Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 surpasses DeepSeek as China’s AI race heats up
In a rare move, Chinese tech company Alibaba released a new version of the Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model during the Lunar New Year. The …
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OpenAI says it has evidence DeepSeek used ChatGPT to train its AI
Chinese startup DeepSeek stunned the world with its sophisticated DeepSeek R1 reasoning model, which is as good as ChatGPT o1. That’s not a surprising achievement; …
DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough may actually benefit Apple Intelligence
Sanctions prevented DeepSeek from buying the NVIDIA GPUs it needed to train AI models as powerful as OpenAI’s ChatGPT o1 reasoning model. Unable to purchase …
OpenAI’s first post-DeepSeek release is an attempt to strengthen US government ties
It didn’t take long for OpenAI to make its next big announcement following the disruptive change that the DeepSeek chatbot has been causing. However, if …
ChatGPT isn’t available in China, so should the US ban DeepSeek?
The DeepSeek AI innovation is all the tech world is thinking about right now. It’s a great example of Chinese innovation despite the sanctions that …
DeepSeek AI collects tons of data about you and sends it all to China
DeepSeek AI is the newest app from China to go viral. It currently sits at the top of the App Store, where it displaced its …
DeepSeek founder called China’s ‘AI hero’ after US stock market tanks
DeepSeek’s founder has at least two reasons to celebrate this week. Alongside the Chinese Lunar Year, the company had the App Store’s most downloaded app …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responds to DeepSeek hype
The market has been surprised by the accomplishments of the recently released R1 reasoning model. In addition, the Chinese startup has open-sourced its models while …
Here’s why DeepSeek won’t let you sign up for its breakthrough AI right now
Chinese startup DeepSeek has taken the world by storm in a matter of days with a ChatGPT o1 reasoning model rival that’s reportedly much cheaper …
Developers caught DeepSeek R1 having an ‘aha moment’ on its own during training
Chinese startup DeepSeek took the world by storm this month, and especially in the past few days, with its ChatGPT rivals. The latest is called …
tvOS 18.3 and visionOS 2.3 now available
After a month of beta testing, Apple finally released tvOS 18.3 and visionOS 2.3 to Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro users. After more packed …
watchOS 11.3 now available with new Black Unity watch face
After a month of beta testing, Apple finally released watchOS 11.3 to all Apple Watch users. Although this update is light on features, the company …
macOS 15.3 now available with Genmoji and these other 4 features
After over a month of beta testing, Apple is finally launching macOS 15.3. This version is the most interesting update among the other new software …
iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 now available with these 10 features
A week after seeding the Release Candidate versions of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, Apple has finally released these software updates to the public. This …
Perplexity AI may save TikTok with a merger that’s half owned by the US government
President Trump delayed the US TikTok ban a few days ago, but the reprieve is still temporary. ByteDance, the giant Chinese corporation that owns the …
Why is DeepSeek AI suddenly so popular?
OpenAI released its Operator AI agent for ChatGPT on Thursday, which should have been a major milestone for the company and AI development in general. …
Apple reveals 2025 Black Unity Apple Watch band and wallpapers
To celebrate the upcoming Black History Month, Apple unveiled a new Black Unity Collection to commemorate Black culture and community. The company says this collection …
WhatsApp multi-account feature will work with multiple numbers on the same iPhone
WhatsApp might soon expand its multi-account feature by enabling several phone numbers on the same iPhone. This would be like Instagram, where you can add …
Hour-long unskippable ads are showing up on YouTube
Google started a big fight against ad blocker use on YouTube a few years ago, which was perfectly understandable. YouTube is free for people who …
Here’s why you should start talking to ChatGPT even if AI scares you
I have this distinct memory of looking at a Samsung billboard in Times Square and telling someone that I should soon buy one of those …
Watch ChatGPT’s Operator AI agent solve a CAPTCHA like a human
It’s 2025, and we still have to deal with CAPTCHAs on the web, the online browsing disruption we never wanted and can’t get rid of. …
Apple may have finally found a way to fix Siri and Apple Intelligence
With the iOS 18.3 release just around the corner, it won’t take long before we get the long-awaited Siri overhaul expected with iOS 18.4. However, …
ChatGPT Operator is brilliant, but it’s not worth $200/month
OpenAI surprised the world on Thursday when it announced Operator AI agents for ChatGPT. Given the latest leaks, I knew the Operator launch was imminent, …
Netflix’s new idea to keep you glued to your TV: Board games and party games
The worst possible news came out of Netflix this week, as the company announced another round of price hikes for all the Netflix plans. The …
OpenAI launches Operator, a new AI agent that can perform tasks for you
What if, rather than just answering all of your questions, AI could actually perform tasks for you? That’s precisely what OpenAI is trying to accomplish …
Apple Music still pays artists twice as much as Spotify
Compared to Spotify, Apple Music is one of the better-paying streaming platforms for musicians. In over a decade, the service had only one major controversy …
DeepSeek AI might be the best ChatGPT rival – here’s why you should stay away
DeepSeek is one of the new names you might have seen pop up more frequently in the past few months as an alternative to ChatGPT. …
Anthropic CEO says Claude may match some of ChatGPT’s key features this year
If you’re a fan of generative AI programs like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others, and you have half an hour to spare, you should watch …
ChatGPT Operator AI agents could launch this week
A day after software engineer Tibor Blaho shared evidence that ChatGPT’s Operator agent launch could come soon, The Information reports that this new AI tool …
Truecaller’s real-time caller ID is now available on iPhone
Truecaller’s real-time caller ID feature can be a useful tool for dealing with spam, scams, and robocalls. The service can identify callers, even if they’re …
