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TikTok to invest $3.8 billion in Thailand data hosting project, investment board says
The Chinese firm's investment was made by its Singapore-based unit and would support activities of affiliated companies, with operations slated to begin in 2026, Thailand's Board of Investment said.
DeepSeek's fast rise sparks debate on Indian AI models
China's DeepSeek LLM, built at a fraction of the cost of Western models, has spurred India to accelerate its own AI development. This has led to calls for increased government support, access to resources like GPUs, and a shift towards building efficient LLMs for Indian languages. While China and the US are likely to lead in AI, DeepSeek presents an opportunity for India to foster innovation, democratize AI development, and leverage its IT services strength.
DeepSeek freaks out MAGArika
Patriotic Americans may write DeepSeek off as another Chinese knock-off of a great American product. But the markets have a mind of their own that can smell four-lettered words like ‘hype’ trying to pass off as three-lettered ones like ‘hip’.
ETtech Explainer: The story behind DeepSeek’s greener and leaner chatbot
DeepSeek's LLM, V3, utilises a "Mixture of Experts" architecture with only 37 active parameters, significantly reducing costs. Reinforcement learning and multi-head latent attention further enhance efficiency. Developed at a fraction of the cost of competitors, DeepSeek's V3 offers affordable AI solutions.
DeepSeek puts focus back on AI foundation
DeepSeek-R1, a powerful open-source LLM, challenges the notion of high costs for AI development. This shift, along with the rapid evolution of open-source models, questions the traditional focus on "foundation models" and GPU clusters for AI sovereignty. True AI sovereignty lies in nurturing a robust ecosystem of research and innovation across diverse disciplines within India.
Sam Altman faces backlash as old video resurfaces amid DeepSeek’s rise
The clip, recorded during an Economic Times Conversations event in June 2023, features Altman responding to a question about the feasibility of creating a substantial AI model with limited resources.
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Nvidia and other tech stocks stabilise a day after sharp drops
Nvidia rose 2.3%, recovering some of its nearly 17% plunge the day before, its worst since the 2020 Covid crash. Broadcom, was up 3.3% in early trading following a 17.4% decline a day earlier. Software maker Oracle, which fell 13.8% on Monday, rose 2.5% before markets opened Tuesday.
DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry; a quick look at other Chinese AI models
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek claims its R1 model rivals OpenAI's, despite resource limitations. This sparks concerns about China's AI progress, fueled by heavy investment and government support. Key Chinese players include Alibaba (Qwen-2.5-1M), Baidu (Ernie Bot), ByteDance (Doubao), and Moonshot AI (Kimi).
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls himself product of India-US bond
Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson and Nadella were the Guests of Honour at the reception attended by over 500 people from the Indian-American community, according to a press release issued by the Consulate. In a unique first, several members of the US Congress also joined the evening celebrations.
DeepSeek limits registrations due to cyber attack
Chinese startup DeepSeek said on Monday it is temporarily limiting registrations due to a large-scale malicious attack on its services.
Explainer-What is DeepSeek and why is it disrupting the AI sector?
DeepSeek's AI Assistant, powered by DeepSeek-V3, has overtaken rival ChatGPT to become the top-rated free application available on Apple's App Store in the United States.Its success has already been noticed in China's top political circles. On January 20, the day DeepSeek-R1 was released to the public, founder Liang attended a closed-door symposium for businessman and experts hosted by Chinese premier Li Qiang.
54% of IT leaders highlight data security as key barrier to AI adoption: Survey
About 54% of Indian IT leaders identify security gaps as significant barriers to AI success, even as the adoption of emerging technology accelerates across the country.
Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI
As Google races to best Big Tech rivals including Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Meta in the AI arena, it is mindful of the heavy regulatory scrutiny it faces in its existing businesses in advertising and search.
Meta begins testing ads on Threads in the US and Japan; aims for personalised ad experience
Meta Platforms will begin testing ads on Threads with select brands in the US and Japan. This initiative targets over 300 million monthly active users. Image ads will be placed in the home feed during early testing. Businesses can extend current Meta ad campaigns to Threads. Meta also plans to test AI-driven inventory filters for ad sensitivity control.
Meet ‘Operator’, a web-enabled AI agent that performs tasks for you
OpenAI's Operator is an AI agent that automates web tasks like ordering food, scheduling appointments, and creating memes. It uses GPT-4o and reinforcement learning to understand and interact with websites, improving user productivity. Currently in research preview for US Pro users, Operator will expand to other user tiers and regions soon.
Mukesh Ambani's plan to triple India's data centre capacity: key things to know
Reliance Industries, led by Mukesh Ambani, plans to construct the world’s largest data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat. This venture includes purchasing AI semiconductors from NVIDIA to build AI infrastructure in India. Jensen Huang emphasized the importance of domestic AI production, while Ambani highlighted India’s potential owing to its robust digital connectivity.
Donald Trump signs executive order to boost US global AI dominance 'free from ideological bias'
It called for departments and agencies to revise or rescind all policies, directives, regulations, orders, and other actions taken under the Biden AI executive order that are inconsistent with enhancing US leadership in artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk reacts to SoftBank-OpenAI’s $500 billion AI project, says ‘they don’t have the money’
Elon Musk criticises OpenAI and SoftBank's $500 billion Stargate Project for AI infrastructure, doubting their financial capabilities. The initiative involves major tech companies like Oracle, MGX, Arm, Microsoft, and Nvidia. Construction has started in Texas, supported by ongoing partnerships with Microsoft and NVIDIA, aiming to bolster AGI research and re-industrialize America.
Elon Musk targets OpenAI boss Sam Altman over past tweet opposing Trump’s election as US president
Elon Musk criticised OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over a past tweet praising Reid Hoffman’s efforts to oppose Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election. Hoffman left OpenAI’s board in 2023 to avoid conflicts as he invested in more artificial intelligence ventures. Musk also shared posts accusing Altman of "funding far-left-wing media," further fuelling the controversy.
Sam Altman vs Elon Musk: OpenAI CEO dismisses Musk's claims about Stargate AI project having 'no money'
Musk had said earlier that the Stargate Project, an initiative to build AI infrastructure across the US, with Masayoshi Son taking the role of chairman, doesn't have funds. "Wrong, as you surely know. want to come visit the first site already under way?" Altman said in a post.
ETtech Explainer: Behind Trump’s $500-billion ‘Stargate’ bid for AI supremacy
'The Stargate Project' is a $500 billion initiative to build AI infrastructure across the US, with Masayoshi Son taking the role of chairman. This project is not only aimed at supporting the re-industrialisation of the United States but also to provide a strategic capability to protect the national security of America and its allies, OpenAI said.
Meta backs data analytics firm Databricks as AI boom attracts investors
Companies, including Meta, have been investing heavily to build and train large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, which are advanced AI systems designed to understand and generate human-like text.
OpenAI tells India court ChatGPT data removal will breach US legal obligations
The Microsoft-backed AI firm also said that it was not within the jurisdiction of Indian courts to hear a copyright breach case brought by local news agency ANI as OpenAI had no presence in the country.
TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
The company released Doubao-1.5-pro, an upgrade to its flagship AI model, which it claims outperforms OpenAI's o1 in AIME, a benchmark test that measures how well AI models understand and respond to complex instructions.
LinkedIn appoints Deepak Agarwal as chief AI officer
LinkedIn appoints Deepak Agarwal as the new chief AI officer, marking his return to the company where he previously led AI initiatives. With 24 years of experience in engineering and AI roles, Agarwal aims to drive ethical and innovative AI solutions. LinkedIn faces a slight revenue and profit decline but continues to enhance AI-driven job matching features.
AI GPU race enters final lap as MeitY opens financial bids
The technical evaluation of the bids was done on January 13, sources said, adding that New Delhi-based E2E Networks and Bengaluru-based NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies are among the shortlisted firms.
Donald Trump to announce up to $500 billion private sector AI infrastructure investment: Reports
OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, the report added, saying SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Oracle's Larry Ellison are due at the White House later on Tuesday.
India to take up Biden's AI chip export curbs with Trump govt
India will express its concerns to the incoming Donald Trump administration about its predecessor’s decision to impose country-specific curbs on artificial intelligence (AI) computing and foundational models.
Sam Altman denies rumours of OpenAI launching AGI next month
Sam Altman said in an X post that twitter (now called X) hype is out of control and that the they were not going to release Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) next month. AGI are tools that will allow AI systems to tackle complex tasks just like humans. Earlier this month, Altman stated in a blog post that the company has “transitioned into the next paradigm of models that can do complex reasoning,” signalling the ongoing shift toward AGI.
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