The Hangzhou-based start-up’s cryptic one-line post on WeChat triggered online discussions about which AI chip supplier, or suppliers, would unveil this breakthrough, even as US tech restrictions remain in place. DeepSeek’s post on Thursday said the “UE8M0 FP8 scale” of its V3.1 AI model was particularly designed “for home-grown chips to be released soon”. Apart…
Megacap U.S. tech companies including Apple and retail giants Walmart and Nike led a global market meltdown as President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs heightened fears of a spike in costs across a wide swath of industries. The tariffs, which threaten to destabilise the world trade order and unsettle businesses, mark a sharp reversal from…
The West should not think or assume that China is lagging behind the US and Europe on technological developments, Microsoft’s president and vice-chairman warned according to a detailed report by CNBC. US and China tensions in the past few years have centered on the battle between the two nations for technological supremacy, resulting in several…