Jun 10, 2021 | Government, Investment, Research
The U.S. government used to devote a much larger share of the country’s resources to investing in the future. Every year from the 1950s through the ’70s, federal spending on research and development equaled at least 1 percent of G.D.P. The share peaked above 2 percent...
Jun 3, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Government
Cruise LLC, the autonomous vehicle (AV) company majority-owned by General Motors Co, has urged President Joe Biden to back efforts to speed thousands of self-driving cars to U.S. roads, saying the country risks lagging behind China, according to a previously...
May 6, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Government
The White House has launched a new website, AI.gov, to make artificial intelligence research more accessible across the nation, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The U.S. once led significantly in the global artificial intelligence race, but now risks being...
Apr 15, 2021 | Cyber Security, Featured, Government
President Biden yesterday announced his nominees for two top cybersecurity posts: Chris Inglis as the first-ever Senate-confirmed White House cyber director; and Jen Easterly as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The pair of...
Mar 31, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Government
The Biden administration will ask Congress to extend incentives that have spurred a U.S. electric-vehicle market that still trails EV adoption in economic rival China. The proposed extension for breaks on EV purchases is part of a $2.25 trillion infrastructure and...
Mar 11, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Government
In one of his first actions in January, President Biden announced an ambitious plan that he said would create jobs and reduce the federal government’s greenhouse gas emissions. “The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles,” he said...
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