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US investigates DeepSeek for potentially using restricted Nvidia chips
The US Department of Commerce is probing Chinese tech firm DeepSeek for possibly using restricted US chips in its operations. DeepSeek’s AI Chatbot, claiming top US App Store…AI Newsletter: Google testing ‘Ask for me’, MS’ 10 days Deep hustle; OpenAI @340Bn valuation
India Unveils Mega AI Plan: On January 30, 2025, India announced an ambitious plan to develop its own foundational AI model to compete with global counterparts like ChatGPT and…Solar energy to dominate US power generation growth, despite Trump’s fossil fuel focus
Solar capacity in the US is set to increase significantly, with a 34% and 17% rise in generation expected in the next two years. Renewables, particularly solar and wind, are…Apple sets new record with over 2.35 billion active devices globally
Apple CEO Tim Cook announces a record 2.35 billion active devices in the first fiscal quarter of 2025. This marks an increase from 2.2 billion active devices reported in February…Google revises Gemini update, removing 2.0 Pro Experimental announcement
Google updated the Gemini release notes, removing the ‘2.0 Pro Experimental’ announcement and released 2.0 Flash instead. The company had started testing Gemini 2.0 Experimental…AI Content and Copyright: Notes from US copyright office
The US Copyright Office examines how AI is reshaping creative expression and what it means for copyright protection. Just as copyright adapted to photographs and computer programs…Paraguay’s AI chatbot Eva sheds light on women’s incarceration and social justice issues
Eva, an AI chatbot created by El Surtidor, offers insights into the lives of imprisoned women in Paraguay, based on interviews with an inmate awaiting sentencing for trafficking.…DeepSeek app faces privacy investigations in the US and Europe, removed from Italy’s App Store
DeepSeek, an AI chatbot developed in China, is under investigation for privacy concerns in the US and Europe, leading to its removal from Italy’s App Store. The app’s rapid…Microsoft integrates DeepSeek AI into Copilot+ PCs, expanding AI model offerings
Microsoft announced the integration of the DeepSeek-R1 AI model into Copilot+ PCs, starting with Snapdragon X devices. The DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B model, along with more…Microsoft offers Think Deeper for free to Copilot users
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman announces free access to Think Deeper for Copilot users, featuring OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model. The feature aims to enhance capabilities in math,…Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek’s security breach exposes sensitive data
DeepSeek’s database was found accessible without authentication, exposing over a million lines of sensitive data. The breach has led to investigations in Europe and the US, with…