Nvidia does damage control, Microsoft slips, DeepSeek's big week: Tech news

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Nvidia is doing damage control after DeepSeek’s AI advance routed the stock

Nvidia headquarters on February 23, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.

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Nvidia (NVDA) addressed its tumbling stock on Monday by saying Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek will need more of its chips for new models.

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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is rattling markets. Here’s what to know

What DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough means for Meta, OpenAI, and Nvidia

A Chinese artificial intelligence startup is rattling Silicon Valley and Wall Street after it demonstrated AI models on par with OpenAI’s — for a fraction of the cost and energy.

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DeepSeek is limiting sign-ups after a ‘large-scale’ cyberattack

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, is raising questions over the U.S.’s dominance in the field.

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek said it would temporarily limit signups after being the victim of “large-scale malicious attacks” on its servers.

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DeepSeek is the ‘Temu of AI,’ analysts say

After traders sold off global technology stocks en masse Monday on news of a Chinese artificial intelligence competitor, some aren’t too concerned with DeepSeek’s seemingly meteoric rise.

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Big Tech has a big DeepSeek problem

DeepSeek logo displayed on a smartphone.

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Big Tech’s multi-billion dollar spending on artificial intelligence will be under investor scrutiny this week — even more so after China’s DeepSeek sent shockwaves through Wall Street and Silicon Valley with a cheap yet competitive AI model.

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The White House is looking into DeepSeek over national security concerns

DeepSeek app displayed on an iPhone screen — The DeepSeek app is displayed on an iPhone screen on January 27, 2025 in San Anselmo, California.

The White House is looking into national security concerns over Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek after its developer prompted a global tech sell-off.

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Microsoft thinks China’s DeepSeek might have used OpenAI’s tech before its big breakthrough

In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is displayed on an iPhone screen on January 27, 2025 in San Anselmo, California.

Microsoft (MSFT) and OpenAI are investigating whether a group connected to the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek accessed OpenAI’s data without permission, according to a new report.

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Microsoft stock falls almost 5% after modest Azure growth

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at OpenAI DevDay on November 6, 2023 in San Francisco, California.

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Microsoft (MSFT) shares fell by around 5% during after-hours trading on Wednesday after it reported Azure cloud computing growth toward the bottom range of expectations.

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What DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough means for Meta, OpenAI, and Nvidia

The Chinese artificial intelligence company says its R1 model performs on par with OpenAI’s reasoning model for less cost and energy

Nvidia does damage control, Microsoft slips, and DeepSeek's big week: Tech news roundup

Plus, DeepSeek is the ‘Temu of AI,’ and Big Tech's DeepSeek problem