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Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ alongside China, Russia after Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comments

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Following President Trump’s declarations about changes to the map, Google employees were given the highest level of urgency to reclassify the U.S.

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DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts. DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street … Continue reading →

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Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ Order Has Mapmakers Completely Lost

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

One of US President Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to power was ordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed. But mapmakers are still largely waiting for the green light.

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U.S. Navy bans use of DeepSeek due to ‘security and ethical concerns’

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

The U.S. Navy issued a warning to its members to avoid using DeepSeek “in any capacity,” due to “potential security and ethical concerns.”

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David Sacks claims there’s ‘substantial evidence’ that DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models to train its own

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

David Sacks, Trump’s AI and crypto “czar,” said in an interview on Fox on Tuesday that there’s “substantial evidence” that Chinese AI company DeepSeek “distilled” knowledge from OpenAI’s AI models, a process that Sacks compared to theft. Sacks, who didn’t … Continue reading →

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DeepSeek triggered a wild, baseless rally for some Chinese stocks

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Hype around DeepSeek sent the stock price of several Chinese companies soaring, but proof of their ties to DeepSeek is non-existent. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Price Drop: Get Lifetime 1TB of Cloud Storage for Just $130

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Take advantage of Koofr’s lifetime subscription to 1TB of cloud storage for $129.99. Use code KOOFR at checkout.

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Figure AI details plan to improve humanoid robot safety in the workplace

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Safety is often overlooked in the rush to bring humanoid robots to the workplace. As high-profile corporations ranging from retailers like Amazon to carmakers such as Mercedes and BMW have announced humanoid pilots for factories and warehouses, conversations around worker … Continue reading →

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Bookshop.org challenges Amazon with new e-book platform

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Indie bookstore backer Bookshop.org launched an e-book platform on Tuesday, making it easier for readers to buy e-books without padding Jeff Bezos’s pockets. For years, Amazon’s chokehold and sway in the publishing industry have been so strong that authors and … Continue reading →

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Hugging Face researchers are trying to build a more open version of DeepSeek’s AI ‘reasoning’ model

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Barely a week after DeepSeek released its R1 “reasoning” AI model — which sent markets into a tizzy — researchers at Hugging Face are trying to replicate the model from scratch in what they’re calling a pursuit of “open knowledge.” … Continue reading →

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