What to Know about Chinese Ai Company Deepseek

China's $41 billion plan to boost consumption is just a start as deflationary pressures deepen

Chinese policymakers have increasingly acknowledged the need to counter deflationary pressure at home.

CNBC - 1d

Texas official on Chinese tariffs: Running into 'little rough spell' is 'fine'

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said farmers may have a “little rough spell” under President Trump’s new tariff policies with China but the demographic should be “fine” in the long run. ...

The Hill - 1d

Chinese authorities summon Walmart executives over Trump’s tariffs

Move comes after reports that retailer asked its suppliers to cut prices in response to US levies

Financial Times - 5h

FirstFT: US to bolster defence against Chinese cyber attacks

Also in today’s newsletter, the latest on the war in Ukraine and India boosts oil and gas exploration

Financial Times - 2h

Wholly Women-Led Companies Attracted Just 1 Percent of VC Funding in 2024, Tanking an Already Abysmal Stat

Thirteen female-founded companies became unicorns in 2024. But early-stage funding took a hit and anti-DEI efforts could make things worse for female founders.

Inc. - 5d

Nvidia’s GTC 2025 will feature AI’s brightest minds and draw 25K attendees in person

Nvidia today announced GTC 2025, the world’s premier AI conference, will return March 17 to March 21 to San Jose, California.

VentureBeat - Mar. 5

How Yelp reviewed competing LLMs for correctness, relevance and tone to develop its user-friendly AI assistant

Yelp found that when it first launched a GPT-4o-powered AI chatbot, usage rates dropped. But training it to sound like a human changed that.

VentureBeat - 5d

AI made its way to vineyards. Here's how the technology is helping make your wine

As AI continues to grow, experts say that the wine industry is proof that businesses can integrate the technology efficiently to supplement labor without displacing a workforce

ABC News - 2d

OpenAI to pay CoreWeave $11.9 billion over five years for AI data centers, services

Ahead of CoreWeave's upcoming IPO, the provider of data centers for AI has signed a five-year deal with OpenAI worth almost $12 billion.

CNBC - 2d

Nous Research just launched an API that gives developers access to AI models that OpenAI and Anthropic won’t build

Nous Research's new API for "unrestricted" Hermes 3 and DeepHermes-3 AI models features toggle-on reasoning and a developer-first approach.

VentureBeat - 5h

AI should replace some work of civil servants, Starmer to announce

The new digital ‘mantra’ prompts unions to warn PM to stop blaming problems on Whitehall officials. AI should replace the work of government officials where it can be done to the same standard, ...

The Guardian - 2h

Stephen A. Smith says LeBron James confronted him as 'a daddy' — not star player — over Bronny comments

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says LeBron James confronted him at Thursday's Lakers game over slighting Bronny, with the NBA star 'making sure I mind what I say about his son.'

Los Angeles Times - 5d

Trump-backed plan to fund government raises GOP concerns on defense

Republicans are raising concerns about what the Trump-backed strategy to stave off next week’s government shutdown threat could mean for defense programs for the next six months. President Trump ...

The Hill - 4d

Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil raises legal questions around deporting legal permanent residents

The arrest of Mahmoud Khaili has led to questions about how a legal permanent resident could face deportation — and what it could mean for issues of free speech on college campuses.

NBC News - 1d

Top 25 rankings, play of the week and what to watch

Here are the latest top 25 rankings, plus what we're watching this week.

ESPN - 2d

Missed shots at the moon are still scores for commercial space companies

The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of them failing.

The Hill - 3d

FCA drops plan to ‘name and shame’ more UK companies under investigation

Financial regulator says it will scrap new public interest test after backlash from the City and government officials

Financial Times - 1d

Captain of Ship That Hit North Sea Tanker Is Russian, Company Says

The police in Britain detained the ship’s captain on suspicion of gross negligence after it crashed into an oil tanker that was being operated by the U.S. Navy.

The New York Times - 12h

Trouble is brewing for local beer companies as Trump slaps tariffs on aluminum

The math is tight for Thom Cheston.

NBC News - 6h

Warren calls on Oz to sever financial ties to health care, pharmaceutical companies

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has written a letter to Mehmet Oz, asking him to make a series of commitments to avoid conflicts of interests ahead of his confirmation hearing Friday to lead the ...

The Hill - 5h

3/9: Sunday Morning

Guest host: Mo Rocca. In our cover story, David Pogue examines how Big Tech companies are turning to nuclear power to help fuel artificial intelligence. Also: Tracy Smith profiles comedian John ...

CBS News - 3d

Michelle Obama launches podcast with brother Craig Robinson

Former first lady Michelle Obama will launch a podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson, the Obamas' media company, Higher Ground, announced Monday. Obama said the "IMO" podcast will be a space to ...

The Hill - 2d

3 warning signs about the future of government oversight

Taken together, these three elements will show the American public whether the Trump administration is serious about federal oversight.

The Hill - 1d

How much will the UK be hit by tariffs and what happens next?

How much will the UK be hit by US tariffs and what happens next?

BBC News - 8h

Game Publishers Have Too Many "Alarming" AI Loopholes, Says Striking Actors Union

Last July, SAG-AFTRA declared a strike against video game publishers over several issues, including pay and the lack of AI protections. That strike is now in its eighth month with no resolution ...

GameSpot - 8h

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump worried about the US economy?

BBC News - 2d

Mahmoud Khalil case 'not about free speech': Rubio

Secretary of State Marco Rubio knocked the notion that Mahmoud Khalil’s federal court case is about First Amendment rights but rather his legal standing to remain in the U.S. after he led ...

The Hill - 8h

China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect

The action came in response to the higher levies on Chinese imports that President Trump announced last week.

The New York Times - 2d

Trump doesn't rule out possibility of recession, Chinese retaliatory tariffs go into effect

President Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired over the weekend that inflation could continue to rise, but he wouldn't say if the U.S. could fall into a recession later this year. ...

CBS News - 2d

New Chinese tariffs add pressure on American farmers amid ongoing trade war

China's new tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods take effect today, cutting into American farmers' largest overseas market. The move follows the White House's decision to end a major source of farm ...

CBS News - 2d

China’s Geely sells Saxo Bank stake to Swiss private bank

Eight-year joint venture was a bet on Chinese capital markets opening up to the west

Financial Times - 2d

Federal judges raise alarm about security threats and impeachment calls

Two senior federal judges on Tuesday raised the alarm about the increase in violent threats against members of the judiciary and expressed concerns about calls to impeach judges over the rulings ...

NBC News - 1d

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf just challenged Anthropic CEO’s vision for AI’s future — and the $130 billion industry is taking notice

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf challenges Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's "compressed 21st century" vision, arguing AI systems are building "yes-men on servers" rather than the revolutionary ...

VentureBeat - 6d

What to Know about Chinese Ai Company Deepseek

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