Tag: United States

New Mexico to invest $483m in quantum computing drive

Posted on   |  by Stephen Nellis
New Mexico, site of the world’s first atomic bomb tests, plans to invest US$315 million (A$483 million) in a bid to become a leader in another potentially era-defining technology:...

Trump threatens more tariffs for countries with digital taxes

Posted on   |  by Kanishka Singh
US President Donald Trump has ramped up threats against countries that have digital taxes, promising “subsequent additional tariffs” on their goods if those nations do not remove such legislation....

US voids Biden’s semiconductor research grant deal

Posted on   |  by David Shepardson
The US Commerce Department said on Monday that one of its agencies will take over operational responsibility to oversee US$7.4 billion in semiconductor research funds, saying that the private...

UK agrees to drop ‘backdoor’ mandate for Apple

Posted on   |  by Kanishka Singh
US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday the UK had agreed to drop its mandate for iPhone maker Apple to provide a “backdoor” that would have...

News Wrap: Silicon Valley gets its way in US AI plan

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are three names attached to the Trump administration’s newly published AI Action Plan. One is the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the other two are Silicon...

White House to unveil plan to push US AI abroad

Posted on   |  by Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Alper
The US government intends to publish a plan on Wednesday that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive...

US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump mega-bill

Posted on   |  by David Morgan and David Shepardson
The Republican-led US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill....