DeepSeek Might Be a Copycat. Silicon Valley Is Notorious For Them.

DeepSeek defies America’s AI supremacy

A Chinese advance tests the assumptions behind lofty US tech valuations

Financial Times - Jan. 27

Chinese AI DeepSeek jolts Silicon Valley, giving the AI race its 'Sputnik moment'

A small lab in China has shaken Silicon Valley.

NBC News - Jan. 27

DeepSeek Is Fueling a Stock Market Reckoning

Wall Street is panicking as China seems to have created a real competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT for cheap.

Inc. - Jan. 27

Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27

DeepSeek Prompts a Reckoning Across Wall Street and Silicon Valley

The fast-growing popularity of the Chinese artificial intelligence software hit shares in tech giants like Nvidia, as Silicon Valley worried about what comes next.

The New York Times - Jan. 27

Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims

Complaint says Chemours factory dramatized in Hollywood movie Dark Waters continues to pollute West Virginia river . The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly ...

The Guardian - Jan. 27

How small Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek shocked Silicon Valley

Hedge fund billionaire Liang Wenfeng builds model on tight budget despite US attempt to halt China’s high-tech ambitions

Financial Times - Jan. 24

Nvidia’s toughest competition might just be Alphabet — but there’s a catch

One analyst says Alphabet has great chips, but doesn’t seem to be doing enough to pursue the massive market opportunity in AI hardware.

MarketWatch - Jan. 24

Faulty Wiring Caused Fires at 3 Buildings Owned by Notorious Landlord

The fire at a Bronx apartment building on Jan. 10 was the third to break out in recent years at a property owned by Ved Parkash, who has been sued by tenants over building conditions.

The New York Times - Jan. 24

They Might Have Bumped Into Each Other Years Ago

Kaley Lockwood and Michael Friedman, who met on Hinge, had once lived a few blocks from each other and had the same commute to work.

The New York Times - Jan. 24

Record haul of cocaine linked to notorious cartel seized in Toronto

Toronto police have seized over 835 kilograms of cocaine that is alleged to have ties to the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Terrell Buckley is the new head coach at Mississippi Valley State

Another day, another former NFL player becomes the head coach of a college football program.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 22

Park Rangers rescue man stranded in steep gully in Death Valley

Park rangers at Death Valley National Park rescued a man stranded on a Mosaic Canyon hike.

CBS News - Jan. 20

Living Through the Fires, and Covering Them

New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them, and to ...

The New York Times - Jan. 20

What might President Biden's legacy be?

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley looks at the considerable, often heroic achievements of Joe Biden, and at the mistakes that may color historians' view of his presidency, as the man Biden ...

CBS News - Jan. 19

How President Trump and the dollar might affect your investment portfolio

Also: Value stocks, the start of earnings season, retirement planning for people of all ages and a new development in the space race.

MarketWatch - Jan. 18

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might offer lifeline

Although President-elect Donald Trump could choose to not enforce the law, it's unclear whether third-party internet service providers will support the app.

CNBC - Jan. 17

A monument to failure: Jack Smith's report and what might have been

Trump escaped being tried by a jury but posterity will judge him guilty nonetheless.

The Hill - Jan. 17

How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

Marc Andreessen explains the newest faction of conservatism.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Jim Cramer reflects on how the Biden administration might have affected the market

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday mused about how President Joe Biden impacted the market.

CNBC - Jan. 16

Scalabrine: Mazzulla ‘might have to make tough decision' amid C's struggles

After the Celtics' brutal loss to the Raptors on Wednesday, Brian Scalabrine suggests it may be time for coach Joe Mazzulla to make a tough decision with his lineups.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16

What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will likely face tough questions on tax cuts and tariffs — and how bond markets might check his economic agenda.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal

Rules for a $7,500 tax break for electric vehicle purchases and leases recently changed, but more far-reaching changes are expected when President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

Is transfer spending finally normal? Why a $100M player might be a thing of the past

Finances are stretched and clubs watch every penny now. Deflation is hitting the transfer market and it's why you won't see a massive deal anytime soon.

ESPN - Jan. 15

How VPNs might allow Americans to continue using TikTok

If TikTok does indeed go dark on Sunday for Americans, there may be a tool for them to continue accessing the popular social app: VPNs.

CNBC - Jan. 15

For Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame might be better than any NFL job

The Notre Dame head coach has his team is playing for the national title Monday, but with at least one NFL team interested in him. Don't be in such a rush.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 15

Files shed light on notorious spies — and how the queen was kept in the dark

Members of the spy ring in the 1930s spilled secrets to the Soviet Union from the heart of the U.K. intelligence establishment.

CBS News - Jan. 14

Voters backed abortion rights, but the state judges they elected might not

Though abortion rights supporters prevailed on ballot measures in seven of the 10 states where abortion was up for a vote on Nov. 5, the state supreme courts they've elected indicate legal fights ...

CBS News - Jan. 14

Most of the ‘Sweet 16’ stocks have dominated. They might do it again in 2025.

This group was first identified by Jefferies in September 2020 and included Nvidia long before the company’s growth explosion began.

MarketWatch - Jan. 11

Silicon Valley’s largest start-ups to shun IPOs in 2025

Huge recent fundraising deals for Databricks, SpaceX and OpenAI further delay need for stock market debuts

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal

One of the most important AI copyright legal battles just took a major turn.

Wired - Jan. 9

France Indicts Founder of Notorious Website Used in Pelicot Rape Case

The site, coco.fr, was shut down in June after being linked to more than 23,000 sexual abuse and other cases in France alone, including the rape trial that shocked the country last year.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Birkenstock sues ‘copycat’ rivals claiming its sandals are applied art

German maker of fashionable cork-based footwear files three lawsuits alleging copyright infringement. Once sneered at as the preserve of muesli-loving, Guardian-reading hippies, Birkenstocks have ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

USTR warns of risks from online pharmacies in its 'notorious markets' report

An annual U.S. government report on “notorious markets” known for counterfeiting and other violations of intellectual property says that nearly all 35,000 online pharmacies around the world are ...

ABC News - Jan. 9

New norovirus strain might be driving wave of cases, CDC data suggests

Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.

CBS News - Jan. 8

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