2026 model By Skye Jacobs, October 2, 2025, 10:10 AM 20 comments
Mobile Industry Tablet shipments grow for sixth straight quarter, and Chromebooks aren't dead yet State subsidies and incentives are revitalizing the market By Alfonso Maruccia, August 6, 2025, 3:13 PM
Industry Hardware Japan will provide more subsidies to Kioxia and Western Digital for NAND memory chip manufacturing Generative AI models need more memory, and manufacturers need more public funding to get going By Alfonso Maruccia, February 7, 2024, 3:29 PM
Car Tech France is formulating a $100 per month subsidized EV lease program Would you pay $100 a month to lease an EV? By Shawn Knight, September 2, 2022, 1:20 PM 54 comments
Hardware Industry Chipmakers might soon get $52 billion CHIPS Act windfall, but there's a catch Companies that operate in "unfriendly" countries won't see any benefits By Adrian Potoroaca, July 19, 2022, 1:13 PM 14 comments
Hardware Industry EU outlines plan to boost European chip manufacturing Companies can soon tap into billions in funding and subsidies By Adrian Potoroaca, February 10, 2022, 11:05 AM
Industry FCC votes along party lines to scale back federal Lifeline program FCC chairman wants to reduce waste and fraud By Shawn Knight, November 17, 2017, 5:12 PM 7 comments
The Web Amazon is offering a reduced Prime rate to customers on government assistance By Shawn Knight, June 6, 2017, 3:45 PM
Apple Wearable Tech Health care provider Aetna might buy you an Apple Watch By Shawn Knight, September 27, 2016, 6:45 PM 11 comments
Industry FCC votes 3-2 to approve $9.25 per month broadband Internet subsidy for low-income Americans By Shawn Knight, April 1, 2016, 1:00 PM 40 comments
Mobile Industry Sprint becomes last major carrier to eliminate two-year smartphone contracts By Shawn Knight, January 9, 2016, 12:30 PM 9 comments
Mobile Verizon introduces simplified rate plans, eliminating contracts and phone subsidies By Shawn Knight, August 7, 2015, 1:00 PM 7 comments
Mobile Industry T-Mobile resurrects subsidies with Score, a smartphone discount program By Shawn Knight, January 26, 2015, 5:00 PM
Mobile Verizon believes phone subsidies are still their best bet By Shawn Knight, March 11, 2014, 11:30 AM 8 comments
Industry Mobile Verizon open to eliminating contracts, will monitor T-Mobile's success By Shawn Knight, April 4, 2013, 7:30 AM