International students turning away from US PhD programmes: How it’s hitting Silicon Valley’s academic core

As international interest in US PhD programmes collapses, a quiet but seismic shift threatens to unravel America's academic supremacy. With global talent turning away, Silicon Valley’s innovation engine faces a chilling slowdown. The erosion isn't loud, but its consequences are deafening: empty labs, stalled research, and a fading promise of the United States as science’s stronghold.

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