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How DeepSeek will upend the AI pecking order
The cause of investors’ panic was DeepSeek, an obscure Chinese hedge fund turned AI startup that has blown analysts away with its latest large language model, R1, released on January 20th. Consumers have flocked to DeepSeek’s chatbot,
DeepSeek just taught the AI industry 5 hard lessons
Have American tech companies completely misunderstood what they should do with Large Language Models? It certainly looks that way.
ElevenLabs, the hot AI audio startup, confirms $180M in Series C funding at a $3.3B valuation
ElevenLabs, one of the more popular startups working in the field AI audio, said Thursday that it has raised a Series C round of $180 million, valuing the
Meta downplays DeepSeek, but may be copying the Chinese AI behind closed doors
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will invest billions in AI despite the DeepSeek surprise; wants Llama 4 to lead the market.
Meta's chief AI scientist says market reaction to DeepSeek was 'woefully unjustified.' Here's why.
Meta's top AI scientist, Yann LeCun, said there was a "major misunderstanding" about how billions in AI investment will be used.
Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
Microsoft, Meta Talk Up Their Big AI Ambitions and Spending Plans
The tech giants on Wednesday talked up their AI strategies and said they are sticking with ambitious investments in the technology despite the investor panic this week over the ri
Meta defends $65bn AI spend after DeepSeek rise
Italy's regulator blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek on data protection
Italy's data protection authority said on Thursday it had blocked Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek over a lack of information on its use of personal data. DeepSeek could not be accessed on Wednesday in Apple or Google app stores in Italy,
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AI-Edited Images and Movies Could Still Be Copyrighted, US Agency Advises
The U.S. finally puts its foot down on AI image copyright
AI’s use in art, movies gets a boost from Copyright Office
AI’s use in art, movies gets a boost from the U.S. Copyright Office The generative AI boom has raised complex, multibillion-dollar legal questions that courts across the country are in the early stages of trying to address.
The Stargate Project: Trump Touts $500 Billion Bid For AI Dominance
The president joined leaders from OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to launch the ambitious project, but questions remain about its implementation, offerings and timeline.
Forget DeepSeek AI, when is ChatGPT o3-mini coming out?
With DeepSeek R1 matching ChatGPT o1, the o3 release seems inevitable, but that’s because OpenAI already set it that way.
Microsoft is killing this popular Word feature and replacing it with AI
Microsoft is trying to make users use Copilot more by removing a popular and helpful dictionary feature in Microsoft Word.
AI Roadmap: Tesla Robotaxi To Launch In June, Rivian Plans L3 Autonomy
While Tesla focuses on its robotaxi launch, Rivian is looking to take hands off the wheel and eyes off the road while enabling drivers to chat with the car.