America has much to celebrate during this 250th year of our independence, but as the fireworks and flyovers subside, it’s time to get back to work addressing one of the most critical limiting factors of our future success: modernizing our aging energy infrastructure.
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I spent a decade on the Senate Intelligence Committee getting briefed on every way America could lose its technological edge to China. I heard all about stolen intellectual property, compromised supply chains, spies in our research labs, you name it. […]
While Bay Area coders and Ivy League grads dominate the headlines about artificial intelligence (AI), it is miners and construction workers who will create and maintain the data centers and the energy grid that unlock American innovation. […]
David A. Deptula’s June 1 op-ed, “An overlooked key to national security is at risk,” was right: Data infrastructure is now as essential to American military power as runways and aircraft carriers. […]
The United States must adopt a unified national strategy to outcompete China in AI and ensure democratic values shape the technologies of the future. […]
In our 36 combined years of service in the United States Senate, we served on opposite sides of the aisle. Still, we agreed on this: America’s 36 million small businesses are the heart and soul of our economy. […]
Imagine two teams preparing for a world championship. One arrives with a full game plan. Coaches, players, and management are aligned around a single strategy. […]
America and China are racing for technological supremacy, and the margin is razor thin. Today, tech supremacy is increasingly synonymous with artificial intelligence (AI) leadership […]
Maine’s proposed moratorium on new data centers sends exactly the wrong signal at the wrong time. Maine has lived through the loss of its industrial base, from paper mills to its manufacturing economy. […]
Energy abundance could be the deciding factor in whether America or China wins the race for global artificial intelligence leadership. Right now, China is surging in that race — and they’re winning it on the power grid, not just in the lab. […]