There Are Two Chinas, and America Must Understand Both
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There Are Two Chinas, and America Must Understand Both

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two Chinas inhabit the American imagination: One is a technology and manufacturing superpower poised to lead the world. The other is an economy that’s on the verge of collapse. Each reflect a real aspect of China. One China — let’s call it hopeful…

Opinion | DeepSeek. Temu. TikTok. China Tech Is Starting to Pull Ahead.
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Opinion | DeepSeek. Temu. TikTok. China Tech Is Starting to Pull Ahead.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines China’s top leaders did not appear to fully grasp the power of artificial intelligence in July 2023, when one of us, Eric, and Henry Kissinger met them. Economic malaise hung in the air. But when the other of us, Selina, returned to China…

Opinion | What I Saw in China on the Eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
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Opinion | What I Saw in China on the Eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I had a choice the other day in Shanghai: Which Tomorrowland to visit? Should I check out the fake, American-designed Tomorrowland at Shanghai Disneyland, or should I visit the real Tomorrowland — the massive new research center, roughly the size of 225 football…

Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 80 Percent as Company Rides Tech’s AI Boom
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Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 80 Percent as Company Rides Tech’s AI Boom

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Nvidia lost $600 billion in market value in a single day last month, it was because some investors feared for the future of the artificial intelligence chipmaker. DeepSeek, a Chinese start-up, said it had made its A.I. systems with a small fraction…

How Sam Altman Sidestepped Elon Musk to Win Over Donald Trump
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How Sam Altman Sidestepped Elon Musk to Win Over Donald Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At President Trump’s inauguration, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, was relegated to the overflow room while other tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg took prime spots on the dais under the Capitol rotunda. But days earlier, before flying into…

OpenAI Close to Deal that Values Company at 0 Billion
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OpenAI Close to Deal that Values Company at $300 Billion

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines OpenAI is set to complete a $40 billion fund-raising deal that nearly doubles the high-profile company’s valuation from just four months ago. The new fund-raising round, led by the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, values OpenAI at $300 billion, according to three people with knowledge…

DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control
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DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 2017, China watched in awe — and shock — as AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program backed by Google, defeated a Chinese prodigy at a complex board game, Go. The decisive loss to a foreign computer program, which had similarly trounced a South…

Do DeepSeek’s A.I. Advances Mean US Tech Controls Have Failed?
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Do DeepSeek’s A.I. Advances Mean US Tech Controls Have Failed?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States has worked steadily over the past three years to limit China’s access to the cutting edge computer chips that power advanced artificial intelligence systems. Its aim has been to slow China’s progress in developing sophisticated A.I. models. Now a Chinese…

How DeepSeek Went From Stock Trader to A.I. Star
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How DeepSeek Went From Stock Trader to A.I. Star

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two years ago, when big-name Chinese technology companies like Baidu and Alibaba were chasing Silicon Valley’s advances in artificial intelligence with splashy announcements and new chatbots, DeepSeek took a different approach. It zeroed in on research. The strategy paid off. The Chinese start-up…