OpenAI in Talks for Huge Investment Round Valuing It Up to $300 Billion
SoftBank would lead the $40 billion round for the ChatGPT maker, some of which would go to the Stargate AI infrastructure ...
From Trump to tech titans, geopolitical traps await Southeast Asia
The US-China tech war and politicisation of tech firms are narrowing options for wary regional players As Donald Trump ...
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OpenAI in talks for investment round valuing it up to $340 billion, WSJ reports
OpenAI is in talks for an investment round that would value the AI startup at up to $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman downplays impact of DeepSeek: ‘Wildly overstated’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman downplayed the significance of a new artificial intelligence (AI) model released by Chinese startup ...
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Non-western founders say DeepSeek is a proof that innovation need not cost billions of dollars
Entrepreneurs in Asia and Africa believe DeepSeek is proof that frugality and innovation can go hand in hand. DeepSeek’s open-source model has lowered the barriers for AI innovators outside the West.
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Microsoft shares dip as cloud growth misses estimates but spending grows
Microsoft reported slower-than-expected growth in its crucial Azure cloud business on Wednesday despite beating estimates for ...
Stock market today: Asia shares mostly rise while some regional markets stay closed for holidays
Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first ...
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What is AI distillation and what does it mean for OpenAI?
One possible answer being floated in tech circles is distillation, an AI training method that uses bigger "teacher" models to train smaller but faster-operating "student" models.
Don’t rubbish DeepSeek hype so quickly, say top Asia fundies
Could US rules limiting high-end chip sales to China have fuelled the development of superior AI? Investors say the Chinese ...
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Trump calls China’s DeepSeek AI app a ‘wake-up call’ after tech stocks slide
The sudden popularity of a Chinese artificial intelligence app called DeepSeek pummeled tech stocks and captivated Silicon ...
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Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur
The 40-year-old founder of China’s DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with ...
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DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry. Here’s a quick look at other Chinese AI models
HONG KONG — The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, ...