[cnet] Tech missing from Trump's State of the Union speech

LexRank Summarization

• "I know that Congress is eager to pass an infrastructure bill, and I am eager to work with you on legislation to deliver new and important infrastructure investment." Trump's calls for bipartisanship comes more than a week after the longest government shutdown in US history ended.


• "We are disappointed President Trump did not raise this critical issue that impacts millions of rural Americans every day in this evening's State of the Union Address." President Trump's speech also comes amid tension in the relationship between Silicon Valley tech firms and Washington.


• Still, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a press release following the president's speech reiterating his commitment to investing in what the office has called the "Industries of the Future." "President Trump's commitment to American leadership in artificial intelligence, 5G wireless, quantum science, and advanced manufacturing will ensure that these technologies serve to benefit the American people and that the American innovation ecosystem remains the envy of the world for generations to come," Michael Kratsios, Deputy Assistant to the President for Technology Policy, said in a statement.

TextRank Summarization

• Still, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a press release following the president's speech reiterating his commitment to investing in what the office has called the "Industries of the Future." "President Trump's commitment to American leadership in artificial intelligence, 5G wireless, quantum science, and advanced manufacturing will ensure that these technologies serve to benefit the American people and that the American innovation ecosystem remains the envy of the world for generations to come," Michael Kratsios, Deputy Assistant to the President for Technology Policy, said in a statement.


• The White House held a roundtable "listening session" on innovation with top tech executives in December as part of the Trump Administration's efforts to ensure US leadership in the emerging fields of artificial intelligence, 5G wireless and quantum computing.


• Trump also briefly remarked about US space exploration when he gave a shout out to Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who was in the crowd.

Ref: https://www.cnet.com/news/tech-missing-from-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech/#ftag=CAD590a51e