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DeepSeek Knows All. But Don't Ask About Tiananmen

The app out of China censors its answers on topics dicey to Beijing

(Newser) - The DeepSeek AI assistant out of China is winning strong reviews for its answers and reasoning across a broad spectrum of subjects—with one notable exception. Ask about touchy subjects such as Tiananmen Square or Taiwan, and the app will be at a loss for words. The Guardian explains that...

Stock Rout Costs CEO $20B in One Day

Net worth of Nvidia's Jensen Huang fell by 20% thanks to China's DeepSeek

(Newser) - Monday's market rout of chip-maker Nvidia cost its CEO a pretty penny: Jensen Huang lost about $20 billion, or 20% of his net worth, reports Bloomberg . The company's shares plunged 17% thanks to the stunning success of Chinese startup DeepSeek in the world of artificial intelligence, and pretty...

Trump on DeepSeek: Chinese AI App Is a 'Wake-Up Call'

President says American companies need to be coming up with faster, cheaper AI

(Newser) - President Trump weighed in on DeepSeek, the Chinese startup currently shaking up the world of artificial intelligence with its new AI assistant. Responding to the app's massive popularity and the resulting impact on tech stocks, Trump said this "should be a wake-up call for our industries that we...

Nvidia Is Suffering Biggest Market Rout in History

Company has shed more than $500B in market value because of Chinese startup DeepSeek

(Newser) - Nobody is feeling the shock of Chinese startup DeepSeek's entry into the AI market more than Nvidia. The chip-maker's stock had plunged 16% as of midday Monday, wiping off more than $500 billion in market value, reports the Wall Street Journal . That puts the company on track for...

What Is AI's DeepSeek? The World Is Finding Out
What Is AI's DeepSeek?
The World Is Finding Out
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Jan 27, 2025 12:15 PM CST

What Is AI's DeepSeek? The World Is Finding Out

Chinese startup is rattling the industry with its new tool

(Newser) - ChatGPT, meet DeepSeek. The latter is a Chinese startup whose new AI assistant has just overtaken ChatGPT as the top downloaded app for iPhones. DeepSeek is also ratting US tech stocks—chip-maker Nvidia in particular—because its success threatens to undermine the world of artificial intelligence with a relatively inexpensive...

This Could Be One of Tech's Worst Stock Days in Years

A low-cost AI startup in China called DeepSeek is rattling markets

(Newser) - Monday might end up being one of the worst days for tech stocks in years, and it's all thanks to a low-cost AI startup out of China called DeepSeek, reports the Wall Street Journal . The tech-centric Nasdaq index was down more than 4% in pre-market trading, with Nvidia—which...

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