Much of what Big Tech values is praiseworthy, from fun (a good thing) to wondrous creativity. But, like similar episodes in the nineteenth century, the meltdown of FTX, and the turmoil engulfing Twitter and Meta, have exposed the costs of blindly worshiping enterprise and wealth. Read More Here
Washington’s crackdown on technology access is creating a new kind of global conflict. Read More Here
Technology is where national interest, human progress, education, innovation, culture, and economic development converge. Thus, technology will continue redrawing geopolitical lines, redefining sovereignty, and altering the global order in the 21st century. Read More Here
China leads the United States in 5G, commercial drones, offensive hypersonic weapons, and lithium-battery production,” the report said, while the U.S. is ahead in biotech, quantum computing, cloud computing, commercial space technologies, and has a small lead in artificial intelligence. Read More Here
It is a perilous race between the United States and China for dominance of the global technological and security commons. Read More Here
Technological innovation is one of the main fields of US–China competition. Competition in the semiconductor industry is a significant point of tension where the continued interference of US bureaucracies in the industry is a source of contention between the superpowers. Read More Here
Indian commentators have framed over-reliance on U.S. technology as a strategic risk: What’s to stop Big Tech from pulling the plug on India if a crisis pits Washington against New Delhi? Read More Here
New legislation in Europe carves out a bold new path in tech policy, but it creates the impression this path is cost-free. It is not. Read More Here
In yet another realm of US-China rivalry, both superpowers are treating the emerging metaverse as a contested military domain. The metaverse is a digital, parallel world created thanks to developments in the internet, virtual reality, networking technologies and augmented reality. Read More Here
Instead of adopting an adversarial approach, Congress should seek to work with technology companies to formulate sound legislation that doesn’t damage their ability to compete at home and abroad. Read More Here
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