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OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT AI chatbot, claims to have found evidence suggesting that Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek used OpenAI’s data to train its own competing models.

In a major reversal, Amazon has reportedly raised its ad spending on Elon Musk’s X platform. The move comes after the tech giant pulled much of its advertising more than a year ago.

Artists can copyright works they made with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the U.S. Copyright Office that could further clear the way for the use of AI tools in Hollywood, the music industry, and other creative fields.

Podcaster and popular streamer DJ Akademiks has been banned from the livestreaming service Twitch after owning up to making sexual remarks to a 15-year-old.

China’s state-run Global Times on Thursday marveled at the high-tech entertainments on display for this year’s Spring Festival, praising a troupe of dancing robots as evidence the Communist nation has become the world’s leading tech power.

The news for Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “Snow White” just keeps getting worse as both trailers for the troubled film now have more than one million dislikes each on Youtube.

Apple faces ongoing headwinds in the crucial Chinese market, with slumping iPhone sales, fierce competition from domestic brands, and regulatory hurdles surrounding AI.

China’s DeepSeek rocked the world of AI this week, but beyond questions about how the company actually developed its model, fresh concerns about its data collection practices and potential national security implications are popping up.

NEW YORK (AP) — Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”

The parents of disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are reportedly scheming to get Sam pardoned by President Donald Trump.

Google released a report on Wednesday that found hackers are using the company’s Gemini artificial intelligence to devise more effective cyberattacks.

The Oscar race for best actress is getting nasty, with Karla Sofia Gascón — the first transgender performer ever nominated for an Academy Award — accusing the team behind a rival nominee of launching a smear campaign.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates expressed his surprise at the growing conservative presence in Silicon Valley and is personally committed to engaging with the Trump administration, according to a recent interview with the New York Times.

President Trump has signed settlement papers that will require Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to pay roughly $25 million to resolve a 2021 lawsuit Trump filed after the company suspended his accounts on Facebook and Instagram.

Elon Musk’s Tesla reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ estimates, with automotive revenue falling 8 percent year-over-year.

Some employees of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, are so discouraged by the removal of tampons from the men’s bathroom that they are engaging in their own form of protest by bringing their own.

“The Social Network” star Jesse Eisenberg has called out Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and other billionaire “tech bros,” claiming they should be doing “good things for the world” instead of warming up to President Donald Trump.

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chairman Elon Musk demanded Wednesday that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass be recalled over her mishandling of the recent fires and her decision to hire an “outside consultant” to help rebuild.

President Trump called on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to “go get” two NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for months — stranded by Boeing and “virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration” according to Trump’s Truth Social post.

Former Senator Kelly Loeffler testifies before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee to become the head of the Small Business Administration on Wednesday, January 29.

Is DeepSeek really a deep con? A psyop tossed out to shake up the financial markets? The release of a Chinese-made artificial intelligence engine called DeepSeek sent a bulldozer through Wall Street this week. Rival AI companies lost hundreds of

Brothers Jake Paul and Logan Paul made social media announcements Tuesday that suggested their next fight will be against each other and aired on HBO Max.

14 American Jewish organizations have declared they will be leaving the X social media platform, citing a surge in hateful and antisemitic content since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company. The move comes despite Benjamin Netanyahu and even the left-wing ADL supporting Musk during the recent “Nazi salute” hoax.

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has rocketed in popularity, but is heavily censored on issues like Tiananmen Square and Taiwan’s status as a country.

French police announced on Monday the arrest of 37 people as a result of a large-scale anti-child pornography operation in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est regions.

OpenAI announced on Tuesday it is launching “ChatGPT Gov,” an AI tool which was specifically developed for U.S. government agencies to utilize.

President Donald Trump has revealed that Microsoft is in discussions to acquire China’s TikTok, potentially saving it from a ban in the United States. Microsoft is just one of several offers already on the table for the popular social media platform whose owner, ByteDance, faces a sell-or-ban order.

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has sent shockwaves through the tech world with bold claims that it can match or even surpass the performance of AI models from top U.S. firms like OpenAI while significantly undercutting them on price by using less powerful chips. Prominent figures in the AI world are skeptical of these claims, including one CEO who says the Chinese company has 50,000 of the forbidden Nvidia H100 chips.

Google announced that it will update the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley in its Maps application following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Google’s sudden cooperation with the Trump administration is a clear sign the tech giant hopes to reach an easy settlement in multiple ongoing antitrust cases.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Breitbart News last week that President Donald Trump’s administration is considering creating a national laboratory akin to the Manhattan Project to help develop and steer the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

A music video spoof of the upcoming Disney live-action remake of “Snow White” is proving to be a viral sensation, garnering nearly 1.2 million views in just three day — more than three times the number of views an actual Disney sneak peek video has received in three months.

Swedish and Latvian authorities investigate alleged sabotage in the Baltic which Bulgarian operator insists was a simple accident.

Bill Gates has openly criticized fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk for his involvement in promoting conservative politics in the United States and sovereigntist parties in Europe. Gates castigated Musk for the “insane shit” he dares to support in direct opposition to Gates’ extreme globalist agenda.

As multiple stakeholders scramble to resolve national security concerns while preserving TikTok’s operations in the US, Perplexity AI has revised its merger proposal to TikTok parent ByteDance, potentially giving the U.S. government a 50 percent stake in the new company upon a future IPO.

Chinese AI company DeepSeek has emerged as a potential challenger to U.S. tech giants, demonstrating breakthrough AI models that claim to offer performance comparable to leading offerings at a fraction of the cost. The entire U.S. market is taking a tumble on Monday morning as a result, but many analysts are skeptical of the company’s claims.