Innovation Files Blog

Experts believe that in 2026, smart devices, including smart watches, fitness trackers, and digital assistants, will trigger one-third of all emergency calls.

The bipartisan National Commission on Robotics Act would help jump-start a national strategy to restore U.S. leadership in robotics, a critical technology for manufacturing competitiveness, productivity, and national security as China rapidly scales its dominance.

Between 2005 and 2024, Chinese firms received approximately 3 to 8 times more subsidies as competitor firms in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The National Vulnerability Database is struggling with growing backlogs, outdated processes, and overlapping responsibilities that threaten its effectiveness. NIST should improve coordination with CISA, modernize vulnerability management systems, and strengthen stakeholder engagement to restore trust and efficiency.

The NO FAKES Act would create a much-needed federal right of publicity to protect individuals from unauthorized digital replicas, but Congress should narrow the bill’s definition of “digital replica” to avoid unintentionally restricting legitimate uses and innovation, particularly in the video game industry.

Proposals to tax AI computing power are proliferating as concerns about AI grow. But an AI compute tax would slow productivity growth, drive investment abroad, and do little to protect workers or preserve the tax base.

The biopharmaceutical industry generated over $800 billion in direct output in the United States in 2022, and indirectly supported an additional $850 billion in output through its suppliers and other downstream sectors, for a total of $1.65 trillion in economic output.

Broad semiconductor tariffs may aim to strengthen U.S. national security, but could ultimately weaken U.S. technological leadership. Higher chip costs could raise consumer prices while slowing investment in the AI infrastructure that drives future growth.

New York City’s broadband report cherry-picks outdated data to make the case for government-owned networks, but its own evidence shows competition is strong and affordability challenges require targeted support—not more infrastructure mandates.

If cancer deaths were to be fully eliminated by 2030, over the subsequent 35 years, 30.7 million deaths would be averted, saving 380 million years of life. These additional years of life would also yield substantial economic benefits, as each year of life generates economic value, increased productivity, and tax revenue.