Canada’s Tit-For-Tat Move, China’s “Countermeasure” Vow After Trump Tariffs

New Delhi: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum were quick to respond to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs with their own measures, with the tit-for-tat moves likely to impact global supply chains significantly. Trudeau said Canada will impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian $155 billion in US imports, adding that … Read more

Sam Altman’s Old Video Is Viral Amid Success Of China’s Cheap AI Model

There’s a new entrant in the Artificial Intelligence chatbot market from China. It is competing with giants like OpenAI, Gemini, ClaudeAI, etc. disrupting the American hegemony in AI-based generative chatbot models. DeepSeek – the Chinese alternative to American-made AI models – has taken the industry by storm. DeepSeek founders spent only $5.6 million to build … Read more

Is China’s Large Language Model Really A ‘Disruptor’?

New Delhi: There is a new kid on the Artificial Intelligence-driven chatbot / large language model block, and it is threatening to blow the rest out of the water. Meet DeepSeek, developed by a Hangzhou-based research lab with a fraction of the budget (if you believe the rumours) used to make ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude AI, … Read more

China’s AI Startup DeepSeek Hit By “Malicious Attacks” Amid Sudden Fame

Talk of an artificial-intelligence upstart in China behind a formidable ChatGPT rival had been building for days.  At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, some mentioned Hangzhou-based DeepSeek and its recently released R1 model as a prime reason for countries such as the US to be doubling down on AI advancements. On tech … Read more

“A Wake Up Call For US”, Says Trump On China’s DeepSeek AI

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Monday the low-cost Chinese AI model DeepSeek was a “wake up call” for US firms, after its emergence caused a rout in tech shares. “Hopefully, the release of DeepSeek AI from a Chinese company should be a wake up call for our industries that we need to be laser-focused … Read more

US Big Tech Faces Heat As China’s DeepSeek Questions Billion-Dollar Spending

San Francisco: Chinese startup DeepSeek’s cheaper AI is sharpening investor scrutiny of the billions U.S. tech giants are pouring to develop the technology and analysts say it will dominate this week’s much-awaited results from industry bellwethers. DeepSeek has claimed it took just two months and cost under $6 million to build an AI model using … Read more

China’s AI Startup DeepSeek Hit By Large-Scale “Cyberattack”, Limits New Registration

San Francisco: Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek on Monday said it was limiting the registration of new users due to large-scale cyberattacks on its services. The company, whose chatbot took over OpenAI’s ChatGPT as Apple’s top downloaded app on Monday, cited “large-scale malicious attacks” for outages and its inability to take on new users. DeepSeek, which … Read more

What Makes China’s DeepSeek A Game-Changer In AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is constantly evolving, and there’s a new player in the market. DeepSeek, a new AI model from China, has captured the attention of the tech world, surpassing the likes of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude AI in performance. What is DeepSeek? DeepSeek is an advanced AI model developed by a Hangzhou-based research lab of … Read more

Nvidia, Other AI Stocks Crash After Buzz Around China’s DeepSeek

Stocks of global tech giants Nvidia Corp and ASML Holding NV fell after growing buzz around Chinese startup DeepSeek’s latest AI model. It is reportedly capable of delivering comparable performance to chatbots such as ChatGPT despite running on less advanced chips. Nvidia and ASML have been at the forefront of the AI stock boom seen … Read more

China’s Ceres-1 Rocket Successfully Deploys 5 Satellites for Weather and Remote Sensing

A Chinese commercial space launch has achieved another milestone with the successful deployment of five satellites into orbit. The launch was conducted using the Ceres-1 rocket, a four-stage solid propellant carrier, on 20 January at 5:11 a.m. EST. The event took place at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, located in the Gobi Desert in northwest … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Charging Speed Revealed via China’s 3C Certification Site: Report

Samsung Galaxy S25 series was unveiled by the company on January 22, and the handsets are available to preorder in several countries, including India. The lineup includes the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra handsets. The South Korean tech giant also teased a fourth Galaxy S25 Edge variant, which is expected to arrive later this year. The … Read more

China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record with 1,000 Seconds of Continuous Plasma Loop

China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), referred to as the “artificial sun,” has achieved a new milestone in nuclear fusion research. The reactor maintained a continuous loop of plasma for 1,066 seconds, surpassing its previous record of 403 seconds. This breakthrough, reported on January 20, 2025, represents a significant step towards realising nuclear fusion as … Read more