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Recent AI Decision by The Whitehouse

Reuters, reuters[.]com, 'AI sector signed 'accord' on technology standards, US House speaker says', By Reuters, September 29, 20262:52 PM CDT, https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-sector-signed-accord-with-technology-standards-us-house-speaker-says-2026-09-29/ President Donald J. Trump, Executive Order, https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/inaugurating-the-era-of-super-intelligence/ The White House, Press Release issued July 23, 2025 by the White House, https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/07/white-house-unveils-americas-ai-action-plan/ The White House, Presidential Action on January 23, 2025, https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/removing-barriers-to-american-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence/ TrumpWhiteHouse[.]archives[.]gov, 'Executive Order on Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government', Donald J. Trump December 3, 2020, https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-act...

Federal Legislation on Mining_The Blue Economy_The Calumet Heritage Area_Quantum

United States Congress, congress[.]gov, 'All Information (Except Text) for H.R.9646 - Quantum-Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act of 2026, 119th Congress (2025-2026)', https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9646/all-info?allSummaries=show -- Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey Code 30 USC 1606 Mineral security, "Text contains those laws in effect on September 18, 2026", "From Title 30-MINERAL LANDS AND MINING [] CHAPTER 28-MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT" United States Congress, congress[.]gov, Committee House Natural Resources, Subcommittee House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 'Legislative Hearing on the following bill: H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio), “Expanding the Fast Track Act of 2026.’’ H.R. 9640 (Rep. Wittman), “Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026.’’ H.R. 9646 (Rep. Hurd), “Quantum-Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act of 2026.", 119th Congress (2025-2026)...

Amazon Center for Quantum Computing and Amazon Braket

Amazon AWS, aws[.]amazon[.]com, October 26 2021, 'Announcing the opening of the AWS Center for Quantum Computing', https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/quantum-computing/announcing-the-opening-of-the-aws-center-for-quantum-computing/ . Amazon AWS, aws[.]amazon[.]com, 'Why Amazon Braket?', "With Amazon Braket, there are no upfront charges, and you pay only for the AWS resources you use. Amazon Braket provides on-demand and dedicated access to quantum computers, quantum circuit simulators, fully managed execution of hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, and Jupyter notebook development environments. (https://aws.amazon.com/braket/pricing/)" Caltech, Caltech[.]edu, 'Preparations Begin for AWS Center for Quantum Computing at Caltech', https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/preparations-begin-aws-center-quantum-computing-caltech .  Caltech, Caltech[.]edu, 'AWS Quantum Computing Lab', https://fpdc.caltech.edu/capital-projects/recent-past-projects/aws-quantum-comp...

EPA changes municipal drinking water legislation_Illinois Power Agency legislates_Current NFP survielling and MWRD survielling

Illinois Power Agency IPA, “Below is the schedule for the procurement event that seeks indexed renewable energy credits from new utility-scale wind projects, new utility-scale solar projects, new brownfield site  photovoltaic projects, and new hydropower projects at an existing dam or modernized or  retooled hydropower projects.“ “Draft Indexed REC Contract and Preliminary Proposal  Requirements  Comment process on Draft Indexed REC Contract and  Preliminary Proposal Requirements begins” (https://www.ipa-energyrfp.com/calendar/, [may download automatically] https://nera-content-media.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ipa/IPA_Fall_2026_Indexed_REC_RFP_Calendar_29_JUL_2026_15f13a488f.pdf)  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA[.]gov, Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), "A renewable energy certificate, or REC (pronounced: r_e_k, like wreck), is a market-based instrument that represents the property rights to the environmental, social, and other non-power attrib...

Current NFP partner Rio Tinto_Rio Tinto Nuton mines and Kennecott mines

Current NFP, currentwater[.]org, 'Current and Nomadic Venture Partners Announce 2026 Mining Water Tech Pilot Program Participants', "Selected companies will receive support from Current, Nomadic Venture Partners and industry leaders, including Rio Tinto, to advance water-smart mining technologies. (https://currentwater.org/news/current-and-nomadic-venture-partners-announce-2026-mining-water-tech-pilot-program-participants/)" Rio Tinto, riotino[.]com, "Through Nuton [https://nuton.tech/], our proprietary bioleaching technology, we’re producing high‑purity copper on‑site in Arizona with significantly lower water use and emissions. These innovations help us extract more value from existing resources and keep critical minerals in circulation. (https://www.riotinto.com/en/news/stories/giving-materials-a-second-life)" Nuton, nuton[.]tech, "This nature-based technology can be deployed in greenfield, brownfield and legacy sites, producing a 99% pure copper cath...

Infleqtion (NYSE:INFQ) at the IQMP Quantum Park in Chicago IL

Infleqtion, infleqtion[.]com, 'NASA Awards Infleqtion $20 Million as World’s First Quantum Gravity Mission Advances Toward Flight', August 27, 2026, "LOUISVILLE, Colo. | August 25, 2026 [sic] – Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, today announced NASA has awarded the company a $20 million follow-on contract to continue development of the Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf), a mission led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) that is designed to fly the world’s first space-based quantum gravity sensor (https://infleqtion.com/nasa-awards-infleqtion-20-million-as-worlds-first-quantum-gravity-mission-advances-toward-flight/)." Infleqtion, infleqtion[.]com, 'Infleqtion to Test Quantum Sensing in Colorado to Advance U.S. Critical Minerals Security', August 18, 2026, "Infleqtion’s quantum sensing technologies are currently being advanced through programs with the U.S....

Advocate Hospital at Quantum Park in Chicago_Advocate Medical Experimentation through _Innovation_

 Advocate Health, 'Advocate Health Care to make $1B investment on Chicago’s South Side', "Spending $300 million to build a new state-of-the-art hospital at the former U.S. Steel South Works site near the lakefront that will replace the current Advocate Trinity Hospital building, which is more than 115 years old." , https://www.advocatehealth.com/news/advocate-health-care-to-make-1b-investment-on-chicagos-south-side Related Midwest, relatedmidwest[.]com, "Bailey is also spearheading Quantum Shore Chicago, a 400-acre redevelopment master plan that will house the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park (IQMP), anchored by what will be one of the largest quantum computing facilities in the world, and a new Advocate Health Care hospital. (https://www.relatedmidwest.com/our-company/leadership/curt-r-bailey)" Advocate Health, https://www.advocatehealth.org/innovation https://www.advocatehealth.org/innovation, "Technology Transfer Office [] The Technology ...