Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, attends the inauguration of a new hub in France dedicated to the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, at the Google France headquarters in Paris, France, Feb. 15, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Google parent company Alphabet is set to report its fourth-quarter results after the bell Tuesday. Here are the […]
Bitcoin trims losses after Mexico says tariffs will be paused
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Bitcoin. Cheney Orr | Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin trimmed earlier losses, climbing back toward $100,000 after the U.S. agreed to pause tariffs on goods from Mexico for one month. The price of bitcoin was last higher by less than 1% at $98,461.83, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it fell […]
DeepSeek was downloaded by millions. Deleting it might come next
This week’s news that the DeepSeek Chatbot app, developed by China, was downloaded from the Apple app store significantly more times than the US-developed ChatGPT from Open AI, wiped billions off the global tech market. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Plenty of Americans are discovering the AI search powers of DeepSeek, […]
DeepSeek Nvidia chip questions: Singapore responds
Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a statement Saturday that it expects U.S. companies to comply with U.S. export controls and local laws, following questions over the chips used by China’s DeepSeek to produce its AI model. Markets were rocked this week after DeepSeek claimed its large language model outperforms OpenAI’s but […]
TikTok Traffic Bounces Back as Creators Diversify Amid Shutdown Fears
Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images TikTok has nearly bounced back to its original traffic levels after usage fell 85% when the app temporarily shut down earlier this month, according to Cloudflare Radar. “DNS traffic for TikTok-related domains has continued to recover since service restoration, and is currently about 10% lower than pre-shutdown […]
IBM jumps 13%, heads for best day since 2000 on strong earnings
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Arvind Krishna attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters IBM surged 13% Thursday on the back of a strong fourth-quarter print that showed artificial intelligence growth boosting its software business. The move put the stock […]
Tesla TSLA 2024 Q4 earnings
André Thierig, plant manager of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, stands at the final inspection of the production of Tesla Model Y electric vehicles. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tesla plans to release fourth-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are expecting, based on an average of estimates compiled by LSEG: […]
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for U.S. government agencies
OpenAI on Tuesday announced its biggest product launch since its enterprise rollout. It’s called ChatGPT Gov and was built specifically for U.S. government use. The Microsoft-backed company bills the new platform as a step beyond ChatGPT Enterprise as far as security. It allows government agencies, as customers, to feed “non-public, sensitive information” into OpenAI’s models […]
Here’s what you should know
On Monday, Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek took over rival OpenAI’s coveted spot as the most-downloaded free app in the U.S. on Apple‘s App Store, dethroning ChatGPT for DeepSeek’s AI Assistant. Global tech stocks sold off and were on pace to wipe out billions in market cap. Later on Monday, DeepSeek said it would temporarily […]
After TikTok, your home WiFi may be next Chinese tech ban target
The logo of TP-Link appears on the products of router manufacturer TP-Link in Fuyang, China, on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images While the TikTok ban has lawmakers scurrying and chatter about Chinese influence over U.S. tech at a fever pitch, another danger is lurking. One […]