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AI and bioscience coming together in potentially scary ways - and yet, very little active interest or action on this issue at the EU level (I would love to be corrected).

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At the last minute, the US extended its science and technology agreement with China, giving it six months to renegotiate. We ask: how should it now be changed?

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China’s involvement in Horizon Europe is becoming increasingly restricted to environment-focused and basic research, but is still holding up despite geopolitical headwinds and the disruption to face-to-face contact caused by the pandemic.

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“The noticeable thing here is Germany really waking up'

German private fusion firms multiply as government pledges fresh research money

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Leading MEP urges Commission not to compromise with UK over Horizon Europe association. Christian Ehler worries about reopening the Brexit deal and jeopardising association negotiations with Japan and Canada tinyurl.com/aw6r4vm4

If a deal gets done on the Northern Ireland Protocol, the UK will finally join Horizon Europe, right?

I'm afraid it's not that simple - there will be another round of haggling over what the UK pays, which could delay or even derail association.

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US chip embargos threaten Chinese civilian science | Science|Business sciencebusiness.net/news/us-chip-e…

“It is a big deal...more principal investigators will get their grants awarded.”

The US's Chips and Science bill actually has more money for basic science - $60bn over 5 years - than it does for chips. Plus there's $20bn to commercialise research.

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