News Clips

The Wall Street Journal quoted Rob Atkinson in an article about the potential geopolitical consequences of America’s manufacturing decline.

Business Insider interviewed Stephen Ezell about U.S. efforts to produce semiconductors. “A Harris administration would probably be more likely to advance a CHIPS Act 2.0, just given the Democratic Party's general endorsement of industrial policy and willingness to invest significant sums to support industrial policy,” said Ezell. “A Trump administration would probably not be opposed to a CHIPS Act 2.0, but it would probably be less likely to instigate one.”

A column in Forbes cited ITIF research on Chinese innovation in the biopharma industry.

Science interviewed ITIF President Rob Atkinson for an analysis of “the stakes for science” in the 2024 election.

Interviewing ITIF President Rob Atkinson about the East Coast dockworkers' strike, Rich Lowry notes in the National Review that we might think we live in a time of revolutionary technological change, but we aren’t seeing big productivity gains, because much of our new technology has been poured into the consumer market—smartphones, social media, online retail, and the like.

As DefenseOne reports, Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, raising concerns about the findings of an ITIF report on Chinese quantum innovation. “To ensure that the United States maintains its technological advantage, DOD must have a strategic plan to integrate quantum sensing into our national security efforts,” the senators wrote.

Following the release of an ITIF report outlining a path to implementing a system of digital IDs in the United States, NextGov reports that Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) has said he’s hoping to get his Improving Digital Identity Act included in the House AI Task Force’s list of recommended policy proposals.

E&E News featured ITIF's report on clean energy variability, finding that fossil fuel is the ideal backup power source — and will be for a long time.

The New York Times drew on ITIF research and quoted Stephen Ezell for an article on the race for global leadership in the battery industry.

Channel News Australia cited ITIF's report on China's innovation ability in the display industry.