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              Arlington, Virginia public policy think tank. Conducting research, publishing analysis, interacting with media, and engaging policymakers since 1998.
              
              Arlington, VA
            
            
              
              Joined August 2011
            
            
           ICYMI: The draft EU Space Act (EUSA) contains clear discrimination against American space services providers, which could jeopardize the implementation of the July 2025 US-European Union trade deal. EUSA should not be adopted until it is amended. @rebeccagrantdc has written more 
          
                
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             Just out from @WSJ a look at the machinations that stopped advanced @NVIDIA #BlackwellChip sales to #China Key excerpt: "Faced with nearly unified opposition from his top advisers, Trump decided not to discuss the advanced Nvidia chips during his Oct. 30 meeting with Xi in Busan, 
          
                
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             Meet the Likely Next FTC Commissioner: Ryan Baasch Bloomberg News reported late yesterday that Ryan Baasch (“Bash”), who serves on the National Economic Council (NEC), will soon be nominated by President Trump to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). He 
          
                
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             Key update on @POTUS/Xi/#NVIDIA discussion per @Reuters "After Thursday's meeting in South Korea, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that semiconductors had been discussed and China was "going to be talking to Nvidia and others about taking chips", but added: 'We're not 
          
            
            reuters.com
              U.S. President Donald Trump may have teased that he could discuss Nvidia's state-of-the-art artificial intelligence Blackwell chips with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but in the end, he said the...
            
                
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             Maintenance delays at shipyards are a direct hit to naval readiness. Rethinking maintenance is a prerequisite for ensuring optimal readiness in the Pacific theater and worldwide. @rebeccagrantdc has written more on this subject at the link below.  https://t.co/BOnWTpzlPS 
          
          
                
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             The draft #EUSpaceAct (EUSA) contains clear discrimination against American space services providers, which could jeopardize the implementation of the July 2025 US-European Union trade deal. #EUSA should not be adopted until it is amended. @rebeccagrantdc has written more on 
          
                
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             Great news below. Also important: US should preserve + bolster its purchases of #robotics + #industrialmachinery from #Japan to revitalize US manufacturing. @CommerceGov should not impede this as it is currently investigating + considering @USChamber @ShopFloorNAM @CTATech
          
           Today, Director @mkratsios47 and Minister @onoda_kimi signed the U.S.-Japan Technology Prosperity Deal, strengthening our close collaborations with a key partner on R&D, AI innovation and standards, quantum, 6G, space, research security and more 🇺🇸🇯🇵⬇️  https://t.co/AtUC4znxTY 
            
          
                
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             Talk about blatant #copyright theft amid @linamkhan silence. Not a surprise, though, from #Mamdani who wants to take from producers and innovators without paying for it. 
           “The Knicks want to make it clear that we do not endorse Mr. Mamdani for Mayor…We will pursue all legal remedies to enforce our rights” Knicks send Zohran cease & desist letter over logo 
            
                
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             Jonathan Kanter’s Wrong: Data Center Power Won’t Be a Major Antitrust Issue In a disturbing October 21 story, “Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue,” The Wall Street Journal gave a forum to Jonathan Kanter, the chief antitrust official in the Biden 
          
                
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             Why #Hollywood is not able to identify the vision, let alone core components, of America’s #AI future. Leave that to #innovators not entertainers, writes @PaulSteidler in @TheNatlInterest with ample back-up @1796farewell
          
          
            
            nationalinterest.org
              From 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Jetsons, Hollywood has long misread America’s tech future. The real AI story will be written by innovators—not screenwriters.
            
                
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             .@DavidSacks unloads both barrels on #Anthropic + @reidhoffman Will be interesting if @SenTedCruz weighs in soon down the road re: #AI Moratorium bill 
           I read your post. It claims that the controversy surrounding Anthropic is about AI safety research. This is not true; in fact, it’s misdirection. The real issue is not research but rather Anthropic’s agenda to backdoor Woke AI and other AI regulations through Blue states like 
          
                
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             Compelling look at how @EU_Commission “is taking upon itself the authority to restructure the US economy” via way over the top fines vs @Google + other US #tech leaders. US economic sovereignty under attack @AsheeshKAgarwal @JusticeATR @FTC @CCIAnet
          
          
            
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              The European Union is taking upon itself the authority to restructure the U.S. economy. In its latest move, the EU imposed a staggering $3.45 billion fine
            
                
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             A look at the many ways arbitrary + capricious fines from @EU_Commission can pulverize US companies by taking more $$$ than they sell to Europe in a year, while being Swords of Damocles over day-to-day activity. Thanks to @USChamber for its earlier report. 
          
                
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             The @USArmy is accelerating its new MV-75 tiltrotor program, a long-range assault aircraft that is “twice as far, twice as fast” as the Black Hawk. While its performance is a leap forward, its most revolutionary feature is its “digital backbone.” Read more from @rebeccagrantdc in 
          
            
            nationalsecurityjournal.org
              Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Army is accelerating its new MV-75 tiltrotor program, a long-range assault aircraft that is “twice as far, twice as fast” as the Black Hawk. -While its performance...
            
                
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             Why @SenSanders Op-Ed + @HELPCmteDems report warning of 100 million #AI jobs losses are flat-out wrong + latest techniques for advancing a socialist agenda which would harm working Americans + innovation @GOPHELP @SenBillCassidy
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             The @EU_Commission last week falsely claimed the #EU is a worldwide #AI leader. It’s not + won’t be until it starts to level with its people, adopts market reforms + treats US tech firms decently writes @PaulSteidler @rc_markets @RCPolitics @CompCoalition
          
          
            
            realclearmarkets.com
              The European Commission, the governing body of the European Union, on October 7 announced strategies to boost AI usage and investment through an extraordinarily deceitful press release. The lead
            
                
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             AI is an essential, proven tool to turn around K-12 public schools writes @PaulSteidler in @Townhallcom @POTUS + others get this but teachers’ unions are trying to water down #AI with a thousand regulatory cuts as they aggressively lobby state legislatures  https://t.co/zIKwPn6Ozu 
          
          
                
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             Big, significant #tech news for @NVIDIA + many more US companies re: US AI exports to #UAE. Hopefully a sign the #AIStack plan from @CommerceGov will rigorously support #tech sales overseas so US #AI thrives worldwide @UAEmediaoffice @DavidSacks @WHOSTP47
          
          
            
            finance.yahoo.com
              Nvidia stock hit an intraday record high as Bloomberg reported that the US government approved the tech leader's chip exports to the UAE.
            
                
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