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GAO warns ICE has incomplete data on technology transfer risks from foreign students

ICE has incomplete data on whether foreign students from nations including China pose risks for IP theft, according to a watchdog.

Nov 29, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

Air Force partners with MIT to launch AI accelerator

It's the latest thread in the Department of Defense's growing interest in artificial intelligence.

May 20, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Post-doc fellows Meenakshi Singh and Jose Pacheco stand in front of Sandia’s ion beam generator in 2016. Project PI Meenakshi holds a sample qubit structure embedded in silicon. (Sandia National Laboratories / Randy Montoya)

The message for national labs: Advances in quantum computing are about people, too

It's not enough to help develop quantum computers, experts told a Senate panel. National labs also need to train the incipient workforce that will support them.

Sep 26, 2018 By Carten Cordell

Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States Michael Kratsios introduces NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at the “Face to Face with Our Future: A Day with Young Leaders” event, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

White House continues push for public-private collaboration on AI

The Trump administration wants to leverage the public, private and academic sectors to ensure the U.S. has the lead in artificial intelligence.

Jul 10, 2018 By Carten Cordell