DeepSeek, the latest entrant in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, has become the most downloaded app on Apple’s App Store in the US, sparking anxiety across Silicon Valley with its meteoric rise. The app is already being compared to those of industry giants like OpenAI, Google and Microsoft. Hours after the app topped the App…
A Chinese startup called DeepSeek has launched a new AI model. It has drawn significant attention from the tech community because it seems to be direct competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the model that made generative AI a household name. The emergence of this new company has also highlighted how Chinese AI companies are finding innovative ways to overcome challenges like…
DeepSeek, a small Chinese AI startup, released a flagship model on January 20. The startup caught competitors in Silicon Valley and the AI world by surprise. DeepSeek engineers said they’re building the models with inferior Nvidia chips and less capital. DeepSeek hit No. 1 on the Apple App Store’s Top Free Apps Chart days after…
The Chinese startup DeepSeek has unveiled a new AI system, DeepSeek-V3, demonstrating capabilities comparable to leading chatbots from OpenAI and Google. This achievement is significant in itself, but even more notable is DeepSeek’s efficient use of computing resources. According to a report in NewYork Times, DeepSeek’s engineers reported using significantly fewer specialized computer chips, crucial…
On its last business day, the Biden administration issued a report that now has an unlikely fan. Elon Musk is using the report as evidence in his antitrust suit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. Biden’s outgoing DOJ also weighed in on Musk’s behalf. Former President Joe Biden left Elon Musk what amounts to a parting…
The Stargate Project – a venture initially led by SoftBank Group, ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Oracle and Emirati investment firm MGX – plans to plough up to US$500 billion in the US over the next four years into an advanced network of data centres, housing high-performance computing infrastructure needed for AI development initiatives. The first such…
Sam Altman’s new AI joint venture, Stargate, has drawn criticism from Elon Musk. Musk said on X that Stargate didn’t have the funds to build AI infrastructure. Altman has responded. The exchange between the pair is another chapter in their long-running feud. Elon Musk took to X to post a jab at Sam Altman after…
President Trump announces major private-sector AI infrastructure investment President Trump announces major private-sector AI infrastructure investment 00:56 When President Trump announced the new $500 billion Stargate AI venture from OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle on Tuesday, he promised it would ensure “the future of technology” in the U.S. So far, Wall Street appears to agree, with…
ChatGPT maker OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, has announced “Stargate,” a $500 billion project aimed at building new AI infrastructure in the US over the next four years. This initiative, backed by SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX, plans to immediately deploy $100 billion. OpenAI claims Stargate will solidify American AI leadership, generate jobs and economic benefits,…
TikTok parent ByteDance has launched an updated version of Doubao, China’s most popular consumer-facing artificial intelligence (AI) app, as the tech giant accelerates AI development despite US export restrictions on advanced chips. The Beijing-based company introduced its closed-source multimodal model Doubao 1.5 Pro on Wednesday, emphasising a “resource-efficient” training approach that it said does not…