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Alexandra Kelley

Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW

Alexandra Kelley
Alexandra Kelley reports on emerging technology for Nextgov/FCW. Her most recent post was covering breaking news for The Hill where she focused on a variety of quantitative subjects, including Big Tech and the economy, in addition to covering the coronavirus pandemic since late 2019. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2017. If you have a tip you'd like to share, Alexandra can be securely contacted at alexak17.64 on Signal.
Policy

Bill prioritizing American customers for AI chips not expected to make it into final NDAA, sources say

With the defense authorization bill being finalized this week, the chips-centric GAIN AI Act lost steam, according to sources familiar with the proceedings, but an amendment prohibiting U.S. investment in Chinese technology is expected to be included.

Artificial Intelligence

Democrats bring back AI civil rights bill

The reintroduction of an anti-algorithmic discrimination bill comes as the advocacy for a decade-long moratorium on state-level AI regulation recirculates in Congress.

Artificial Intelligence

AWS announces new AI Factories to reduce infrastructure barriers for public, private sector

AWS and NVIDIA have teamed up to offer public and private sector partners access to bespoke artificial intelligence resources.

Artificial Intelligence

White House launches Genesis Mission to spur AI with federal assets

The Genesis Mission initiates a new artificial intelligence experimentation platform, linking agencies with federal data to spearhead advanced AI use cases and evaluate “experimental outcomes.”

Emerging Tech

AWS to invest $50B in AI and supercomputing infrastructure for government customers

Amazon Web Services is granting government expanded access to its tech products offerings while scaling the infrastructure required to support it.

Artificial Intelligence

White House official, lawmaker call for amplifying US tech policy abroad

Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and OSTP Director Michael Kratsios also advocated for a light-touch regulatory regime that has become a centerpiece of the Trump administration's tech approach.

Artificial Intelligence

White House considers order to preempt state AI laws

A draft of a new executive order would withhold federal funding from states with artificial intelligence regulations that are deemed overly punitive or in violation of the First Amendment.

Artificial Intelligence

US and Saudi Arabia commit to new AI agreement

The memorandum allows Saudi Arabia to have access to U.S. tech systems, according to a White House fact sheet.

Emerging Tech

New Mexico unveils quantum telecom network

State officials have been positioning New Mexico as a leader in quantum sciences and technologies through private sector help and federal partnerships. 

Artificial Intelligence

Dem senators take umbrage with new China tech trade

A letter sent to President Trump asks for the reinstatement of export controls on China, focusing on sensitive chip technologies.

Emerging Tech

IBM unveils updated quantum computing products

IBM moves closer to fault-tolerant quantum advantage with the launch of new hardware and software for scalable quantum processing.

Emerging Tech

11 companies move to second stage of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative

The selected companies will undergo evaluation to determine if their concepts for a viable quantum computer can be constructed and work as intended.

Emerging Tech

Energy allocates $625M for national labs’ quantum research

Funding for research centers at five national laboratories is intended to support U.S. advancements in quantum information sciences and technology.

Policy

House Republican questions government stake in tech companies

Georgia Congressman Rich McCormick disputed the Trump administration’s approach to investing in the private sector while aligning with its broader low-regulatory regime.

Emerging Tech

D-Wave makes its quantum annealers available for national security work

Quantum computing company D-Wave has installed one of its quantum annealers alongside Davidson Technologies for federal customers to access.

Artificial Intelligence

Lawmaker, advocacy leader underscore legal immigration as central to US AI dominance

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D. and National Association of Manufacturers President Jay Timmons agreed that legal immigration is needed to fill manufacturing jobs that will be crucial for U.S. AI sector growth.

Emerging Tech

NVIDIA announces new quantum-integrated computing architecture

Company CEO Jensen Huang unveiled NVIDIA’s new hybrid computing architecture, NVQLink, on Tuesday, as well as the deployment of two new supercomputers at Argonne National Laboratory.

Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIA, Booz Allen launch AI-ready wireless stack for 6G

The chipmaker is pitching its new wireless technology as the future of advanced AI deployment, particularly in federal workloads.

Artificial Intelligence

New AI export marketplace looks to connect domestic AI firms with foreign buyers

The Trump administration said the American AI Exports Program “will select industry-led export packages that will include AI hardware, software, models, and applications across industry sectors for promotion to countries and regions around the world.”

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic CEO defends support for AI regulations, alignment with Trump policies

Following the White House AI and crypto czar’s critique of Anthropic’s regulatory perspective, the company’s CEO noted that it is committed to speaking honestly about AI’s risks and benefits.