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S Korea removes Deepseek from app stores over privacy concerns

App stores in South Korea have removed DeepSeek over concerns about how it manages users' data.

BBC News - 3d

South Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App

Regulators said they would suspend the app until they could be sure it complied with the country’s data protection laws.

The New York Times - 3d

South Korea suspends new downloads of DeepSeek, citing privacy concerns

South Korea’s data protection authority said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country over data privacy concerns.

NBC News - 3d

Musk's xAI releases Grok-3, touting a new rival to OpenAI and DeepSeek

Elon Musk’s AI startup has launched its newest model with some grand claims — including that it can outperform leading models from the U.S. and China.

NBC News - 1d

Can Elon Musk's Grok 3 compete with ChatGPT, DeepSeek?

Elon Musk debuted his Grok 3 artificial intelligence chatbot, a potential competitor to ChaptGPT and China's DeepSeek in the booming technology space. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has ...

CBS News - 2d

AI startup Baseten raises $75 million following DeepSeek's emergence

Baseten, a startup that runs artificial intelligence models for clients on their cloud infrastructure, has raised $75 million in funding, the company said.

CNBC - 1d

OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek's emergence

OpenAI now has 400 million weekly active users, up from 300 million in early December, OpenAI’s chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, tells CNBC.

CNBC - 4h

Starmer’s most consequential moves yet

PM open to sending troops to Ukraine and more defence spending, but whatever choice Labour makes will be politically painful

Financial Times - 3d

Gaming M&A dipped in 2024 but fundraising doubled | Quantum Tech Partners

Gaming mergers and acquisitions were down 3% to $11.5 billion in 2024, but fundraising doubled, Quantum Tech Partners said.

VentureBeat - Feb. 6

Anduril in talks to raise money at $28 billion valuation as defense-tech booms

Anduril has signed a term sheet to raise up to $2.5 billion at a valuation of $28 billion, according to sources close to the company.

CNBC - Feb. 7

Big Tech Keeps Its A.I. Data Center Spending Boom Alive

An apparent breakthrough in efficiency from the Chinese start-up did not make tech’s biggest companies question their extravagant spending on new data centers.

The New York Times - Feb. 8

Tech titan's murder rocked Silicon Valley. For his loved ones, it was personal.

Bob Lee, who founded Cash App and was an executive at Square and Mobile Coin, was stabbed three times with a paring knife in San Francisco.

NBC News - Feb. 8

Georgia Tech hires Texas assistant Blake Gideon as defensive coordinator

Gideon had spent the past four seasons coaching safeties with the Longhorns and was promoted to associate head coach for defense at his alma mater last year.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 8

‘What’s high tech about clothing?’ Life on the margins of China’s economic reboot

The poor urban neighbourhoods that powered a manufacturing boom are once again on the front lines of Beijing’s plans

Financial Times - Feb. 9

Brussels becoming more supportive of Big Tech, says Booking CEO

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Financial Times - Feb. 10

AI summit in Paris: World leaders, tech titans and challenging diplomatic talks

Major world political leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected while tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry

ABC News - Feb. 10

The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’

The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.

Wired - Feb. 11

Vance warns tech leaders, politicians against excessive AI regulation

Vice President JD Vance warned foreign leaders on Tuesday against placing excessive regulations on artificial intelligence in Paris. He highlighted U.S. advancements in AI and vowed to safeguard ...

CBS News - Feb. 11

VC funding in European defence and security tech surges to record $5.2bn

Big funding rounds for software developer Helsing and drone maker Tekever defy broader downturn in venture investing

Financial Times - Feb. 12

This Ad-Tech Company Is Powering Surveillance of US Military Personnel

In a letter to a US senator, a Florida-based data broker says it obtained sensitive data on US military members in Germany from a Lithuanian firm, revealing the global nature of online ad ...

Wired - Feb. 12

OpenAI tells Musk it is 'not for sale' after tech titan's $97 billion bid

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has rejected a hostile takeover bid from Elon Musk.

NBC News - 5d

AI is the future of tech, but its effects on the climate could change everything

Big Tech should act now, in the early days of AI.

The Hill - 5d

China tightens grip on tech, minerals and engineers as trade war spirals

Groups such as Apple contractor Foxconn hit by efforts to stop knowhow and equipment leaving the country

Financial Times - 4d

Daniels' 36 lead Cal Baptist over Utah Tech 86-83

The Cal Baptist Lancers defeated the Utah Tech Trailblazers 86-83 led by Dominique Daniels Jr.'s 36 points

ABC News - 4d

Xi meets China's tech titans amid economic struggles

Yahoo News - 3d

Stanley Druckenmiller bought Tesla and these tech stocks last quarter

Closely followed investor Stanley Druckenmiller increased exposure to some big technology companies in the final quarter of 2024

MarketWatch - 3d

The Ketamine-Fueled ‘Psychedelic Slumber Parties’ That Get Tech Execs Back on Track

Can stuffed animals, rose petals, and injections of an Elon Musk–approved dissociative drug help Silicon Valley leaders out of a rut? These women say yes.

Wired - 2d

Silicon Valley fights EU tech rules with backing from Trump

US groups such as Meta emboldened in effort to water down regulations on AI and market dominance

Financial Times - 1d

Big Tech’s AI ambitions deliver funding boost to nuclear reactor race

Developers of advanced microreactors have raised at least $1.5bn over the past year as demand soars

Financial Times - 1d

Work Has Given Me Tech Neck. This Device Is Helping Undo the Damage

Hours of screen time lead to stiffness, pain, and brain fog. I tested the Chirp Wheel to see if it could help—and the results were surprising.

Wired - 5h

DeepSeek’s R1 and OpenAI’s Deep Research just redefined AI — RAG, distillation, and custom models will never be the same

Pricing, performance, hallucination risks, clean data: Here’s what DeepSeek and OpenAI's breakthroughs mean for anyone building AI today.

VentureBeat - Feb. 6

House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices

ABC News - Feb. 6

DeepSeek’s AI model is ‘the best work’ out of China but the hype is 'exaggerated,' Google DeepMind CEO says

DeepSeek's AI model "is probably the best work" out of China, Demis Hassabis said on Sunday, but added it was not a scientific advancement.

CNBC - Feb. 10

Momentum stocks like Palantir are off to a strong start in 2025 — even after DeepSeek disrupted the ‘Magnificent Seven’

Big Tech stocks like Apple, Tesla and Nvidia are off to a rocky start in 2025. But Wall Street’s momentum machine has kept on churning even without their help.

MarketWatch - Feb. 12

Tesla drops 6% after BYD partners with DeepSeek, Musk adds to DOGE distractions with OpenAI bid

Tesla shares fell 6% on Tuesday and have dropped for five straight days, wiping out over $200 billion in market cap.

CNBC - Feb. 12

Google AI chief tells employees company has 'all the ingredients' to hold AI lead over China's DeepSeek

At an all-hands meeting in Paris this week, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said the search company has better AI technology than China's DeepSeek.

CNBC - 5d

The Hidden Costs of Free AI: What to Know About AI Tools like DeepSeek

In the race to adopt free AI, some companies are missing the fine print.

Inc. - 2d

China’s DeepSeek has taken the world by storm. Here are the brains powering the AI sensation

DeepSeek founder Liang has received the lion's share of media attention in recent weeks as his AI assistant ascended to the top of global app charts.