Zuck shrugs off DeepSeek, vows to spend hundreds of billions on AI
U.S. markets panicked on Monday over speculation that DeepSeek’s AI models would crush demand for GPUs, with Nvidia’s stock dropping almost 20%. But…
Month: January 2025
Ex-Google, Apple engineers launch unconditionally open source Oumi AI platform that could help to build the next DeepSeek
If it wasn’t clear before, it’s definitely very clear now: Open source really does matter for AI. The success of DeepSeek-R1 has…
Ireland and Italy send data watchdog requests to DeepSeek: ‘The data of millions of Italians is at risk’
The jury is still out on whether the Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is a game changer or part of an elaborate plan by its…
93% of IT leaders see value in AI agents but struggle to deliver, Salesforce finds
Moving beyond talk: 93% of IT leaders will launch AI agents in the next two years, Salesforce says Everyone is…
Outsmarting AI-powered cyber attacks: A 2025 playbook for real-time endpoint defense
Adversaries are unleashing new tradecraft to exploit any weakness they can find in endpoints, relying on generative AI (gen AI)…
DeepSeek’s AI avoids answering 85% of prompts on ‘sensitive topics’ related to China
AI chatbot DeepSeek has taken the world by storm, topping app store charts and sending Silicon Valley and Wall Street into meltdown. An…
Microsoft probing whether DeepSeek improperly used OpenAI APIs
Just a few hours after David Sacks claimed DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models to train its own models, Bloomberg Law reports that Microsoft is investigating…
Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest one-day loss in U.S. history
Key Points Nvidia lost close to $600 billion in market cap on Monday, the biggest drop for any company on a…
DeepSeek reaches No. 1 on US Play Store
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek‘s Android app has taken the No. 1 spot on the Google Play Store, mere days after the…
SoftBank to invest $500M in robotics startup SkildAI
SoftBank is negotiating a $500 million investment in Skild AI, a software company building a foundational model for robotics at a…
Italy sends first data watchdog request to DeepSeek: ‘The data of millions of Italians is at risk’
The jury is still out on whether the Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is a game changer or possibly part of an elaborate plan by…
DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app
DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to…
David Sacks claims there’s ‘substantial evidence’ that DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models to train its own
David Sacks, Trump’s AI and crypto “czar,” said in an interview on Fox on Tuesday that there’s “substantial evidence” that Chinese AI…
OpenAI launches ChatGPT plan for US government agencies
In a week dominated by headlines about China’s growing AI competitiveness, OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov. The new version of the AI-powered chatbot…
Atomicwork gets backing from Khosla for its AI alternative to old-school IT software like ServiceNow
Atomicwork, a SaaS startup led by Indian founders, has raised $25 million in a fresh investment round backed by Khosla…
Incention bridges Hollywood and AI with debut project by David S. Goyer on Story platform
Incention is launching a platform to bring AI and blockchain to Hollywood, and it is working with Hollywood writer David S. Goyer…
Is DeepSeek really sending data to China? Let’s decode
Last week, Chinese startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves in the AI community with its frugal yet highly performant open-source release, DeepSeek-R1. The model uses…
Pocket Worlds acquires AI-based UGC team Infinite Canvas
Pocket Worlds, maker of the popular social gaming app Highrise has acquired Infinite Canvas, an AI-driven user-generated content (UGC) development team. Infinite Canvas has…
Trump says China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot is a ‘wake-up call’
Emergence of cheaper Chinese rival has wiped $1tn off the value of leading US tech companies Donald Trump has said…
Alibaba’s Qwen team releases AI models that can control PCs and phones
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek might be getting the bulk of the tech industry’s attention this week. But one of its…