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Can America Win the New Race for Scientific Leadership?

CHICAGO – As geopolitical tensions rise, competition for the cutting-edge science and talent that underpins advanced technology has heated up. The United States, China, and other major powers now regard leadership in areas like AI, semiconductors, quantum technologies, and biotechnology as central to military capability, economic security, and ideological influence.

The Case for Taxing AI

It’s about ensuring that the rewards are shared and the risks managed in the public interest. The sooner we start

Let a Thousand AI Regimes Bloom

So, no: America isn’t deregulating AI. It is decentralizing its governance. This messier, noisier, more pluralistic path is an inherent

Today’s Electricity Revolution Is Missing a Key Ingredient

A major driver is the increasing electrification of the global economy. Not only are more people adopting electric vehicles, heat

Thailand, Cambodia blame each other after border gunfire exchange

Thailand, Nov 13: Cambodia on Thursday expressed its “strong condemnation” of the unprovoked shooting by Thai military forces on Cambodian

Halting Africa’s Deforestation

Preserving the Congo Basin is especially important because the insatiable global demand for Africa’s natural resources has decimated the continent’s

The AI Labor Shock Is Coming for Women

As such, ensuring that women don’t bear the brunt of AI-induced job displacement, and addressing other AI-related gender disparities as

In Search of the AI Bubble’s Economic Fundamentals

While the contours of an AI bubble are hard to miss, its actual impact will depend on whether it spills

AI Agents Threaten Free Societies

Advocates of safer, ethical technologies need to help the public come to terms with what AI agents are and how

How Many More Cloud Scares Does Europe Need?

From storing and backing up data to powering and deploying AI systems, “the cloud” underpins the digital economy. But control