On Wednesday alone, 11,000 new .si web addresses were registered. For most of the past year, Slovenia's registry managed roughly a thousand a month. The reason is a two-letter abbreviation President Donald Trump now wants the US government to use for artificial intelligence.

On Tuesday, Trump hosted what he called "an extraordinary gathering" of tech bosses. He then signed an order telling US departments and agencies to use "SI" and "Super........

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