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NSF Shifts Grant Strategy Toward White House-Directed Research Priorities

The National Science Foundation announced plans to restructure its funding model, moving away from its traditional practice of soliciting proposals shaped by the scientific community toward a 'portfolio-based' system blending investigator-driven research with agency-directed initiatives tied to White House priorities. The change was outlined in a September 10 letter from acting director Brian Stone, though specifics on the new directed programs were not disclosed. NSF staff, speaking anonymously, worry the shift will further erode funding for curiosity-driven basic research that has defined the agency since 1950.

nature.com · 2026-09-11

OwnTime launches as a chess-clock style priority timer for iPhone and Apple Watch

OwnTime is a new app that lets users assign daily time budgets to a handful of priorities, running only one countdown at a time so starting one pauses the others. When a budget runs out, the app triggers a real alarm rather than a notification, and everything resets at midnight. It works independently on iPhone or Apple Watch, syncing the two when paired.

owntime.app · 2026-09-01

Founder advice: five ways to keep your calendar priority-driven

A new piece on founder productivity argues that standard focus advice fails startup leaders because their job requires constantly switching between different types of work. It offers five tips aimed at helping founders keep their calendars aligned with their own priorities rather than being dictated by others' demands.

fastcompany.com · 2026-08-29