Australia declares state of disaster as bushfires rage
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January 10, 2026
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Australian authorities disagree over the response the country should take to the runaway success of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek. While some industry groups call for rapid action to support national AI innovation, the science minister urges caution. The Tech Council of Australia, an industry body that includes Microsoft, Atlassian, Google, and IBM among its
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