DeepSeek Chatbot Beats OpenAI on App Store Leaderboard

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

The Chinese firm said it cost just $5.6 million to train a model that can reason through complex answers and compete with OpenAI’s o1.

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Hackers are targeting machine identities. Token Security just raised $20M to stop them

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

The number of machine identities is booming thanks to the growth of cloud and AI – and it’s posing real security problems by giving hackers way more entry points than ever before. For example, a 2023 hack of authentication app Okta was caused by exploiting a service account while in 2024, Microsoft disclosed a major […]
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Smartwatch pioneer and Kickstarter darling Pebble is returning in a new form

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Four years after launching the (then) most lucrative crowdfunding campaign in Kickstarter’s history, Pebble abruptly ended. The hardware startup closed 2016 by filing for insolvency, before being sold off to Fitbit. The fitness-tracking giant built much of the Ionic smartwatch with help from former Pebblers, along with the company’s pioneering software stack. The first Apple […]
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AI Growth Outpaces Skills Acquisition in Australia, According to Google & Accenture

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

There is a disparity in the percentage of employees who feel equipped to use AI and what C-suite executives perceive that number to be.

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DeepSeek displaces ChatGPT as the App Store’s top app

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

The mobile app for DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, skyrocketed to the No. 1 spot in app stores around the globe this weekend, topping the U.S.-based AI chatbot, ChatGPT. On iOS, DeepSeek is currently the No. 1 free app in the U.S. App Store and 51 other countries, according to mobile app analytics firm Appfigures. […]
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How DeepSeek’s efficient AI could stall the nuclear renaissance

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

The startups and power producers that are betting big on new nuclear are vulnerable to an energy efficient AI model.
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Apple turns its AI on by default in latest software update

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Apple released a software update for iPhones, iPads and Macs that turns Apple Intelligence on by default for users with supported devices.

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Bluesky adds video to user profiles

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Social network Bluesky is doubling down on video. After it added a new TikTok-like custom video feed last week in the wake of the U.S. ban on the popular video app (now on pause), the company on Monday announced it’s adding a new video tab to Bluesky user profiles. The tab will allow people to […]
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AI startup DeepSeek pauses signups amid cyber incident

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that made waves in the AI world last week when it released its open-source R1 model, is pausing new user signups. The company has temporarily paused new user registrations this morning, according to CNBC reporting, due to a cyberattack. Existing users can still access their accounts with no issue. TechCrunch […]
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Chinese AI App DeepSeek Soars in Popularity, Startling Rivals

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

The company said Monday it was temporarily limiting new sign-ups due to “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services.

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