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Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force
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- Judge dismisses Reflecting Pool case permanently, cites risk Trump will force new charges
- Slovenia’s .si domain sees a surge in registrations after Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ order
- Trump to name intelligence chief Jay Clayton as AI tsar: Reports
- It’s not AI anymore, it’s ‘super intelligence’ (according to the White House)
- Trump taps Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as AI czar
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