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DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company founded by Liang Wengfeng. Its low-cost AI model was developed with significantly fewer computing resources than those of bigger US tech firms like OpenAI and Meta.
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29 January, 2025
Howard Lutnick, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as commerce secretary, testifies before the Senate Committee of Commerce, Science and Transportation during his confirmation hearing in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Trump’s commerce pick vows to keep China from using US tech to ‘compete with us’

Former long-time Wall Street CEO also pledges ‘across-the-board tariffs’ to gain leverage against Beijing and other countries.

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba springs a Lunar New Year surprise on DeepSeek, global AI market

China’s DeepSeek is redefining AI tech. Here’s why the US must get on board

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China technology

China’s DeepSeek shocked the tech world. Can its home province do it again?

Zhejiang, home to AI upstart DeepSeek and other firms, endeavours to be a world-leading incubator for the bleeding edge of tech.

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China’s DeepSeek has emerged as a major player in the US-dominated industry of artificial intelligence software. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

White House evaluates effect of China AI app DeepSeek on national security

Investors sold tech stocks over concerns that a low-cost Chinese AI model would threaten market dominance of US-based AI leaders.

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Hong Kong science and tech

How well do DeepSeek, US rivals know Hong Kong? We put chatbots to the test

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek recently sent shock waves through US markets, but how does its chatbot compare with American rivals?

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US-China relations

DeepSeek impact on US tech stocks could alter Washington’s approach: analysts

But no consensus on whether impact of Chinese AI start-up will hasten tech decoupling of the two economies or sow greater partnership.

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DeepSeek has created an open-source product comparable to its US competitors for what appeared to be a fraction of the cost. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Explainer | How start-up DeepSeek emerged as the unlikely game changer in US-China AI war

From visionary founder Liang Wenfeng to a young team of dedicated scientists, DeepSeek is taking the road less traveled in AI.

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Millionaires and billionaires

World’s richest people lose US$108 billion after DeepSeek sell-off

Nvidia’s Huang, Oracle’s Ellison and ex-Binance CEO CZ were hit hard, though Meta’s Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Bezos escaped unscathed.

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US-China relations

What will it take for China to produce the next DeepSeek-style disrupter?

China is likely to produce more ‘technological surprises’, but an open innovation ecosystem is critical for gaining AI edge, analysts say.

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Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has topped the free download charts in app stores in both China and the US. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Will rise of China’s DeepSeek deflate Southeast Asia’s big data centre dreams?

Experts warn DeepSeek’s success could lead to a shift in AI development, potentially reducing demand for expensive data centres and affecting investments in the region.

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DeepSeek’s low-cost AI chatbot challenges Southeast Asia’s data centre investments, prompting tech giants and investors to reconsider their strategies. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepSeek goes quiet for Lunar New Year as AI models rattle Wall Street

The Hangzhou office of China’s hottest start-up has recently seen several uninvited guests trying to see the team responsible for shaking up AI.

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ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Chinese AI DeepSeek sparks US tech stock plunge

DeepSeek has integrated its reasoning model into the web and app versions of its chatbots for unlimited use at no cost

Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek: 7 highlights

Everything you need to know from our coverage of the artificial intelligence start-up from China that has taken the tech world by surprise.

The logo of DeepSeek is displayed alongside its AI assistant app on a mobile phone. Photo: Reuters
China technology

DeepSeek advance triggers Nvidia rout, raising concerns over AI spending

Large US tech companies may follow suit and replicate some of the training techniques that DeepSeek leveraged to drive the cost of R1 down.

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The Nvidia and DeepSeek logos are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Start-ups

DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough could alter China’s ‘national fate’ in US tech war

‘We should have confidence that China will eventually win the AI war with the US,’ Qihoo 360’s Zhou Hongyi said in a Weibo post.

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Artificial intelligence

Nvidia says DeepSeek advances prove need for more of its chips

The US microchip export controls were designed to freeze China’s development of supercomputers used to develop nuclear weapons.

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US-China relations

Trump calls China’s DeepSeek AI leap a ‘wake-up call’ for US tech

Tariffs could be imposed on foreign-made semiconductor chips, including those by Taiwan’s TSMC, if they are not made stateside.

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DeepSeek , a Chinese AI start-up was the most downloaded free app in the US on Apple’s App Store over the weekend. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Will rise of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek tilt the balance in US-China tech war?

After the company took tech world by surprise with powerful, low-cost AI model, new questions are raised about US containment strategy.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI disrupter DeepSeek claims top spot in US App Store, dethroning ChatGPT

DeepSeek has integrated its reasoning model into the web and app versions of its chatbots for unlimited use at no cost.

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Artificial intelligence

Beijing puts spotlight on China’s new face of AI, DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng

Liang’s participation at Monday’s meeting with China’s premier reflects start-up DeepSeek’s growing prominence in the AI industry.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, listens to DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng at a meeting in Beijing on January 20, 2025. Photo: CCTV
Artificial intelligence

China’s AI disrupter DeepSeek bets on ‘young geniuses’ to take on US giants

DeepSeek prefers to hire new graduates, or those early in their AI career, in line with the company’s preference for ability over experience.

DeepSeek and ChatGPT icons are seen on an iPhone screen. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence

Meet DeepSeek: the Chinese start-up that is changing how AI models are trained

Hangzhou-based DeepSeek is 2025’s ‘biggest dark horse’ in open-source large language models, Nvidia research scientist Jim Fan says.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model outperforms Meta, OpenAI products

DeepSeek’s V3 model was trained for two months at a cost of US$5.58 million, using significantly fewer computing resources than its rivals.

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DeepSeek has developed an artificial intelligence model at a fraction of the capital outlay that bigger companies like Meta Platforms and OpenAI typically invest. Photo: Shutterstock
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