I’ve scoured the internet to find you today’s funniest/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 DeepSeek has unveiled two new experimental AI models
DeepSeek-V3.2 is designed to match the reasoning capabilities of OpenAI’s GPT-5. ,bloomberg ,
, Here’s how DeepSeek reduces the computational burden of its models. ,venturebeat,
, It achieved these results despite limited access to powerful chips. ,SCMP ,
2 OpenAI has issued a “code red” warning to its employees
This is a call to arms to improve ChatGPT, or risk being overtaken. ,Information ,
, Both Google and Anthropic are pushing OpenAI. ,foot ,
, Advertising and other initiatives will be pushed back to accommodate the new focus. ,WSJ ,
3 How to know when the AI bubble has burst
These are signs that should be paid attention to. ,economist ,
, If this happens then the situation could be very bad for the economy. ,Axios,
, We don’t really know how AI investment growth is being financed. ,Guardian,
4 Some US states are making it illegal for AI to discriminate against you
California is the latest to give workers more power to fight algorithms. ,WP ,
5 This AI startup is working on a post-Transformers future
The Transformer architecture underpins the current AI boom – but Pathway is developing something new. ,WSJ ,
, What the next frontier of AI might look like. ,ieee spectrum,
6 India is demanding smartphone makers to install a government app
Privacy advocates say this is unacceptable spying. ,foot ,
, India’s tech talent is looking for opportunities outside the US. ,rest of the world,
7 college students desperate to sign up for AI majors
AI is now the second largest major at MIT after computer science. ,NYT ,
, AI giants want to take over the class. (MIT Technology Review)
8 America’s musical heritage is in grave danger
Much of it is stored on studio tapes, which are deteriorating over time. ,NYT ,
, The race to save our online lives from the digital dark age. (MIT Technology Review)
9 celebrities are increasingly turning to AI
That doesn’t stop fans from casting him in cheesy videos anyway. ,The Verge,
10 Samsung has introduced its first tri-folding phone
But will people actually want to buy it? ,bloomberg ,
, When it goes on sale in South Korea it will be priced at more than $2,000. ,reuters,
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