As Small Business Saturday approaches (November 25, 2023), American Edge applauds our country’s 33.3 million small businesses for their significant contributions to our country, to our communities, and to our combined prosperity. […]
ICYMI: This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Spy Chiefs Warn of China’s Expanded Effort To Steal Technologies
An unprecedented summit of intelligence chiefs from five nations warned that China’s espionage efforts are increasingly focused on Silicon Valley tech companies rather than the U.S. government. […]
U.S. Trade Representative Hands the Tech Torch to China
In a bewildering act of self-sabotage, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) recently walked away from digital trade proposals that are pivotal to safeguarding America’s global technology leadership position. By withdrawing these proposals from the negotiations table at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the USTR has not only undercut America’s global tech prospects, but also strengthened China’s position in the race for tech dominance. […]
Wray’s Warning: The Rising Threat of China’s Technology Ambitions
In a recent interview with 60 Minutes, FBI Director Christopher Wray didn’t mince words: China runs the world’s largest and most sophisticated hacking operation, and it is pointed directly at Main Street USA, threatening “American jobs, American families, American livelihoods” with “flesh and blood, kitchen-table consequences.” […]
ICYMI: Celebrating Free Speech Week: Why America must lead in protecting internet freedom
As we celebrate Free Speech Week 2023 (Oct. 16-22), the state of global internet freedom stands in stark contrast to this deeply cherished American value. According to the just-released Freedom on the Net report, internet freedom has declined for the 13th consecutive year. […]
AEP Releases New Ad Campaign
The American Edge Project, a coalition of nearly two dozen domestic organizations, today launched a new ad campaign highlighting the critical role American technology plays in the lives of everyday families and communities. […]
The Danger of Overzealous Regulators to Innovation and Consumers
The technology and innovation industry’s rapid growth and unparalleled significance have placed it squarely in the crosshairs of overeager regulators in both the U.S. and Europe. While cloaking their actions as protecting competition, recent moves by these regulators reveal a troubling pattern: a willingness to bypass established laws and norms to advance an increasingly ideological agenda. These misguided actions not only threaten innovations coming out of the technology sector, but we are now seeing the impact it’s having on potential lifesaving technologies in the bio-tech and healthcare sectors too. Unfortunately, this unchecked regulatory overreach will not only undermine innovation and hurt consumers, but it also risks ceding our leadership across a number of industries to China. […]
ICYMI: Europe’s Digital Markets Act: A cautionary tale for U.S. policymakers
The rapid ascent of China poses profound economic and national security challenges for the West in the 21st century. However, overzealous regulation of American technology firms by European allies, as exemplified by the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, threatens to undermine U.S. technological leadership and cede advantage to Beijing’s burgeoning tech sector. […]
Hispanic Americans Help Drive American Tech Innovation
Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month allows us to celebrate the rich tapestry of the Hispanic American culture and its countless contributions to our society, economy, and history. […]
Obstacles to America’s Tech Leadership: China, Europe, and U.S. Policymakers
While China and the United States are engaged in a high stakes contest for global technology leadership, America’s tech industry is coming under renewed attacks – not just from Beijing, but from European policymakers and bureaucrats in our own country. These dangerous actions at home and abroad undermine America’s ability to innovate and compete against China, and threaten to jeopardize our national security, our economic prosperity, and our values. […]