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fromThe Cipher Brief
6 days agoWinning the Innovation Race: Why America's Allies Are the Key to Beating Beijing
The U.S. must build allied networks of investors, customers, and collaborators to accelerate technological innovation and outpace rivals in AI, quantum, semiconductors, and robotics.
Venture
fromFortune
1 day agoWith two new funds to trumpet, Sequoia's Roelof Botha opens up about the state of the VC market-and about the firm's controversial partner | Fortune
Sequoia launched $200M seed and $750M venture funds; founders not needing funding for 12 months should build, and targeted industrial policy can protect national interests.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week agoTrump Wants in on Quantum Computing. Will RGTI, QBTS, IONQ, or QUBT Win?
A recent Wall Street Journal report has sparked major renewed interest in the quantum computing sector, claiming that President Trump is pushing for the U.S. government to acquire ownership stakes in several key players. According to the Journal, discussions involve Rigetti Computing ( NASDAQ:RGTI ), D-Wave Quantum ( ), IonQ ( ), and Quantum Computing ( NASDAQ:QUBT ), with each company potentially receiving federal funding in exchange for equity. The report suggests this move aims to bolster U.S. leadership in quantum technology amid global competition.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks agoChina: New 5-year plan comes at critical economic crossroads DW 10/20/2025
China must rebalance economic strategy toward boosting domestic consumption while prioritizing industrial policy and semiconductor self-reliance amid export weakness and geopolitical pressure.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks agoScott Bessent Introduces 'Price Floors' To Combat China
When you are facing a nonmarket economy like China, then you have to exercise industrial policy, Bessent said. The Treasury Secretary explained that China has put rare earth mineral companies out of business by massively dropping their own prices. We're going to set price floors and the forward buying to make sure that this doesn't happen again, and we're going to do it across a range of industries, he said.
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UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 weeks agoStarmer has 'totally failed' the steel industry as the EU threatens 80,000 UK jobs - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
EU plans to raise steel tariffs to 50% threaten roughly 80,000 UK steel-related jobs, prompting urgent calls for domestic protections and government action.
fromTheregister
1 month agoTrump's tariffshaped stick can't beat reality on US fabbing
In some respects, it reflects a modern economic take on Roosevelt's Big Stick ideology, only Trump seems to have ignored the speaking softly bit and jumped straight to swinging his stick like every problem is a piñata with candy inside. Trump need not even swing his stick - all he has to do is make a threat, and those in its path scramble to appease him.
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Health
fromIndependent
1 month agoIreland's pharma sector is world class, but why don't we have a Novo Nordisk to take our success to the next level?
Ireland lacks a domestic pharmaceutical giant despite an 80,000-strong workforce; government, industry and universities should collaborate to build a global pharma player.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
1 month agoNatron's liquidation shows why the US isn't ready to make its own batteries | TechCrunch
Natron ceased operations after failing to obtain UL certification and additional investor funding, prompting liquidation and abandonment of planned sodium-ion battery factory projects.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months agoWhy the US government seeks a stake in chipmaker Intel DW 08/21/2025
The White House has confirmed that the Trump administration is in talks with Intel about acquiring a stake of up to 10% in the chipmaker. "The president wants to put America's needs first, both from a national security and economic perspective," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Tuesday after days of media speculation over a possible deal. Although it would be unusual for the US government to take a stake in such a large company, it would align with President Donald Trump's trend of intervening in the free market during his second term.
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