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China’s DeepSeek has just launched a groundbreaking AI model that’s being hailed as a game-changer. With its energy-efficient design, open-source accessibility, and advanced reasoning capabilities, DeepSeek is already being compared to and even surpassing ChatGPT. What does this mean for the AI landscape, and why is it causing waves in the US tech industry? Dive …
Nvidia briefly eclipsed Apple to become the world’s most valuable company on Friday. It’s the first time Nvidia has been the world’s largest company since mid-June. Nvidia stock jumped as much as 3% on Friday to an intra-day high of $144.13, catapulting its market valuation to $3.53 trillion. In contrast, Apple traded up less than …
China has overthrown Japan as the world’s largest car exporter, another sign of the staggering rise of the country’s auto market. The country sent more than 3.8 million vehicles overseas in 2023, according to the China Passenger Car Association, a 62% increase from the previous year, while Japanese automakers exported 3.5 million cars during the …