[New post] Pentagon joins Silicon Valley in ‘flexible’ tech hub

sskarthik posted: "The Pentagon is building a tech hub in Silicon Valley to help create new gadgetry for the supersoldiers of the future as well as tech-savvy consumers. A plan unveiled Friday called for a new Manufacturing Innovation Institute to be based in San Jose, Cali" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Pentagon joins Silicon Valley in ‘flexible’ tech hub by sskarthik The Pentagon is building a tech hub in Silicon Valley to help create new gadgetry for the supersoldiers of the future as well as tech-savvy consumers. A plan unveiled Friday called for a new Manufacturing Innovation Institute to be based in San Jose, California to work on new kinds of flexible technology that can be used both on the battlefield or for civilian health, smart homes and cities. The $171 million plan announced by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will get $75 million in federal funds, and bring together electronics and semiconductor companies like Applied Materials, Apple, United Technologies, Hewlett-Packard and Qualcomm with users of the technology such as Boeing, General Motors, the Cleveland Clinic, Corning and Motorola. Read more... sskarthik | August 29, 2015 at 9:14 am | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3hCF Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/pentagon-joins-silicon-valley-in-flexible-tech-hub-3/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com