The military’s innovation problem: A lack of public trust
As the United States gears up for a new arms race and great power competition with Russia and China, the key to success will be be innovation.
But after decades of wars and military intervention that have yielded little progress, tech companies are reluctant to work with Washington or the Pentagon.
At Microsoft, employees are pushing for the company to pull out of a $480 million contract to provide augmented reality technology to the Pentagon over concerns of their products being used for “warfare and oppression.â€
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