What Is DeepSeek? Here’s a Quick Guide to the Chinese AI CompanyA frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology.
The Electric Vehicle Fight Turns to CaliforniaThe future of EVs might hinge on a decades-old air pollution law. Whether the law is upheld will have ramifications far beyond the borders of the Golden State.
Who Might Buy TikTok? From MrBeast to Elon Musk, Here Are the Top ContendersFrom MrBeast to Elon Musk, various high-profile names have been identified as potential buyers.
What Is DeepSeek? How a Small Chinese Startup Shook up the AI SectorU.S. tech stocks went reeling after a small Chinese artificial intelligence startup said it can compete with the likes of ChatGPT and other U.S.-based AI models at a fraction of the cost.
DeepSeek: How China’s ‘AI Heroes’ Overcame US Curbs to Stun Silicon ValleyHow did a little-known Chinese start-up build a powerful new AI model despite restrictions?
Bibliotherapy: Can reading help treat your depression?Whether they’re turning to fiction to nurse a broken heart or seeking guidance on self-betterment from an inspiring memoir, people have sought solace in literature for centuries.
Sonos’ interim CEO hits all the right notes in first letter to employeesTom Conrad, a longtime veteran of the tech industry who joined Sonos’ board of directors in 2017, has been appointed interim CEO following today’s ouster of Patrick Spence.
The Great Crypto CrashTrump will usher in a speculative frenzy. Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app.
Egg Prices Are High. They Will Likely Go Higher.On a trip to a Walmart in Ozark, Mo., in early January, Laura Modrell was surprised to see shoppers “standing around and gasping” in the grocery’s dairy section. As she got closer, she saw that the shelves, where there would normally be stacks of egg cartons, were nearly empty.
I just tested Perplexity vs ChatGPT with 7 prompts — here's the AI winnerWhen it comes to AI tools, Perplexity and ChatGPT stand out for their accuracy and communication style. But while they both excel at delivering information and answering questions, their approaches differ.
Meta is highlighting a splintering global approach to online speechMeta’s overhaul of its content moderation and fact-checking policies in the US is bringing into focus a key geopolitical tension likely to grow under the incoming Trump administration: the regulation of speech online.
Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNCThe device, known as a cell-site simulator, was identified by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights advocacy organization, after analyzing wireless signal data collected by WIRED during the August event.
There’s a word for people who prefer phones to meeting friends: addictsOver the decades, research has chipped away at our most cherished ideas about human specialness: it turns out that we share such things as theory of mind, empathy, and time perception with many other creatures. But there is one feature of humanity that we can claim to be uniquely our own.
Notes on ArgentinaI recently got back from Argentina, where we decided to spend part of our honeymoon. We chose Argentina for our honeymoon because my wife and I met in Patagonia in 2022, and we love the region.
The Worlds of Noam ChomskyIf ordinary Americans know one critic of the American Empire, it’s almost certainly Chomsky. Noam Chomsky is the most famous critic of US empire in the world. No single living intellectual comes close.