[thegrim33]

Is the theme that any direction US tech advances in results in a persistent campaign of negative hit pieces aimed at trying to halt/destroy any achievements? Written by "journalists"/publishers that have never, and will never, say a single negative thing about china? Sure seems like that's the theme.

[orsorna]

What does your tangent about feelings have to do with the fact that the money is illegally allocated? That is the theme OC is pointing out.

[itake]

My understanding for the money to be "illegally allocated", the court system would have to declare it so.

The article do not mention any lawsuits that overturn the allocation, just a couple senators disagreeing with the interpretation of the law. The senate does not interpret the law, but the judicial branch.

[bix6]

> But a member of the US Congress is now arguing that those deals are illegal, as Congress did not allocate the money for this purpose—instead, it was meant to support public research in semiconductors.

That is the theme. Illegal use of public money. It’s called crony capitalism.

[anon291]

That is basically the theme. You've figured out the actual grift. The crazy thing is how these same magazines will promote actual fake industries like crypto, while demonizing industries that produce actual results like AI. The goal seems to be to get Americans to invest assets into currencies likely already controlled by foreign entities while discouraging them from developing their own potentially revolutionary technology.

[bix6]

Um sorry have you heard about the gutting of the NSF?

[anon291]

Yeah that sucks balls but America's private capital markets are still robust.

[Hikikomori]

Plenty of that on Ars Technica, even by the same author. Baseless silly whataboutism as usual.

[mrhottakes]

Take a deep breath and get your meds updated.