Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) India is “a technology powerhouse” that is central to the White House’s global artificial intelligence push, US President Donald Trump’s top science adviser has said, highlighting the country’s engineering depth and growing innovation ecosystem.“India is a technology powerhouse,” Michael Kratsios, assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said told Fox News in an interview.“It graduates an incredi…
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Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) The US risks losing its quantum edge unless it maintains investment, strengthens its workforce, and stabilizes supply chains, lawmakers and officials warned.During a Congressional hearing this week, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin said the Trump administration has identified quantum science, technology, and engineering as a top research and development priority.As Congress works to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative, Babin no…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) Members of Congress from both parties have raised sharp concerns that immigration policies, workforce pipelines, and supply chain uncertainty are threatening the United States’ leadership in quantum science and technology.At a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing, lawmakers warned that restrictions on international students and foreign talent are weakening the quantum workforce at a time of intense global competition.“If the United States is not th…