The future of US high-tech is not CHIPS-Plus, it’s international students
As Congress attempts to stave off Chinese competition in computer chip manufacturing, investing billions to subsidize its domestic semiconductor industry will miss the mark if the U.S. does not do more to attract and retain international students. The so-called CHIPS-Plus legislation leaves untouched the very real barriers to recruiting the human capital needed to fuel the U.S. semiconductor industry, and all STEM fields for that matter. The battle for dominance in high-tech research begins in the classroom and right now China is outcompeting the U.S. in this arena.
Read MorePutin pledges to expand Russia's naval power, citing US as top threat
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a naval doctrine on Sunday that accused the United States of seeking to dominate the world's oceans and extends Moscow's own ambitions into the Arctic Ocean. Putin inked the document shortly before delivering a patriotic speech on Navy Day urging Russia to defend its national security interests, according to Reuters. The 55-page naval doctrine says Russia will aim to become a "great maritime navy" wi
Read MoreHogan slams 'disgusting lies' about 9/11 by Maryland GOP attorney general nominee
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) condemned his party's pick for state attorney general on Sunday, following a CNN report revealing the nominee spread conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on a radio show he co-hosted roughly 15 years ago. Michael Peroutka, who won the Republican primary earlier this month, said it was “very, very true” that demolition charges were present in the World Trade Center before the attacks, during an October 2006 episode of “The
Read MoreWebb telescope shows the humility of our cosmic roots
The universe had been expanding for 13.8 billion years, but in the first few minutes, it was hotter and denser than the core of the sun. We know it from the observed abundances of light elements, such as deuterium, helium and lithium, that were cooked out of a soup of protons, neutrons and electrons at these early moments. Stars could not have existed so early because the extreme heat would have dispersed them. When did the first stars form? The scientific
Read MoreNorthern California's McKinney wildfire grows to 51K acres
The McKinney wildfire has blazed through more than 51,000 acres across northern California, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and prompting an emergency in one county. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) reported 51,468 acres have been burned with zero percent of the conflagration contained as of Sunday. The wildfire is spreading in Siskiyou County, the northernmost county in the state hugging Oregon and home to Klamath National Forest, where much of t
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