arXiv has secured $17.2 million in multiyear philanthropic commitments from Simons Foundation International, XTX Markets, and Siegel Family Endowment to support its transition to an independent nonprofit. The funding will strengthen technical infrastructure, support ongoing operations, and improve services for the millions of researchers who use the platform annually across physics, mathematics, computer science, and related fields.
The International Meteor Organization, a nonprofit that coordinates meteor and fireball observations, suffered a cyberattack that caused critical infrastructure damage and took much of its website offline. The organization expects several weeks of partial downtime while transitioning to new infrastructure, though it continues accepting fireball reports through alternative channels.