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#bbc.com. #Feb.04.2025 Coal and gas among US targets of China's retaliatory tariffs. Beijing is also adding new companies to its blacklist and says it will investigate Google.

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#theguardian.com. #Feb.04.2025 DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices over national security concerns. Home affairs minister Tony Burke says decision follows advice from intelligence agencies and is not impacted by AI chatbot’s country of origin, China

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#theguardian.com. #Feb.04.2025 First Thing: China announces retaliatory tariffs after Trump’s take effect. China also announced an investigation into Google in an apparent retaliation. Plus, the Senate confirms a fracking executive as energy secretary

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#time.com. #Feb.04.2025 China Announces Counter Measures Against U.S.. Beijing responded to Trump’s tariffs on Chinese exports with tariffs of its own on multiple U.S. imports as well as an antitrust investigation into Google.

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#theguardian.com. #Feb.04.2025 China unveils US tariffs and Google investigation in response to Trump levies. China announces probe into Google and tariffs on coal, LNG, crude oil and other goods following Trump levy on all goods exported from China

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#theguardian.com. #Feb.03.2025 OpenAI launches ‘deep research’ tool that it says can match research analyst. ChatGPT developer announces AI agent amid growing challenge from rivals such as China’s DeepSeek

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#bbc.com. #Feb.03.2025 Shein: Chinese fashion giant re-enters India five years after ban. Shein's re-entry to the Indian market comes with strict terms, which include saving all data within the country.

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#theguardian.com. #Feb.02.2025 The AI business model is built on hype. That’s the real reason the tech bros fear DeepSeek | Kenan Malik. While privacy fears are justified, the main beef Silicon Valley has is that China’s chatbot is democratising the technology

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#theguardian.com. #Feb.01.2025 Was this the week DeepSeek started the slow unwinding of the AI bet?. The cheap Chinese chatbot has stunned tech giants – and opened up the possibility that other countries, not just China, could now afford to enter the AI race

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#techcrunch.com. #Feb.01.2025 DeepSeek: Separating fact from hype. We're zeroing in on DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab that’s recently taken over the news and the app stores. Max Zeff is talking through it with Databricks co-founder and executive chairman Ion Stoica.

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#wired.com. #Jan.31.2025 Here’s How DeepSeek Censorship Actually Works—and How to Get Around It. A WIRED investigation shows that the popular Chinese AI model is censored on both the application and training level.

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#theguardian.com. #Jan.31.2025 OpenAI to release new artificial intelligence model for free. Move to issue 03-mini model follows sudden arrival of much cheaper Chinese rival DeepSeek’s R1

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#techcrunch.com. #Jan.31.2025 WeDoSolar pivots to B2B after stake acquired by Chinese solar giant | TechCrunch. Last year wind and solar energy overtook fossil fuels to provide 30% of the EU’s electricity. With that in the background, startups in the solar space

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#wired.com. #Jan.31.2025 DeepSeek Has Gotten OpenAI Fired Up. After a Chinese-startup roiled the industry, OpenAI readies a response—ahead of schedule.

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#techcrunch.com. #Jan.31.2025 Apple Intelligence will support more languages from April | TechCrunch. Apple's AI suite, Apple Intelligence, will soon be available in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese,

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#techcrunch.com. #Jan.31.2025 Apple Intelligence will support more languages starting in April | TechCrunch. Apple's AI suite, Apple Intelligence, will soon be available in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese,

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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2025 Apple reports sagging iPhone sales in China as first-quarter earnings barely beat Wall Street’s expectations. Investors pay close attention to tech company’s foray into AI after Apple Intelligence glitches and inaccuracies

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#wired.com. #Jan.30.2025 DeepSeek Has Taught AI Startups a Lesson Automakers Learned Years Ago. In the DeepSeek AI saga, global technologists are relearning the lessons of the Chinese auto boom.

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#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.29.2025 Is China winning the AI race? - The Washington Post. The stock market plummeted this week after a Chinese company showed it could do more with less. Today, we talk about the new AI chatbot DeepSeek, and why people are freaking out about it – from Silicon

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#wired.com. #Jan.29.2025 Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data. China-based DeepSeek has exploded in popularity, drawing greater scrutiny. Case in point: Security researchers found more than 1 million records, including user data and API keys, in an open database.

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