Sensitive DeepSeek data exposed to web, cyber firm says
Sensitive DeepSeek data exposed to web, cyber firm says

In a blog post, published Wednesday, Wiz said that scans of DeepSeeks infrastructure showed that the company had accidentally left more than a million lines of data available unsecured. Those included digital software keys and chat logs that appeared to capture prompts being sent from users to the...

Microsoft and Meta CEOs defend heavy AI spending after DeepSeek breakthrough
Microsoft and Meta CEOs defend heavy AI spending after DeepSeek breakthrough

Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field. DeepSeeks quick progress has stirred...

Alibaba releases AI model it says surpasses DeepSeek
Alibaba releases AI model it says surpasses DeepSeek

Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly-acclaimed DeepSeek-V3. The unusual timing of the Qwen 2.5-Maxs release, on the first day of the Lunar New Year when most Chinese people are off work...

US tech stocks rebound after DeepSeek shock
US tech stocks rebound after DeepSeek shock

US technology stocks rebounded on Tuesday after Mondays massive selloff triggered by Chinas DeepSeek AI model, which raised concerns over the dominance of US firms. Nvidia, which lost nearly $593 billion in market value on Monday, surged 8.9 percent as bargain hunters stepped in. The broader...

OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Gov for US as DeepSeek gains traction
OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Gov for US as DeepSeek gains traction

OpenAI announced on Tuesday a customized version of ChatGPT specifically for US government agencies. This launch comes at a time when the industry is still grappling with the rise of a cost-efficient Chinese AI startup, and as President Trump has called on tech companies to stay ahead of the...

DeepSeek a 'wake-up call' for US tech firms: Trump
DeepSeek a 'wake-up call' for US tech firms: Trump

US President Donald Trump has called the rise of Chinese company DeepSeek a wake-up call for the US tech industry, after the emergence of its artificial intelligence (AI) model triggered shockwaves on Wall Street on Monday. Shares in major tech firms such as Nvidia fell sharply, with the chip...

Tech selloff deepens as DeepSeek triggers AI rethink
Tech selloff deepens as DeepSeek triggers AI rethink

A global market rout continued on Tuesday as investors reevaluated the high valuations and dominance of AI giants, triggered by the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model. The selloff, which started on Monday, saw Japanese technology shares particularly hard-hit, following...

Chinese AI chatbot sparks market turmoil for rivals
Chinese AI chatbot sparks market turmoil for rivals

Stocks in major US technology firms have fallen sharply in value after the sudden emergence of a low-cost chatbot built by a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepSeek. The DeepSeek app, which was launched last week, has overtaken rivals including ChatGPT to become the most downloaded...

DeepSeek overtakes ChatGPT on Apple App Store
DeepSeek overtakes ChatGPT on Apple App Store

Chinese startup DeepSeeks AI Assistant on Monday overtook rival ChatGPT to become the top-rated free application available on Apples App Store in the United States. Powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model, which its creators say tops the leaderboard among open-source models and rivals the most advanced...