Category: Computers and the Internet

What is DeepSeek? And How Is It Upending A.I.?

How did a little-known Chinese start-up cause the markets and U.S. tech giants to quake? Here’s what to know.
Nvidia Reels After DeepSeek’s A.I. Breakthrough

The tech industry has had an insatiable appetite for Nvidia’s chips over the last two years. But the feast may be over sooner than many had expected.
DeepSeek Prompts a Reckoning Across Wall Street and Silicon Valley

The fast-growing popularity of the Chinese artificial intelligence software hit shares in tech giants like Nvidia, as Silicon Valley worried about what comes next.
Elon Musk, Video Game King? Well, Maybe Not.

Gaming is a big part of the billionaire’s public persona. But other players are questioning whether he has the time or the skill to be as accomplished as he claims.
The Surveillance Tools That Could Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Border enforcement agencies have spent billions assembling surveillance tools to track and find people. These could be critical in President Trump’s immigration agenda.
TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma

The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.
Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push

Much of the capital investment, a big jump from 2024, will fund expansion of Meta’s data centers, which provide the computing power needed by A.I. products and algorithms.
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts

Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
$3,000 for a Used iPhone? If It Has TikTok, Maybe.

Phones with TikTok are being listed for eye-watering sums as the social media platform remains absent from app stores.
OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’

The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.
CNN Cuts Jobs and Shuffles TV Lineup as It Enters New Trump Era

Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023. Now, he is remaking the network’s TV lineup and its work force.
How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google

The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.