SCOUT· 37%1h 20m·2026-09-14·TechnologyThere Is No AI Race. Inside the Trillion-Dollar Lie
Why have the United States and China pulled so far ahead in the global technology race? Mehran Gul, author of The New Geography of Innovation, argues that the answer goes far beyond individual companies or breakthrough technologies. In this episode, we sit down with Mehran to discuss how successful innovation…
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