Chinese AI App DeepSeek Soars in Popularity, Startling Rivals
The company said Monday it was temporarily limiting new sign-ups due to “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services.
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U.S. military prohibited from using Chinese AI DeepSeek
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Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur
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Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek censors itself in realtime, users report
Depending on version downloaded, app approaches its answers with preamble of reasoning that it then erases. We tried out DeepSeek. It worked well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and ...The Guardian - 10h -
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What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup shaking up tech stocks and spooking investors?
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek released a model of its AI service that seemingly is on-par with U.S.-based competitors like ChatGPT, but required far-less computing power.NBC News - 11h -
Experts urge caution over use of Chinese AI DeepSeek
UK officials say they are monitoring any national security threat to data from the new AI . Experts have urged caution over rapidly embracing the Chinese artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek, ...The Guardian - 11h -
What to know about Chinese AI company DeepSeek
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Why Silicon Valley is blown away by Chinese AI app DeepSeek
The Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek became the most downloaded free app in the U.S. on Apple’s app store and its low cost claims are putting the pressure on major American tech companies.NBC News - 15h -
Why Chinese AI company DeepSeek's new tech is rattling investors
Tech stocks on Wall Street took a tumble on Monday after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released a free AI chatbot and their app climbed to the top of app stores. CBS News ...CBS News - 16h -
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Nvidia shares sink as Chinese AI app spooks markets
Share prices in US and European firms fall as the Chinese technology threatens to disrupt the AI industry.BBC News - 1d -
WATCH: How China-based AI app DeepSeek works
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DeepSeek rattles Wall Street. What the Chinese startup means for Nvidia, Meta and the rest of our AI stocks
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China's DeepSeek AI dethrones ChatGPT on App Store: Here's what you should know
The buzz around Chinese AI startup DeepSeek began picking up steam earlier this month, when the startup released R1, its model that rivals OpenAI's o1.CNBC - 1d -
How the buzz around Chinese AI model DeepSeek sparked a massive Nasdaq sell-off
DeepSeek's emergence is shaking up investor confidence of the AI story that has been lifting the U.S. bull market in the past two years.CNBC - 1d -
DeepSeek hit with ‘large-scale’ cyber-attack after AI chatbot tops app stores
Attack forces Chinese company to temporarily limit registrations as app becomes highest rated free app in US. DeepSeek said its newly popular app was hit with a cyber-attack on Monday, which forced ...The Guardian - 1d -
Why Chinese AI app DeepSeek is sending the tech world into a panic
Tech stocks plunged Monday morning as fears mounted that Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek is gaining U.S. dominance in AI development. NBC News’ Brian Cheung reports on what DeepSeek ...NBC News - 1d -
Chinese AI DeepSeek jolts Silicon Valley, giving the AI race its 'Sputnik moment'
A small lab in China has shaken Silicon Valley.NBC News - 1d -
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek sends U.S. stocks tumbling
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek is sending shockwaves through Wall Street. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has the details on that and the latest on TikTok.CBS News - 1d -
Global technology shares tumble, spooked by China’s DeepSeek AI app – business live
Nasdaq futures tumble after Chinese lab DeepSeek rolls out free AI app in threat to US dominance. Here is the full story on Good Energy . Morgan Stanley has cut its forecast for UK growth this ...The Guardian - 1d -
VW open to Chinese rivals taking over excess production lines in Europe
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How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded on the scene.Wired - 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 ambitionsFinancial Times - 4d -
Meta Spending to Soar on AI, Massive Data Center
The social-media giant plans to spend between $60 billion and $65 billion, the latest sign of tech companies’ accelerating investments into artificial intelligence.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
Chinese rival app Xiaohongshu is overwhelmed by ‘TikTok refugees’ in US
Social media accounts blocked for breaking Beijing rules as millions of users join up before ban takes effect Nine invaluable things I’ve learned from TikTok . When Angelica Oung received the ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Inside RedNote, the Chinese app that spurned TikTokers are flocking to
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TikTok users flock to popular Chinese app amid potential ban
The internet is buzzing as TikTok users brace for a potential ban. Many are flocking to a different Chinese platform, Rednote, one of the country’s most popular apps. In just the past week, Rednote ...NBC News - Jan. 17 -
These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could stop them in their tracks
A law that could see TikTok shut down in the U.S. threatens to ensnare other Chinese social media apps gaining traction in the country, legal experts say.CNBC - Jan. 15 -
TikTok Users Flee to a Chinese App: 'RedNote'
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