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Microsoft moved by DeepSeek’s AI blitz
Published in AI
Friday, 28 March 2025 11:13

Microsoft moved by DeepSeek’s AI blitz


Getting more from it than ChatGPT

The Software King of the World, Microsoft, has been playing with DeepSeek’s R1, and it appears to be impressed.

Google claims its new AI needs less hardware
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Same performance as DeepSeek AI’s R1 with a single Nvidia H100 GPU i

Search outfit Google is claiming that its latest open-source model, Gemma 3, can match nearly the same performance as DeepSeek AI’s R1—while using just a single Nvidia H100 GPU instead of 32.

Nvidia's AI chip smuggling woes
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Tuesday, 04 March 2025 09:26

Nvidia's AI chip smuggling woes


Singapore cracks down on fraudulent shipments destined for China

Singaporean authorities have launched a major investigation into a suspected fraud involving the illegal shipment of Nvidia's advanced AI chips, potentially breaching US export restrictions.

Nearly a third of AI chatbots share data
Published in AI
Friday, 21 February 2025 09:05

Nearly a third of AI chatbots share data


Google Gemini does the most evil 

AI chatbots are harvesting user data at an alarming rate, with 30 per cent of them handing it over to third parties, including data brokers.

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China
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Tuesday, 11 February 2025 10:01

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China


But no great shakes says DeepMind CEO

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis (pictured) said that DeepSeek’s AI model represents the best work to emerge from China but is nothing new.

DeepSeek's AI will be banned in the USA
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Friday, 07 February 2025 09:25

DeepSeek's AI will be banned in the USA


Judges Jefferies says it will all be illegal

The AI app that stormed to the top of the download charts on Apple’s App Store and Google Play, and rocked Nvidia's share value, is now staring down the barrel of a US consumer ban, top analysts at US investment bank Jefferies have warned.

DeepSeek sends code to banned Chinese telco
Published in AI
Thursday, 06 February 2025 11:18

DeepSeek sends code to banned Chinese telco


You probably were not expecting this

Security researchers have discovered that the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek's website contains computer code that transmits user login information to a banned Chinese state-owned telecommunications company.

Super Micro says Nvidia’s Blackwell is on the way
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Nvidia shares rebound

Shares in Nvidia picked up after a key partner, Super Micro Computer, said its new AI data centre systems powered by Nvidia’s advanced Blackwell chips are ready to ship.

Downloading DeepSeek should be a crime
Published in AI
Tuesday, 04 February 2025 10:04

Downloading DeepSeek should be a crime


Senator introduces a new bill

Republican Senator Josh Hawley [pictured] has introduced a bill that would criminalise the import, export, and collaboration on AI technology with China.

Italy bans DeepSeek
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Friday, 31 January 2025 11:53

Italy bans DeepSeek


You give our data to the Chinese you sleep with the fishes

Italy’s data protection authority has blocked access to the Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek, citing insufficient information about its handling of personal data.