AI, China and DeepSeek

Tencent Fires Up AI Race With Model It Says Outdoes DeepSeek
Tencent Holdings Ltd. became the latest tech company to unveil or enhance an AI model intended to eclipse DeepSeek, joining a spate of rollouts since the startup’s emergence energized the US-China technology race.
DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in
DeepSeek is looking to press home its advantage. The Hangzhou-based firm is accelerating the launch of the successor to January's R1 model.
DeepSeek accelerates launch of next-gen AI model amid China’s AI push
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is fast-tracking the launch of its R2 model after the success of its earlier release, R1, which outperformed many Western
DeepSeek accelerating launch of successor AI model, Reuters says
DeepSeek is accelerating the launch of its successor to its January R1 model, Eduardo Baptista, Julie Zhu and Fanny Potkin of Reuters reports,
Tencent releases new AI model, says replies faster than DeepSeek-R1
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek's R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic and overseas success is putting pressure on its larger competitors in China.
New AI Model Claims to be Faster Than DeepSeek and ChatGPT
They've released Hunyuan Turbo S, a model that compares favorably to chatbots from DeepSeek, OpenAI and Meta. The post New AI Model Claims to be Faster Than DeepSeek and ChatGPT appeared first on Tech.
China's DeepSeek frenzy enters the home as TV, vacuum cleaner makers adopt its AI models
China's joyful embrace of DeepSeek has gone one step deeper - extending to TVs, fridges and robot vacuum cleaners with a slew ...
China shook up AI with DeepSeek. Now it’s doing the same with medicine
China’s DeepSeek shocked the world by delivering unexpected innovation at an unbelievable price in January. But this ...
DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app
DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose ...
China’s M&A deals to rise from decade-low as DeepSeek, AI spur interest, experts say
PwC said M&A could grow at a double-digit pace, while French investment bank Natixis said a 10 to 15 per cent increase would ...
As DeepSeek knock-offs flourish, China curbs false trademarks capitalising on AI hype
Chinese authorities have blocked dozens of trademark applications filed with the name DeepSeek, as the Chinese artificial ...
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Headlong Rush To Ban Communist China’s Deepseek Ignores Potential Upside of the AI Breakthrough
South Korea is the latest in a string of nations to prohibit Deepseek’s groundbreaking chatbot from operating, joining ...
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DeepSeek AI Boom Spurs NVIDIA H20 Chip Sales in China
Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent are driving demand for NVIDIA H20 chips, fueling China’s AI boom despite U.S. export ...
DeepSeek-led AI adoption offers China an opportunity to boost its sputtering growth
DeepSeek’s rise came as a timely confidence boost as the Chinese leadership faces a prolonged economic gloom and a brewing ...
China tech firms like Alibaba and Lenovo are rallying on DeepSeek hype and AI’s ‘once every several decades’ opportunity
The DeepSeek revolution is rippling through China’s tech sector, as hundreds of companies adopt the buzzy AI model in their ...
DeepSeek Reopens AI Model Access as China Rivalry Heats Up
DeepSeek has reopened access to its core programming interface after nearly a three-week suspension, resuming a service key ...