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China's AI agent, Google's Gemini gets personal, and a nuclear energy boost: AI news roundup

Plus, DeepSeek's founder reportedly isn't interested in investors — for now

Despite rattling the AI industry earlier this year, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly not looking for investors just yet.

DeepSeek’s founder Liang Wenfeng isn’t rushing to find investors who would interfere with his control and the company’s decisions, the Wall Street Journal (NWS) reported earlier this week.

Read about it and more in this week’s AI news roundup.

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In its pursuit of turning its artificial intelligence chatbot into a personal assistant, Google (GOOGL) is tapping into what it does best — search.

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After a slate of nuclear energy deals late last year, Big Tech is throwing more support behind efforts to boost nuclear capacity around the world.

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Artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek rattled the industry earlier this year — but its founder is reportedly not interested in bringing in outside capital just yet.

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In the past year, artificial intelligence leaders have talked about the advent of agents that can do work autonomously. Now, China says it has developed the world’s first.

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Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street earlier this year — but it’s not part of an elite set of AI startups in China known as the “Six Tigers.” — Britney Nguyen

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As the 25th anniversary of the dot-com bubble burst approaches, it’s not crypto bros or meme-stock enthusiasts keeping Wall Street veterans up at night. It’s the AI gold rush that has them experiencing déjà vu in technicolor.

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