[neilwilson]

Yes. It is funded by the Swedish Central Bank.

Would you trust a Nobel prize in computing funded by Google?

[hoonose]

Yes. The closest thing to the Nobel Prize in computing is the Turing Award, which is indeed funded by Google.

[dsr_]

Although it is not Google who decides on who wins, and the Award would still be reputationally valuable if there were no money attached to it.

[fwn]

Funding rarely determines process or outcome.

It's a common argument, but unworldly, given that there are huge amounts of largely autonomous institutions that rely on single donors, may it be public or private money.

[jonhendry18]

"Would you trust a Nobel prize in computing funded by Google?"

Would you trust a Nobel Peace Prize funded by an arms merchant?

[sdinsn]

The Turing Award? Yes. It is considered by Computer Scientists to be the premier award in the field.