Jenny Lee reports: The Trump administration banned Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from civilian U.S. government agencies, citing security concerns. The Department of Homeland Security on Monday made public the order requiring federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek-related technology from their IT systems and barring them from procuring DeepSeek products and services. The ban applies to...
U.S. bans DeepSeek from government agency systems amid AI rift with China
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