DeepSeek’s AI leap is a milestone innovation breakthrough for China but it does not change the overall leading position of the United States in the field of artificial intelligence, a prominent adviser to Beijing said. While the rise of DeepSeek has “naturally spawned a wave of strong nationalist sentiment”, Beijing should be sober that it…
An example of the different types of IoT devices, physical objects that contain sensors and software that connect to the internet, that are coordinated to increase power grid resilience. Credit: Anu Annaswamy and Vineet Nair There’s a lot of untapped potential in our homes and vehicles that could be harnessed to reinforce local power grids…
Bill Gates said there are four things younger generations have to worry about in an interview with Patrick Collison. He identified the climate crisis, unchecked AI, nuclear war, and the spread of disease. Despite his concerns, Gates said he still thinks people will be “so much better off” in the future. If Bill Gates were…
During his two-day visit to the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, where their discussions covered key areas like space, technology, and innovation. However, what grabbed attention online was Musk’s unique gift to the PMThe world’s richest man presented PM Modi with a gift, speculated to be a heat shield tile…
China developed world’s first lithium battery tech to extend lifespan by decades A team of Chinese researchers has made a groundbreaking breakthrough to revive aging lithium batteries by injecting a “shot” of lithium ions, potentially extending their lifespan from the typical 6-8 years or 1,000-1,500 charge cycles to an unprecedented 10,000 cycles or more, which…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Alibaba’s chairman said Thursday that the Chinese internet giant would supply artificial intelligence (AI) technology to power Apple’s iPhones in the Asian nation. Apple has suffered from a slump in iPhone sales in China and last year ceded its status as the country’s best-selling smartphone brand to two local rivals. Reports…
Credit: Matheus Bertelli from Pexels It’s easy to analyze the strategies of high technology businesses if you know this: Hardware is always upgrading and software is always degrading. The news in January 2025 about China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence breakthrough blew away Silicon Valley and investors because it defied this industry norm. Historically, the improving performance…
Digital personalization in the healthcare industry is critical to elevate the customer experience. In keeping with that theme, CVS Health CEO David Joyner identified advancing digital strategies as one of four priorities for 2025 during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Wednesday (Feb. 12). The newly redesigned CVS Health app will help “drive simplicity and efficiency…
Vice President JD Vance told European and Asian leaders in Paris on Tuesday that the Trump Administration was adopting an aggressive, America First approach to the race to dominate all the building blocks of artificial intelligence, and warned Europeans to dismantle regulations and get aboard with Washington. On his first foreign trip since taking office,…
Among the many storylines emerging in the wake of the sudden rise of Chinese AI development firm DeepSeek has been the importance of talent retention, which has taken on a new sense of urgency in light of the country’s growing tech race with the United States, according to analysts. The debut of the little known…