DeepSeek exposed internal database containing chat histories and sensitive data

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

The internal DeepSeek database was exposed to the internet without a password.
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Data analytics startup Athenic AI wants to be an enterprise’s central nervous system

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Jared Zhao originally got interested in data analytics during his time at UC Berkeley because he was drawn to how it could turn raw data into a story. Zhao founded his first data analytics startup Polyture in 2021. But advancements in generative AI just a year later made Zhao realize what Polyture was building was […]
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US blood donation giant warns of disruption after ransomware attack

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

New York Blood Center said it does not have a “specific timetable for system restoration” following the attack, which has led to canceled appointments and delays
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SuperOps bags $25M to use AI and better help managed service providers

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

SuperOps has raised $25 million in an all-equity Series C round led by March Capital to bolster AI integration into tools supporting managed service providers and IT teams.
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DeepSeek’s AI claims have shaken the world — but not everyone’s convinced

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

DeepSeek claims its R1 outperforms OpenAI’s latest o1 model despite costing a fraction of the price the U.S. AI lab charges for its large language models.

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India lauds Chinese AI lab DeepSeek, plans to host its models on local servers

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

India’s IT minister on Thursday praised DeepSeek‘s progress and said the country will host the Chinese AI lab’s large language models on domestic servers, in a rare opening for Chinese technology in India. “You have seen what DeepSeek has done — $5.5 million and a very very powerful model,” IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on […]
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European embedded banking startup Swan adds another $44 million to its Series B

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

French startup Swan has raised another €42 million (around $44 million at current exchange rates). The company considers this round as the second part of the Series B round that was originally announced in September 2024. Swan helps other companies offer financial products at scale. The company can generate both virtual and physical cards that […]
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Tesla reports $600 million bitcoin profit jump after digital assets rule change

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

A recent change in the rules for how companies account for digital assets led Tesla to report a $600 million mark-to-market gain.

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Zuckerberg says Meta won’t slow down AI spend despite DeepSeek’s breakthrough

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said China-based DeepSeek has created a powerful artificial intelligence model, but it won’t likely curb Meta’s AI spending.

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SoftBank in talks to invest as much as $25B in OpenAI, report says

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI as part of a broader partnership that could see the Japanese conglomerate spend more than $40 billion on AI initiatives with the Microsoft-backed startup, according to Financial Times. The potential investment would make SoftBank OpenAI’s largest single backer, the report said, surpassing Microsoft, […]
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