Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s cost-saving techniques for training and delivering generative AI (genAI) models could democratize the entire industry by lowering entry barriers for new AI companies. DeepSeek made waves this week as its chatbot overtook ChatGPT downloads on the Apple and Google App Stores. The open-source AI model’s impact lies in matching leading US models’…
Despite initiating a probe into Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, Microsoft has added the startup’s latest reasoning model R1, to its model catalog on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub. As part of the blog post in which Microsoft declared that it has added R1, it said that the model had “undergone rigorous red teaming and safety evaluations, including…
When officials working for the incoming Trump administration decided they wanted to email the entire federal workforce last week, they didn’t hang about. Far from it: A new private class action lawsuit brought by two anonymous US executive branch employees alleges that they simply turned up at the HQ of the US Office of Personnel…
Hands up! Who remembers the dot.com bust? I do. It was March 10, 2000. The NASDAQ Composite index peaked at 5,048.62 points. That doesn’t sound like much today, but it was up 800% from 1995. Then people started to get nervous about the true value of the dot.com businesses driving the market, interest rates started…
It’s going to be a long four years for Microsoft as the company tries to navigate the stormy chaos and pledges of retribution that follow wherever President Donald J. Trump’s mind wanders. Though he’s been president for only a little more than a week, Trump has already unleashed a tsunami of actions that could affect…
It’s fascinating to see how few people actively use some of Android’s most useful features. I had such a revelation around the platform’s long-standing split-screen option this month. With Google working to expand Android’s screen-splitting system and make it even more flexible with an upcoming Android version, I decided to ask the smart and savvy…
President Donald Trump has suggested plans to impose tariffs of up to 100% on semiconductors imported from Taiwan, aiming to boost US manufacturing but risking higher costs and supply chain disruptions for tech firms and enterprises. “In the very near future, we’re going to be placing tariffs on foreign production of computer chips, semiconductors, and…
Chinese start-up DeepSeek rocked the tech industry Monday after the company’s new generative AI (genAI) bot hit Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store and downloads almost immediately exceeded those of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. US AI model and chipmaker stock prices were hit hard by the newcomer’s arrival; Google, Meta and OpenAI all initially suffered and…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyberattack, prompting the company to restrict user registrations and manage website outages as demand for its AI assistant soared. According to the company’s status page, DeepSeek has been investigating the issue since late evening Beijing time on Monday.
Microsoft Exchange administratorsrunning versions older than March 2023 need to update or they won’t get the latest security mitigations, says an expert. But, David Shipley added, even better advice is to shift quickly to the cloud-based Microsoft 365, which always has the latest patches. “Running your own Exchange Server is really a bad idea in…