Day: February 1, 2025
Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Elon Musk arrives for the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kenny Holston | Getty Images Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data […]
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Singapore says U.S. firms should comply with export controls following DeepSeek chip questions
Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a statement Saturday that it expects U.S. companies to comply with U.S. export controls and local laws, following questions over the chips used by China’s DeepSeek to produce its AI model. Markets were rocked this week after DeepSeek claimed its large language model outperforms OpenAI’s but […]
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India targets fiscal deficit at 4.4% for 2025-26, sets path to bring down debt
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds a briefcase containing the Union Budget as she poses for photographs outside the Ministry of Finance before leaving for the parliament to present the Union Budget in New Delhi, India, on Feb. 1, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Indian government will target a narrower fiscal deficit […]
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