- The White House released a report pushing a comeback of the "gentleman scientist"—favoring fellowships and grants that follow individuals, creating short-lived "X‑labs" for single problems, and cutting institutional red tape.
- The plan bets on AI as a scientific partner and includes a $5 billion pledge (with some estimates of a roughly $200 billion overhaul) to speed discoveries.
- Reaction is split: some praise bold funding experiments, while many academics warn it could undermine peer review, politicize research, and neglect international talent—an open letter opposing it has over 10,000 signatories.
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