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

Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer Dick Kramlich, an early investor in Apple, dies at 89

Dick Kramlich, one of Silicon Valley's early venture capitalists, died over the weekend.

CNBC - 3d

Anthropic makes ‘jailbreak’ advance to stop AI models producing harmful results

Leading tech groups including Microsoft and Meta also invest in similar safety systems

Financial Times - 3d

The blogger who helped spark Nvidia’s $600 billion stock collapse and a panic in Silicon Valley

Nearly every bank is highly bullish on Nvidia. “They have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about,” Jeffery Emanuel told MarketWatch.

MarketWatch - 5d

OpenAI’s o3-Mini Is a Leaner AI Model That Keeps Pace With DeepSeek

On the heels of DeepSeek R1, the latest model from OpenAI promises more advanced capabilities at a cheaper price.

Wired - 6d

Silicon Valley billionaires splurge £144m on London Spirit in Hundred auction

Winning bid for 49% stake values London Spirit at £295m Welsh Fire stake sold for reported £35m to tech entrepreneur The Hundred is set to deliver an eye-watering windfall for English cricket ...

The Guardian - 6d

As Silicon Valley CEOs Fawn Over Trump, Their Employees Discreetly Resist

Tech titans embraced Trump almost en masse, sometimes after high-profile past public opposition. Now some of their workers are cautiously expressing their dissent.

Inc. - 6d

How Silicon Valley turned China into its lifeline

Eric Schmidt helped Washington reimagine the west coast tech titans as shields against the world’s second-largest economy

Financial Times - 6d

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. - Jan. 29

OpenAI ‘reviewing’ allegations that its AI models were used to make DeepSeek

ChatGPT creator warns Chinese startups are ‘constantly’ using its technology to develop competing products. OpenAI has warned that Chinese startups are “constantly” using its technology to develop ...

The Guardian - Jan. 29

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 - Jan. 29

‘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 - Jan. 29

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 - Jan. 29

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 - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

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 - 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

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 - Jan. 27

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 - 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

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 - Jan. 27

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 - Jan. 25

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

The Secret to Explosive Business Growth: Create Raving Fans

Your customers can do your sales work for you if you create the right conditions.

Inc. - Jan. 24

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 - Jan. 24