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

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

The AI world is fretting about the emergence of a low-cost LLM developed by an obscure Chinese firm that may have copied OpenAI.

Inc. - 1d

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump

As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.

The New York Times - 1d

Why DeepSeek Could Change What Silicon Valley Believe About A.I.

A new A.I. model, released by a scrappy Chinese upstart, has rocked Silicon Valley and upended several fundamental assumptions about A.I. progress.

The New York Times - 2d

‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley

The industry’s liberal reputation is misleading. Its reactionary tendencies – celebrating wealth, power and traditional masculinity – have been clear since the dotcom mania of the 1990s. An ...

The Guardian - 1d

The Papers: 'Europe's Silicon Valley' and Strictly Wynne's apology

The chancellor's plans for growth and the Strictly live tour axing Wynne Evans feature in the papers.

BBC News - 1d

Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge

Chancellor to announce plans to improve infrastructure in region to put it at forefront of science and tech advances. Rachel Reeves is unveiling plans to create “Europe’s Silicon Valley” between ...

The Guardian - 2d

What to know about Chinese AI company DeepSeek

Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek made major waves on Wall Street Monday. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more on what DeepSeek is and why it's making such an ...

CBS News - 2d

In Melbourne, the Silicon Valley of Tennis

The four Grand Slams love to one up each other, but the Australian Open is first on more than just the calendar.

The New York Times - 2d

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 - 2d

Nvidia calls China’s DeepSeek R1 model ‘an excellent AI advancement’

Nvidia called DeepSeek's R1 model "an excellent AI advancement," despite the Chinese startup's emergence causing the chipmaker's stock price to plunge 17%.

CNBC - 2d

How China's 'AI heroes' overcame US curbs to stun Silicon Valley

How did a little-known Chinese start-up build a powerful new AI model despite restrictions?

BBC News - 2d

China’s emboldened AI industry releases flurry of model updates

Success of DeepSeek inspires confidence as latest products are pushed out ahead of lunar new year holiday

Financial Times - 2d

Chinese A.I. app shakes up Silicon Valley, causing Wall Street selloff

The ascendance of DeepSeek, a relatively cheaply made Chinese A.I. app, is sending jitters through Silicon Valley and led to a big selloff on Wall Street. Investors feared that cheaper technology ...

NBC News - 2d

What to Know About China's DeepSeek AI

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips.

The Wall Street Journal - 3d

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

A small lab in China has shaken Silicon Valley.

NBC News - 3d

Tech stocks drop amid rise of China's DeepSeek AI model

Shares in major technology companies leading the artificial intelligence (AI) race took a tumble Monday morning amid investor concern about a new Chinese AI model with growing popularity. Nvidia, ...

The Hill - 3d

What is DeepSeek, the AI model taking the internet by storm?

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek is stirring up anxiety in Silicon Valley after launching a new AI model that appears to rival leading AI ventures in the U.S. for a fraction of ...

The Hill - 3d

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 - 3d

Lakers rave about Dorian Finney-Smith and his infectious 'win-first' energy

The Lakers' decision to acquire Dorian Finney-Smith well before the trade deadline has gone over well with players impressed by his game-changing energy.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

The Less People Know About AI, the More They Like It

You might assume that tech-savvy people are the most open to using AI, but research suggests it's actually those who are least familiar with it.

Wired - 5d

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 - 5d

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

How China’s new AI model DeepSeek is threatening U.S. dominance

An AI lab out of China has ignited panic in Silicon Valley after releasing impressive AI models more cheaply and with less-powerful chips than U.S. AI giants.

CNBC - 6d

Why everyone in AI is freaking out about DeepSeek

DeepSeek has a free website and mobile app even for U.S. users with an R1-powered chatbot interface similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT.

VentureBeat - 6d

No retraining needed: Sakana’s new AI model changes how machines learn

Sakana found that self-adaptive models can modify their weights during inference to adjust behavior to new and unseen tasks.

VentureBeat - Jan. 23

Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Training AI Models With User Data

The suit alleges LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting that let users enable or disable the sharing of their personal data.

Inc. - Jan. 22

How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

Marc Andreessen explains the newest faction of conservatism.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Botika raises $8M to change fashion photography with AI-generated fashion models

Botika, a started focused on AI-generated fashion models, has raised $8 million and launched its new mobile iOS app.

VentureBeat - Jan. 16

Building resilience with AI threat modeling: Lessons from the Rate Companies

Discover how AI threat modeling is helping CISOs redefine zero trust in 2025 by combating identity-based attacks.

VentureBeat - Jan. 16

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

How a Silicon Valley financial backer orchestrated a plot to take down a rising startup

Financial backer Denis Grosz thought he was going to generate big returns from his bet on a company called Toptal, until he got sued for his actions.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Nvidia’s AI agent play is here with new models, orchestration blueprints

Nvidia enters the AI agent space with a family of language models for agentic instruction and orchestrarion frameworks it calls Blueprints.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Nvidia unveils AI foundation models running on RTX AI PCs

Nvidia today announced foundation models running locally on Nvidia RTX AI PCs that supercharge digital humans, content creation, productivity and development.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Nvidia launches Cosmos World Foundation Model platform to accelerate physical AI

Nvidia launched its Cosmos World Foundation Model platform to accelerate physical AI development.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Nvidia’s Nemotron Model Families will advance AI agents

Nvidia announced Nemotron Model Families to advance agentic AI as part of its bevy of AI announcements at CES 2025 today.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Chinese robot vacuum cleaner company reveals model with an AI-powered arm

Chinese robot vacuum cleaner company Roborock says its new model has an artificial intelligence-powered folding arm for removing socks and other obstacles.

CNBC - Jan. 5

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

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