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Nextgov | June 05, 2020

A bipartisan cadre of tech-focused legislators in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would direct the federal government to develop a national cloud computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence research. Introduced by Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Thursday, the National Cloud Computing Task Force Act would convene a mix of technical experts across academic, industry and government. The group would develop a nuanced roadmap for how the nation s...

Apple | January 30, 2020

Less than three weeks after quietly acquiring artificial intelligence company Xnor.ai, Apple has swiftly canceled the company’s preexisting contract with the Pentagon that would have seen its tech used in the controversial “Project Maven” military drone operation. That’s according to a report from The Information, citing a person familiar with the matter. Project Maven is the Pentagon’s initiative to use artificial intelligence to identify objects and targets of int...

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Four Inc. | June 01, 2022

Synopsys, Inc. has named Four Inc. as a federal aggregator. As part of Four Inc.'s boutique aggregation program, Four Inc. will deliver Synopsys Software Integrity Group application security solutions to the federal government through its government contract vehicles and network of channel partners. The program includes multi-year financial solutions and as-a-service products to support and develop Synopsys' government business. Our agreement with Fou...

Reuters | March 02, 2020

Investors battered by the breathtaking drop in global stock markets on coronavirus fears are ever more convinced the world’s big central banks, including the Federal Reserve, will soon step in to try to quell the storm. Against that, the top economist for the U.S. bank lobby - a former Fed insider - issued a remarkably specific prediction on Sunday that the rescue is nigh. In a blog titled "Don't keep your powder dry" here, Bill Nelson, chief economist at the Bank Policy Inst...