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Why Alibaba Is Giving Away Its Advanced AI Models for Free

Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai recently recounted a "holy cow" moment inside the Chinese tech giant. When startup DeepSeek launched its stunningly efficient AI model in January, Alibaba's engineers were so spooked by the risk of falling behind that they canceled their Lunar New Year holidays to

Is Apple Struggling with AI?

In the wake of its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple executives have been on the defensive. They insist that last year’s flashy demo of a supercharged, AI-powered Siri wasn't “demoware,” but rather a feature that just wasn't ready to ship. In an interview with the Wall
Is Apple Struggling with AI?

Is Huawei a Real Threat to Nvidia’s AI Empire?

In a rare public warning, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged that while his company’s AI technology is a “generation ahead,” Chinese rival Huawei “has got China covered” if U.S. export controls continue to restrict American participation in the world’s second-largest economy. The comments underscore a critical tension

IBM Sets 2029 Quantum Deadline: Can It Win the Next Computing Race?

IBM this week laid out one of the most ambitious roadmaps in computing, declaring it plans to have a practical, error-corrected quantum computer online by 2029. The announcement signals a critical phase in the race to build a machine that operates on the bizarre principles of quantum mechanics, a technology

Why Google Cloud Platform Is Fueling OpenAI

The battle lines in AI seemed clearly drawn: OpenAI, backed by Microsoft's cloud, was on one side, and Google, with its own DeepMind AI lab and massive infrastructure, was on the other. This week, those lines were blurred in a startling way. In a deal that reshapes the
Why Google Cloud Platform Is Fueling OpenAI

Mistral's New Reasoning Model and the Dawn of Efficient AI

French startup Mistral on Tuesday launched Europe's first AI reasoning model, a significant step in the continent's effort to compete with American and Chinese rivals. The move signals a broader, fundamental shift in the AI industry. For years, progress has been defined by a simple, expensive

Why Salesforce is Hoarding Your Slack Messages

Salesforce-owned Slack, the ubiquitous workplace messaging app, recently made a quiet but significant policy change. According to a Reuters report, the company blocked other software firms from searching or storing Slack messages, even if their own customers grant them permission. The stated reason was to protect customer privacy. But this
Why Salesforce is Hoarding Your Slack Messages

Amazon's Security Chief Is Wary of AI Safety Rules

As AI rapidly reshapes the economy, a debate is intensifying not just in Washington, but within Silicon Valley itself. This week, Amazon's chief security officer joined a chorus of leaders from Microsoft, OpenAI, and other tech giants in urging a hands-off approach to AI regulation, arguing that government
Amazon's Security Chief Is Wary of AI Safety Rules

What's Behind Meta's Big Bet on Superintelligence?

Mark Zuckerberg, frustrated with the performance of Meta’s latest AI models, is personally recruiting a new secretive team with a singular, audacious goal: to build artificial general intelligence, or AGI. His plan to assemble a "superintelligence group" and sink billions into partner Scale AI is the latest
What's Behind Meta's Big Bet on Superintelligence?

How Chip Stacking Became Huawei's Weapon in the AI War

In a prominently placed interview with China's state newspaper, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei sent a clear message to Washington: US export controls aimed at crippling China's tech ambitions are not the knockout blow they were intended to be. Ren asserted that domestic firms could resort to
How Chip Stacking Became Huawei's Weapon in the AI War