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Trump administration proposes new powers to block business deals involving foreign technology
Following a White House executive order highlighting the “unusual and extraordinary threat” posed by foreign-made information and communications technology, the Department of ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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How the FCC’s new ban on Huawei benefits the military
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The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Nov. 22 to prohibit its dollars from being spent on equipment or services from Chinese telecommunications companies Hua...
By Martijn Rasser
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CNAS Launches Digital Freedom Forum
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) has announced the launch of the Digital Freedom Forum, part of the CNAS Countering High-Tech Illiberalism project. The Forum will...
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U.S. approves first licenses for tech sales to Huawei
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The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it has begun issuing licenses allowing some companies to restart U.S. tech sales to China’s Huawei, months after adding the t...
By Eric Sayers
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5G's Collateral Winners: Southeast Asia
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While superpowers are fighting for world dominance in the upcoming fifth-generation cellular network technology race, smaller nations may also see some benefits. Countries acr...
By Martijn Rasser
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Security Trumps Speed For 5G Networks: CNAS
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The US government must play a much more active — and more expensive — role in rolling out 5G networks, working with the private sector and foreign allies to develop a more sec...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The U.S.-China trade war is cooling off. But the tech war is heating up.
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President Trump this week seemed to be nearing a preliminary truce in his trade war with China. But the deeper danger that still lies ahead is a Sino-U.S. technology war, as t...
By Robert O. Work
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China makes the first big 5G move
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China switched on a massive 5G network Friday, bringing 50 cities online in one of the largest-ever single rollouts of the super-fast mobile networks. Why it matters: Right no...
By Paul Scharre
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CNAS and Defense One Partner for Year-Long Editorial Series: "The American Readiness Project"
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With original reporting, research, and a body of expert commentary, the American Readiness Project will chronicle the nation’s desire, willingness, and capability for the U.S....
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The unanswered questions in America’s AI strategy
Three years since the White House first publicly considered the U.S. government's role as a shepherd of artificial intelligence research, pivotal unanswered questions are stil...
By Elsa B. Kania
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TikTok Responds to US Warnings, Says They’ve Got Nothing to Do With Chinese Government
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TikTok videos have taken over the internet. They’re short, funny, and can instantly go viral. But not everyone is laughing, like United States lawmakers who are concerned that...
By Kara Frederick
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Inside TikTok: A culture clash where U.S. views about censorship often were overridden by the Chinese bosses
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The wildly popular short-video app TikTok has become one of the world’s fastest-growing social media platforms, known for its quirky memes and viral singalongs. But its happy-...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Pentagon advisory board releases principles for ethical use of artificial intelligence in warfare
Hoping to prepare for what many see as a coming revolution in weaponry enabled by artificial intelligence ― and convince a skeptical public that it can apply such innovations ...
By Paul Scharre
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A Tech Group Suggests Limits for the Pentagon’s Use of AI
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The Pentagon says artificial intelligence will help the US military become still more powerful. On Thursday, an advisory group including executives from Google, Microsoft, and...
By Paul Scharre
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As AI joins battlefield, Pentagon seeks ethicist
When the chief of the Pentagon’s new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center briefed reporters recently, he made a point of emphasizing the imminently practical – even potentiall...
By Paul Scharre
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How Commandos Could Quickly Confirm They Got Their Target
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When President Trump announced on Sunday morning that a Special Operations forces raid had resulted in the death of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, he said two ...
By Kara Frederick
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Artificial Intelligence Moving to Battlefield as Ethics Weighed
The Pentagon, taking the next big step of deploying artificial intelligence to aid troops and help select battlefield targets, must settle lingering ethical concerns about usi...
By Paul Scharre
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Pentagon seeks to triple AI warfare budget to meet China's rise
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The U.S. Defense Department has made battlefield-ready artificial intelligence a priority in its planning, seeking a massive increase in related spending to counter China's ra...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Digital silk road: How China is creating a new global data highway
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China has a massive blueprint for boosting its economic growth, and part of the project is called the “Digital Silk Road.”Not to be confused with the online darknet marketplac...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The military might showed off at China’s 70th anniversary parade moved some Chinese to tears. Here’s why
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The pomp, drama and advanced military technology on display at the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China sent a dramatic, carefully-rehearsed message to the world...
By Elsa B. Kania
