DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s open-weight AI model has sparked debate: Is it truly “open source,” or just an “open model”? Industry experts agree—its release is a game-changer for AI research and development. Recently, a trending question on a popular Q&A platform asked: “How to evaluate DeepSeek’s claim of being open source when it seems more like an ‘Open Model’?” […]

As we enter 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the driving force behind industrial transformation and consumer behavior evolution. Leading AI models like DeepSeek are breaking through technical barriers, delivering unprecedented advancements in natural language processing and deep learning while accelerating intelligent computing capabilities. Key AI Breakthroughs Redefining Industries 1. Performance Leaps in Core AI Technologies

Hong Kong-based venture capital firm ORI Capital plans to launch a new fund to invest in Chinese healthcare start-ups, as the domestic biotechnology industry experiences its own “DeepSeek moment”, its founder said in an interview. ORI, established in 2015 with two funds that primarily invest in global biotech start-ups, is in the process of raising capital for

SambaNova says Asia’s appetite for affordable Nvidia alternatives is growing

Quark’s rapid ascent comes as Alibaba has transformed the app from a cloud storage and search service into an ‘AI super assistant’ Alibaba Group Holding’s revamped artificial intelligence (AI) assistant app, Quark, which offers a user-friendly interface, has surpassed ByteDance’s Doubao to become China’s most popular AI app in March, showing its appeal among local

Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation. The rise of DeepSeek has reenergized China’s artificial intelligence industry, drawing billions of dollars in state funding and a bigger push toward self-sufficiency. Its success has also sparked a race among startups to build products and

Executive Summary: Governments across the world have announced plans to improve the efficacy of their services by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) models into their systems. In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), officials increasingly see DeepSeek, the homegrown company behind the impressive R1 reasoning model that launched in January, as a vehicle to promote widespread

Since DeepSeek-R1 entered public view, its generated content has frequently trended on Chinese social media. Topics such as “#DeepSeek Comments on Jobs AI Cannot Replace” and “#DeepSeek Recommends China’s Most Livable Cities” have sparked widespread discussion. Meanwhile, organizations throughout Chinese society have rushed to embrace the new technologies that DeepSeek has helped spotlight. Shenzhen’s Futian

Google (GOOGL) announced Gemini 2.5 this week, which it called its “most intelligent AI model.” Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental is the first release of Gemini 2.5, and is Google’s “most advanced model for complex tasks.” The Gemini 2.5 models are “thinking models” that can reason through inquiries before responding. Following its first “thinking” model, Gemini

DeepSeek dropped a major upgrade to its AI model this week, which has people buzzing almost as much as they did when the Chinese AI startup first made its splash earlier this year. The new DeepSeek-V3-0324 model is now live on Hugging Face, setting up an even starker rivalry with OpenAI and other AI developers. According to the company’s tests,