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Throughout the summer, ITI and its member companies have joined with a broad coalition of religious groups, education advocates, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other business organizations to reinforce the national importance and urgency of immigration reform. One of the leading organizations we are partnering with is “Badges, Bibles, and Business,” a network of faith, law enforcement [...]
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This blog was originally published on The Breakthrough. Mark Mills’ recent report “The Cloud Begins with Coal” has received much attention in the past weeks, but largely for its comparison of the energy use of an iPhone versus a refrigerator. This factoid has become a distraction. Aside from his dependence on dubious statistics, Mills erroneously ignores the real benefits technology provides in combating [...]
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This blog was originally published at koomey.com. Joe Romm at Climate Progress was good enough to post my analysis of the recent claim that your iPhone uses as much electricity as two refrigerators. This issue was highlighted in Friday’s edition of NPR’s Marketplace program, which thankfully didn’t fall into the false balance trap that many journalists find irresistible. Here’s the short summary [...]
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Right now, there are brilliant students from all over the world sitting in classrooms at our top universities. They’re earning degrees in the fields of the future, like engineering and computer science. But once they finish school, once they earn that diploma, there’s a good chance they’ll have to leave our country. Think about that…We’re giving them all the skills they need, then we’re going to turn [...]
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Prior to participating in a discussion with employees at Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, Calif., House Ways & Means Chairman Dave Camp and Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus were given a brief tour of the Intel Museum. Among the many innovations created by this iconic company was the 386 microprocessor, a 32-bit chip that made it possible for personal computers to run more than one software application [...]
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The summer’s revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs have sparked discussions about how governments can strike the right balance between privacy and civil liberties and national security. The discussion has stretched from kitchen tables to the Oval Office to world capitals. The tech sector has a unique role in this debate. Our companies work to protect their [...]
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Two recent op-eds in California papers reinforce the critical goals of corporate tax reform: Create jobs and strengthen the American economy. It doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat from Montana or a Republican from Michigan, a tech company in Boise or an entrepreneur in Austin. We all would benefit from a modern tax system that levels the global playing field so American companies can compete around [...]
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With members of Congress back in their districts for the August recess, many are hearing from their constituents and thinking through when and how the House of Representatives should move forward on immigration reform. Republican members in particular are having important conversations with voters in their districts on what immigration reform means in their communities and states. And while the debate [...]
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We welcome the constructive steps that President Obama outlined today to improve the transparency and openness of the nation’s surveillance programs. We not only support greater transparency on the part of government, but also greater discretion on the part of business to be more transparent about their responses to government surveillance requests. These are important steps not just to increase [...]
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp are taking their “Max & Dave” Tax Reform Tour to Silicon Valley later this month. One of the stops will be at the Intel Corporation, an ITI member and one of the U.S. economy’s innovation cornerstones. The chairmen’s visit to the Valley will give them the opportunity to hear about the significance of tax [...]
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