US Lawmakers Propose Ban On Chinese AI Chatbot For Govt US lawmakers propose banning DeepSeek AI chatbot on government devices over national security concerns. Top News · Feb 6, 2025
A new bill would ban DeepSeek from government devices because hidden code reveals the AI app could send data to a Chinese telecom: 'This should be a no-brainer' DeepSeek had a sudden rise to popularity after it launched a powerful AI model that it said had been trained extremely cheaply. Fortune · Feb 6, 2025
Reliable ‘reasoning’ AI agents may be just around the corner thanks to DeepSeek’s innovations, say researchers An open-source project called Open-R1, spearheaded by Hugging Face, is quickly deciphering DeepSeek’s secrets. Fortune · Feb 6, 2025
DeepSeek reopens new user sign-ups despite ongoing security concerns The China-based chatbot upended the AI market with its recent emergence as an apparent low-cost alternative to ChatGPT and others. Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2025
Which countries have banned DeepSeek and why? DeepSeek is banned on government devices in South Korea, Australia and Taiwan. More countries might follow suit. Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2025
AI War Heats Up: Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash Goes Public After DeepSeek Disruption – Key Details Inside Google has made Gemini 2.0 "generally available" through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, marking a significant step in the big tech giant's push toward AI technology. International Business Times · Feb 6, 2025
South Korea’s government is the latest to block China’s DeepSeek on official devices, following Australia and Taiwan Officials in South Korea and Australia have cited concerns about user data and national security as reasons to block the buzzy AI service from China. Fortune · Feb 6, 2025
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South Korea Ministries, Police Block DeepSeek Access South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek's access to work computers, after the Chinese AI startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it manages user information. International Business Times · Feb 6, 2025
DeepSeek is reportedly sending intricate user data to Chinese telecom despite US ban — weeks after suffering a "large-scale cyberattack" DeepSeek's website reportedly features computer code that could share user login information with a Chinese telecom despite being barred from operating in the United States. Windows Central · Feb 5, 2025
DeepSeek code may send U.S. user data straight to the Chinese government: report Chinese-developed AI model shook tech world after its debut last month The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
Experts warn DeepSeek is 11 times more dangerous than other AI chatbots Another research found major security and safety risks with the new Chinese AI chatbot. Here's all you need to know. TechRadar · Feb 5, 2025
Moore Threads GPUs allegedly show 'excellent' inference performance with DeepSeek models VMoore Threads deploys DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B distilled model on its MTT S80 and MTT S4000 graphics cards, confirms that the GPUs can run CUDA code. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 5, 2025
Australian and Indian governments block DeepSeek from worker devices Government workers in India and Australia have been asked to avoid AI chatbots. TechRadar · Feb 5, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025 WhatsApp users can now use their voice and images to prompt ChatGPT OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of the basic version of the chatbot it has launched on WhatsApp.
Barchart · Feb 5, 2025 Analyst: Ignore the Panic and Buy These 2 Data Center AI Stocks Although DeepSeek jitters sparked a sell-off, brokerage firm Mizuho stays bullish on these two dividend-paying data center AI stocks, which could be wise portfolio additions.
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025 Researchers say China's DeepSeek chatbot is linked to state telecom, raising data privacy concerns Security researchers say the website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company that's been barred from operating in the United States
Windows Central · Feb 5, 2025 OpenAI's new "Deep Research" blows ChatGPT o3-mini and DeepSeek out of the water with 26.6% accuracy in the world's hardest "AI exam" — but it skipped the line Deep Research holds a significant lead ahead of ChatGPT o3-mini and DeepSeek's R1 V3-powered model in the world's hardest AI exam, with a 26.6% accuracy score.
International Business Times UK · Feb 5, 2025 Americans Could Face $1M Fine or 20 Years in Prison for Downloading AI Tool DeepSeek A US bill proposes hefty fines and 20-year prison terms for using the Chinese AI tool DeepSeek. Is this about national security or market protection?
Tom’s Guide · Feb 5, 2025 I tested ChatGPT o3-mini vs DeepSeek R1 vs Qwen 2.5 with 7 prompts — here’s the winner Free tier chatbots face off with seven prompts that test their reasoning and problem-solving capabilities with a clear winner.
International Business Times · Feb 5, 2025 Asian Markets Stutter As Traders Weigh China-US Trade Flare-up Asian markets stumbled Wednesday and gold hit a new record as investors kept tabs on China and the United States after they exchanged tariffs, sparking fears of another debilitating trade war between the economic superpowers.
Barchart · Feb 5, 2025 This Dividend-Paying AI Stock Is a Buy Despite the U.S.-China Trade War The U.S. and China are in a standoff over tariffs, but this major Chinese tech stock is still a good company to invest in.
The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2025 Google parent Alphabet’s revenues disappoint Wall Street amid stiff AI competition Revenue slowdown reflects ‘challenging year’ firm has had and 2025 may be year it loses competitive edge, say analysts
The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2025 AFP charge Victorian man after alleged antisemitic phone calls to political organisation in Canberra – as it happened This blog is now closed
TechRadar · Feb 4, 2025 DeepSeek became the world's most popular AI term for 24 hours when it caused the biggest drop ever in stock markets In just 8 days, DeepSeek R1 became the world’s most-searched AI term, leaving ChatGPT in the dust and investors in panic.