Voices for Innovation (VFI) is a community of tech professionals and other Americans who want to advance discussions about tech policies, such as #AI, data privacy and #cyber defense. Interested in joining? Become an advocate today: voicesforinnovation.org/join/

The U.S. government will award Texas Instruments $1.6 billion in grants to help build three new manufacturing plants aimed at bolstering the nation's semiconductor production. Read more: nytimes.com/2024/08/16/us/…

The federal government began handing out millions of dollars to states to shore up their #cybersecurity efforts as a growing threat of #ransomware attacks and data breaches looms. Take a look at how two states have spent their share: route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/…

According to rural representatives at the federal level, the closure rate of hospitals in rural America can partially be attributed to inadequate #broadband access. Read more: broadbandbreakfast.com/rural-leaders-…

Schools are beginning to prepare students to understand and implement #AI tools as it's increasing in prevalence in the workforce. Read more: ft.com/content/e95235…

New, bipartisan legislation, the Expanding #AI Voices Act would require U.S. National Science Foundation and other agencies to award minority-serving institutions with funds to expand AI-related research efforts. Learn more about the bill: fedscoop.com/bipartisan-hou…

The Georgia Institute of Technology and an affiliate company are being sued by the Justice Department due to claims they failed to meet the #cybersecurity standards needed for obtaining Pentagon contracts. Learn more about the suit: cyberscoop.com/georgia-tech-l…

Researchers trained an #AI system to review the health records of over two million people and it helped identify that in many cases patients had undiagnosed conditions or lacked the medication needed to decrease their risk. Read more: bbc.com/news/articles/…