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Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ like China, Russia newsthirst.

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google‘s maps division on Monday reclassified the U.S. as a “sensitive country,” a designation it reserves for states with strict governments and border disputes, CNBC has learned.    The new classification for the U.S. came after President Donald Trump said his administration would make name changes on official maps…

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for U.S. government agencies newsthirst.

OpenAI on Tuesday announced its biggest product launch since its enterprise rollout. It’s called ChatGPT Gov and was built specifically for U.S. government use. The Microsoft-backed company bills the new platform as a step beyond ChatGPT Enterprise as far as security. It allows government agencies, as customers, to feed “non-public, sensitive information” into OpenAI’s models…

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U.S. lawmakers in ‘uncharted waters’ as DeepSeek tests limits of American trade restrictions newsthirst.

The DeepSeek AI application is seen on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw, Poland on 27 January, 2025.  Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek could face curbs from the U.S. government as it upends the U.S. AI ecosystem, though enforcing restrictions on an open-source technology…

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Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek’s challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms newsthirst.

Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s chip-related stocks fell Monday as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek raises concerns about a potential challenge to America’s global leadership in artificial intelligence that threatens Asian tech companies…

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Share of U.S. companies in China looking to relocate hits a record high, survey finds newsthirst.

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — A record share of U.S. companies in China are accelerating their plans to relocate manufacturing or sourcing, according to a business survey released Thursday. About…

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UK ‘not part of the problem’ when it comes to U.S. trade, Britain’s finance minister says newsthirst.

Rachel Reeves, UK Finance Minister, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC The U.K. is “not part of the problem” when it comes to “persistent” trade deficits that President Donald Trump wants to tackle, the country’s finance minister told CNBC Wednesday….

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Europe bank bosses yearn for M&A as U.S. dealmaking expected to take off newsthirst.

The Euro sculpture near the Commerzbank AG headquarters, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Commerzbank is taking the precautionary move ahead of its engagement with UniCredit SpA, according to people familiar with the matter. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images European banking leaders are…

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