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President Biden Issues Executive Order to Halt Investments in Chinese TechnologyOn Aug. 9, President Biden signed an executive order which regulates and sometimes blocks investments in Chinese technology. In addition to artificial innovation, this executive order will halt the financial support of advanced computer chips, quantum information technologies, and microelectronics. California Firefighters Using AI to Help Detect Wildfires Shows PromiseCalifornia firefighters are combatting unpredictable and sometimes unmanaged wildfires with AI help. With over 1,000 cameras across the state in strategic positions, the AI technology system, known as ALERTCalifornia, can notify the local fire departments if a wildfire begins at a moment’s notice. On Aug. 11, the ALERTCalifornia AI system detected a fire that broke out in the Cleveland National Forest, about 50 miles east of San Diego.