Microsoft and Meta’s CEOs defended massive spending on AI efforts after China’s DeepSeek launched an AI assistant, it claims is more data and cost-efficient compared to the AI models that have emerged from the US. The top executives of these big…
DeepSeek’s Database With Chat History and Sensitive Information Leaked, Says Cybersecurity Firm
DeepSeek’s dataset might have suffered public exposure, claimed a cybersecurity research firm. As per its report, a publicly accessible ClickHouse database belonging to DeepSeek was discovered which allowed full control over its database operations. Additionally, the exposure is also said to…
Mistral Small 3 Open-Source AI Model Introduced, Outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini
Mistral, the Paris-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, released the Mistral Small 3 AI model on Thursday. The company, known for its open-source large language models (LLMs), has also made the latest AI model available on Hugging Face as well as several…
Intel’s Quarterly Revenue Tops Expectations as Investors Await New CEO
As Intel undergoes a historic transition and attempts to emerge from one of its bleakest periods, its December quarter results have beat analysts’ low expectations. Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based company climbed 3.8 percent in after-hours trading. Last year, Intel’s…
Google Releases AI-Powered ‘Ask for Me’ Feature That Can Call Businesses for You
Google released a new experimental artificial intelligence (AI) feature via Search Lab on Thursday. Dubbed Ask for Me, the feature is available within Google Search and allows users to let an AI chatbot call businesses to make enquiries. The feature is…
US Commerce Department Said to Be Probing DeepSeek’s Alleged Use of Restricted AI Chips
Last week, China’s Deepseek launched a free assistant to compete with established US models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Following this launch, the US authorities have reportedly initiated an investigation into Deepseek to check if it used chipsets that have been restricted by…
Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash AI Model Now Rolling Out to All Users
Google is rolling out the stable version of the Gemini 2.0 Flash to all users. Announced on Thursday, the artificial intelligence (AI) model will replace the experimental preview of 2.0 Flash which was first released in December 2024. The new AI…
Apple Shares Rise After Positive Sales Outlook Signals iPhone Recovery
Apple has forecast relatively strong sales growth as the firm approaches AI more cautiously than many of its peers. Despite the AI rollout stumbles, Apple’s overall sales and profits were boosted by stronger-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter of iPads…