https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-bans-deepseek-ai-from-government-use-as-tech-tension-with-china-continuesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-bans-deepseek-ai-from-government-use-as-tech-tension-with-china-continueshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-bans-deepseek-ai-from-government-use-as-tech-tension-with-china-continues#u149884Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:30 +0000The United States Department of Homeland Security ordered federal civilian agencies to remove all technology from Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek. The directive bars DeepSeek from government agency IT systems and federal contracts, citing national security risks. This action escalates the technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing over artificial intelligence dominance. China has protested the move despite maintaining its own strict restrictions on artificial intelligence technologies. Federal agencies must now purge the Chinese software from their networks as the ra