Lexington Institute
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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
Exhibit A that vigorous head-to-head competition is alive + well in US high tech sector. It’s @Google vs. @NVIDIA on powerful #chips production. @JusticeATR should take to heart + settle harassing litigation #TPU
cnbc.com
Google says Ironwood, the seventh generation of its Tensor Processing Unit, is more than four times faster than its predecessor chip.
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America has critical infrastructure at risk in space, and protecting it from foreign cyber hacks is a never-ending problem. Space is the new frontier for cyberattacks. Read more from @rebeccagrantdc in @RCDefense at the link below. https://t.co/0c25OY9PdG
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"Chiranistan" cyber attacks come daily. Armor Up Satellites for Space Superiority https://t.co/4CDpljQyBK
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realcleardefense.com
Protecting America’s critical infrastructure from cyber hacks is a never-ending problem – and not just on Earth, but on orbit, too. Space is the new frontier for cyberattacks. Americ
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Small Business Doubling Down on AI Think AI is just for big businesses, government, or large academic institutions? An October 2025 study finds that small businesses have quickly adopted AI to become more efficient and profitable, making things better for customers and
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As necessity is the mother of invention, and #Ukraine has a great #tech culture this is not surprising. Its postal service @ukrposhta under the leadership of @smelyansky_igor is key in helping drive this.
Hey @AdamThierer I’m in Ukraine and attending an open discussion on their AI strategy. Permissionless innovation, competition, low regulation, and innovation feature heavy in discussion. I’m in an alternate universe to the US/EU!
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More evidence the #AIDoomers are wrong. #AI will lead to a net gain of 72 MILLION JOBS by 2030 per World Economic Forum survey. Opportunities are huge + must not be squandered by undue regulation or failure to expand energy @WEF @Neil_Chilson @ITIFdc @ccianet @CTATech @NetChoice
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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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