US Bans China’s DeepSeek From Federal Agency Systems

Laptop with AI chatbot screen under magnifying glass illustrating the DeepSeek federal ban

The DeepSeek federal ban is now official. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered all civilian federal agencies to remove products and services built on China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence models from their IT systems, and to stop buying anything developed by the Chinese company going forward. The order, published Monday in the Federal Register … Read more

ICE Shooting Bronx Protests: Oscar Belgal Shot, NYC Marches

Law enforcement vehicles at a Bronx street scene amid ICE shooting Bronx protests in New York

The ICE shooting Bronx protests that swept through Manhattan over the weekend grew out of a Thursday afternoon confrontation in the Bronx, where federal immigration agents shot a 28-year-old man in the neck during what the Department of Homeland Security described as a targeted enforcement operation. The man, identified in reporting as Oscar Belgal, a … Read more