Trump administration hires tech firm to build a virtual border wall, an idea Democrats have praised
Immigration,National Security,Border Wall,Technology
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The Trump administration has awarded a major border security contract to a California technology start-up that will use artificial intelligence on an unprecedented scale, pairing the presidentβs giant steel barrier with the kind of βvirtual wallβ long favored by Democrats to prevent illegal crossings from Mexico.
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