US Defense Innovation Unit Launches New Tech Portfolio with Quantum Sensors Initiative

US Defense Innovation Unit Launches New Tech Portfolio with Quantum Sensors Initiative

Insider Brief The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) will aim its new portfolio on quantum sensor technology. The unit posted a commercial solutions opening, seeking mature quantum sensing technologies. DIU is part of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that helps the U.S. military make faster use of emerging commercial technologies. The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation …

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US DoD and Small Business Administration Initiative Pairs Private Capital With Loans to Boost Critical Tech Investment

US DoD and Small Business Administration Initiative Pairs Private Capital With Loans to Boost Critical Tech Investment

Insider Brief The Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative is designed to increase private capital investment in critical technologies that strengthen our economic and national security. The initiative will pair private capital with federally-guaranteed loans to increase investment in DoD’s critical technology areas. It’s a joint effort between the SBA and the Department …

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Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, and others partner with US government on AI research program

Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, and others partner with US government on AI research program

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on Wednesday that it is teaming up with some of the biggest names in tech to launch the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot program. The NAIRR pilot, the NSF said, is designed to create a national resource for researchers and educators to access high-powered AI technologies with …

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