Some Chinese tech stocks advanced today amid the excitement over DeepSeek, although the wider CSI 300 index closed down 0.4 per cent. In Hong Kong Baidu closed 4 per cent up and Alibaba was up 3 per cent. “Tech is up today and the overall sentiment is quite positive in China”, said Wei Li, Head of multi-asset Investments for China at BNP Paribas.

Isomorphic was spun out of Google’s AI research arm Google DeepMind in 2021, but remains a wholly owned subsidiary of its parent company, Alphabet. The start-up’s potential has attracted big pharmaceutical partners, which are keen to lower expenses and boost efficiency of the costly drug development process.

Stargate, a high-profile artificial intelligence infrastructure project trumpeted by US President Donald Trump this week, will exclusively serve ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to people familiar with the matter.

Barrett Woodside, co-founder of the San Francisco AI hardware company Positron, said he and his colleagues have been abuzz about DeepSeek.

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ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend more than $12 billion on AI in 2025, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

An AI version of Michael Parkinson nails the voice, but the conversation is one-sided and stilted — at least so far

With artificial intelligence (AI) technology, business teams can reset the boundaries for what’s possible. Consider a luxury seafood company based in Nova Scotia that has significantly increased its catch using AI-driven analysis of marine territories and species.

Amazon is gearing up to relaunch its Alexa voice-powered digital assistant as an artificial intelligence “agent” that can complete practical tasks, as the tech group races to resolve the challenges that have dogged the system’s AI overhaul.

I fully agree a “human in the loop” on all AI decision-making processes is a must, ensuring responsible strategies and upholding moral and ethical judgment.

Trump’s election victory, and Europe’s loss of confidence, is propelling other regions into the green spotlight. Davos delegates agreed that China is now a key driver — if not the leading proponent — for green tech. This is for commercial reasons if nothing else (it dominates sectors such as solar panel and electric vehicle manufacturing).