Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek rocked markets this week with claims its new AI model outperforms OpenAI’s and cost a fraction of the price to build. The assertions — specifically that DeepSeek’s large language model cost just $5.6 million to train — have sparked concerns over the eyewatering sums that … Read more
This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. Jamal Robinson knew from the time he was 17 that he wanted to retire as soon as possible. He took his first job as a church janitor at … Read more
On Monday, Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek took over rival OpenAI’s coveted spot as the most-downloaded free app in the U.S. on Apple‘s App Store, dethroning ChatGPT for DeepSeek’s AI Assistant. Global tech stocks sold off and were on pace to wipe out billions in market cap. Later on Monday, … Read more
The wind whips embers while firefighters battle the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025. Ringo Chiu | Reuters For almost two years, Viktor Makarskyy has been working … Read more
Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom (L) and former CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger. Reuters | CNBC It was a big year for silicon in Silicon Valley — but a brutal one for the company most responsible for the area’s moniker. Intel, the 56-year-old chipmaker co-founded by industry pioneers Gordon Moore … Read more
Investors on the hunt for real-world applications of artificial intelligence may want to consider humanoid robots, which some analysts predict could begin replacing human workers at scale by the end of the decade. “Breakthroughs in generative AI are bringing 3D perception, control, skill planning and intelligence to robots,” Rev Lebaredian, … Read more
Sam Altman Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI speaks during the Italian Tech Week 2024 at OGR Officine Grandi Riparazioni on September 25, 2024 in Turin, Italy. Stefano Guidi | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI’s “12 Days of Shipmas,” which wrapped up on Friday, brought a sense of levity … Read more
The logo of OpenAI is shown on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying the photographs of Sam Altman, left, and Elon Musk, March 14, 2024. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images OpenAI on Friday clapped back against Elon Musk, one of its co-founders, after … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border on August 22, 2024 south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty Images News | Getty Images A signature campaign promise of President-elect Donald Trump is to initiate mass deportations of undocumented residents of the United States. At a Sept. 12 … Read more
With law enforcement focused on reducing crime rates and budget pressures, while recruiting and retaining staff, technology companies are having some early success selling artificial intelligence tools to police departments, especially to ease the burden of administrative work. Axon, widely recognized for its Taser devices and body cameras, was … Read more
