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Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies
Summary by The Waco Editorial Desk Lawrence Delevingne Reuters , as published by Waco Tribune-Herald
· August 17, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points These Chinese companies have been flagged by the US for national security concerns. A company backed by Trump is involved in a collaboration with a Hong Kong-based venture.
A company backed by Trump is involved in a collaboration with a Hong Kong-based venture. This venture offers artificial intelligence models that were developed by certain Chinese companies.
These Chinese companies have been flagged by the US for national security concerns. The company in question is World Liberty Financial, which has ties to Trump.
Further details about this collaboration and the implications of the involvement with restricted Chinese companies can be found in the Waco Tribune-Herald.
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Category: local Published: August 17, 2026 Source: Waco Tribune-Herald Reading time: 1 min
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