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UK government labels DeepSeek download a ‘personal choice’ amid global privacy concerns
The UK government views downloading DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot, as a personal decision, despite South Korea’s recent access restrictions due to privacy issues. DeepSeek, known…Spotify to launch ‘Music Pro’ premium tier with enhanced audio and AI features
Spotify is developing a ‘Music Pro’ tier, offering high-quality audio, remixing capabilities, and exclusive concert access for an additional $5.99/month. The new subscription aims…Chinese AI startup DeepSeek challenges Google Search after surpassing OpenAI’s ChatGPT
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has overtaken OpenAI’s ChatGPT in downloads, signaling its entry into the competitive AI and search engine market. The company has been integrated…India to launch AI compute portal with subsidized computing resources
The IndiaAI Compute Portal aims to facilitate compute capacity requests for stakeholders, offering subsidized rates. Around 14,000 GPUs will be provided for shared computing…Elon Musk to unveil Grok 3, touted as the smartest AI yet
Elon Musk announces the launch of Grok 3, claiming it to be the ‘smartest AI on Earth’ with a live demo scheduled for Monday night. Musk hints at Grok 3’s superior intelligence…South Korea halts new downloads of DeepSeek app over privacy concerns
South Korea’s data protection authority suspends new downloads of the DeepSeek app, citing non-compliance with local personal data protection laws. Authorities to review…Reasoning models are just LLMs
Reasoning models, like DeepSeek R1, are fundamentally just large language models (LLMs) using next token prediction. The article disputes the claim that these models have symbolic…Former German shot put champion David Storl uses AI to offer training in Hindi
David Storl, an Olympic silver medallist, has created a Hindi instructional video for Indian shot put aspirants using AI. The video, which went viral with over 7 lakh views, aims…Meta ventures into humanoid robotics, challenging Tesla’s Optimus
Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, is investing in humanoid robots, aiming initially at household chores before expanding to broader applications. The project, under Reality Labs, will…Perplexity AI introduces a new deep research tool to compete with AI leaders
Perplexity AI, led by Aravind Srinivas, launches a deep research AI tool promising in-depth analysis in under 3 minutes, challenging OpenAI and Google. The tool offers Pro users…61% of Indians Could Develop Romantic Feelings for an AI Chatbot
Inbox As millions turn to dating apps, social media, and messaging platforms to find love, new McAfee India research reveals an alarming rise in AI-driven romance scams,…