US bans China's DeepSeek from government in race for AI dominance
The Chinese technology is removed from most US government agencies as race for AI dominance steps up.
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Italian PM files to trademark her voice against AI threats
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Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit
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