LexNext DC Tech Tracker
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Lame Duck AI Legislation Gets Some Life
October 24, 2024By Paul Steidler: “Congressional leaders in the House and Senate are privately negotiating a deal to address increasing concerns about artificial intelligence, and they’re hoping to move a bill in the ...
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Tech Companies Seize The Mantle To Lower America’s Emissions
October 17, 2024By Paul Steidler: In a major boost for clean energy production, Amazon announced yesterday that it signed three new agreements to support the development of nuclear energy projects, including the cons ...
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Trump: “China is Afraid of Google”
October 16, 2024By Rebecca Grant: “Right now, China is afraid of Google,” former President Donald Trump said in Chicago on Oct. 15. Media outlets including the New York Times perked up at the acknowledgement that Go ...
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EU Eye On X Like A “Transatlantic Flank Attack”
October 10, 2024By Rebecca Grant: The US and European countries are lovey-dovey NATO allies when they face down Russia’s Vladimir Putin and assist Ukraine. When it comes to tech and the European Union, the hard-won ...
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Lithuania Punches Up In Cyber Fights With Russia
October 3, 2024By Paul Steidler: Lithuania has been in the crosshairs of relentless Russian and Chinese cyberattacks in recent years. Its response offers valuable lessons for the United States. A strong supporter of ...
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Alexander Hamilton’s Wisdom And Tech Public Policy
October 1, 2024By Paul Steidler: The wisdom of Alexander Hamilton’s pragmatism is resurgent among America’s government and business leaders, and it is coming at a crucial time. The world is increasingly turbulent, a ...
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Skinflint Starmer Stabs Scotland’s Supercomputer
September 24, 2024By Rebecca Grant: The British are stumbling out of the exascale computing race, and it’s a sobering reminder as to why the US must keep ahead of China. “Axed” blared the headline when new British Prim ...
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Navy Admiral Pushes Pentagon To Use AI Tools Now
September 16, 2024By Rebecca Grant: Up and down the chain of command, the military needs to be using AI today, not waiting for tomorrow. So says retired four-star Admiral Charles Richard, an expert who commanded nucle ...
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A Good Week For U.S.-China Tech Policy
September 10, 2024By Paul Steidler: Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives took significant steps towards protecting the government’s technology infrastructure from Chinese hackers and other malicious parties. It ...
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America Must Lead, Send Consistent Messages To The World On AI
August 21, 2024By Paul Steidler: The world is looking to the United States to take the lead on Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is important for Administration officials and the myriad of government agencies to spea ...