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Who Is Liang Wenfeng, the Founder of the A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek?

The Chinese company DeepSeek seemed to have come out of nowhere this week when it upturned markets. Here’s what to know about Liang Wenfeng, the engineer who started it.

The New York Times - 8h

What If DeepSeek Is Faking It?

China’s discount open-source AI tool unleashed a bevy of questions. Let’s start with the biggest.

Inc. - 14h

Pebble’s Founder Wants to Relaunch the E-Paper Smartwatch

Eight years after the original Pebble smartwatch fizzled, a new team is working on a modern reboot using open source software. The e-paper screen is coming back too.

Wired - 1d

Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur

The 40-year-old founder of China's DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund ...

ABC News - 1d

OpenAI probes DeepSeek

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story OpenAI investigates DeepSeek data use OpenAI is examining whether Chinese artificial intelligence startup ...

The Hill - 23h

Trump's take on DeepSeek

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump declares China's DeepSeek AI 'wake-up call' President Trump said DeepSeek, the Chinese startup ...

The Hill - 2d

DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT: Hands On With DeepSeek’s R1 Chatbot

DeepSeek’s chatbot with the R1 model is a stunning release from the Chinese startup. While it’s an innovation in training efficiency, hallucinations still run rampant.

Wired - 2d

DeepSeek's daunting debut

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story DeepSeek release spooks Silicon Valley, stock market The rise in popularity of a high performing and ...

The Hill - 2d

How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google

The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.

The New York Times - 3d

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 - 6d

Will This Founder’s Spite App Destroy Snapchat?

After Snapchat removed Nikita Bier’s last app from its platform, he built a competitor.

Inc. - Jan. 22

Founder Ted Price retires from Insomniac Games

Ted Price, the founder and CEO of Insomniac Games, has announced he will retire after more than 30 years with the company on March 2025.

VentureBeat - Jan. 22

Trump pardons founder of Silk Road drugs website

US president says Ross Ulbricht was victim of ‘weaponisation of government’

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht

President Trump said Tuesday he had signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the scandalous online marketplace Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise Trump had made to Libertarian ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

U.K. in danger of ‘debt death spiral’, says Bridgewater founder Dalio

The fall in bond prices and rise in yields ‘reflects a supply-demand problem’ for gilts, said billionaire.

MarketWatch - Jan. 21

Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Founder

The move, in effect, validated the far-right leader’s defiant claim that his criminal prosecution was a kind of political persecution.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to return as CEO

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is returning to the company as CEO in mid-March.

CNBC - Jan. 17

France Wants to Prosecute the Founder of Chat Site Linked to Pelicot Rapes

Isaac Steidl founded the Coco platform, which authorities tied to criminal activity for years. The effort to hold Mr. Steidl accountable tests a new legal frontier.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Charlwin Mao, the RedNote founder welcoming ‘TikTok refugees’

A sudden surge of US users on Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, could threaten China’s Great Firewall

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Quiksilver co-founder and surfwear pioneer Alan Green dies aged 77

Melbourne-born surfer turned fashion visionary credited with designing ‘yoke waist’ boardshorts. The surfing community is paying tribute to the Quiksilver founder Alan “Greeny” Green, who died from ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

Hindenburg Research founder says he's closing short-seller research shop

Hindenburg took on companies including Nikola and Carvana and financial titan Carl Icahn as a short seller.

CNBC - Jan. 15

What’s next for agentic AI? LangChain founder looks to ambient agents

LangChain’s founder Harrison Chase is looking to advance agentic AI with the concept of ambient agents, which might well be the next step on the path to generalized intelligence.

VentureBeat - Jan. 15

This Founder Is Hustling to Turn L.A.’s Swimming Pools Into Fire Hydrants

As demand triples, Brushfire Battle Systems is scrambling to fill orders.

Inc. - Jan. 14

TikTok's Founder Has a Formula for Everything. Can It Crack the Supreme Court?

As the Supreme Court weighs a ban on the video-sharing site, no one has more to lose than Zhang Yiming.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10

Founder of adult website linked to mass rape trial faces charges

The website enabled Dominique Pelicot to recruit dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife for years, authorities say.

CBS News - Jan. 10

U.S. Steel Faces Stark Choices as Nippon Steel Merger Founders

The onetime dynamo is fighting to revive a takeover by Nippon Steel. Other tie-ups could also face obstacles, and going it alone could force cutbacks.

The New York Times - 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

France charges founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot

Isaac Steidl charged over site used by criminals including man convicted of recruiting strangers to rape his wife. France has charged the founder of an adult website used to commit sexual offences, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot

Isaac Steidl being held over site used by criminals including man convicted of recruiting strangers to rape his wife. The founder of the website used by Dominique Pelicot to recruit strangers to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's National Front, dies at 96

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

Nvidia founder unveils next generation of AI and gaming chips at CES 2025

In a packed Las Vegas arena, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang stood on stage and marveled over the crisp real-time computer graphics displayed on the screen behind him.

NBC News - Jan. 7

Jean-Marie Le Pen - founder of French far right and 'Devil of the Republic'

A Holocaust denier and unrepentant extremist on race and immigration, the far-right politician has died at 96.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Nvidia founder unveils new technology for gamers and creators at CES 2025

Chipmaker Nvidia has unveiled new technology for gamers and creators at CES 2025

ABC News - Jan. 7

Jean Milant, founder of Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions, dies at 81

Jean Milant, founder of Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions, worked with artists Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari and many others, dies at 81.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 6

Naughty Dog Founder Reveals Budgets Of Original Games And Why They Sold To Sony

Andy Gavin, one of the co-founders of Naughty Dog, has explained why the company sold itself to Sony back in 2001. Posting on LinkedIn , Gavin said he's been asked "countless times" why Naughty ...

GameSpot - Jan. 6