Tech Meme

Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: LatticeFlow AI, which measures the regulatory compliance of AI models, says DeepSeek’s R1 ranks the lowest in cybersecurity among leading AI models  —  The model that shocked Silicon Valley by doing more with less might be doing too little on safety.  That could hurt its business prospects. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources say the focus of the AI Action Summit in Paris on February 10 and February 11 will be on seeking a global consensus on AI principles, not new regulation  —  All eyes are on the French capital next week to see if U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration can find common ground … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Patpicha Tanakasempipat / Bloomberg: Thailand cuts power, internet, and fuel supplies to parts of Myanmar suspected of housing online scam centers, ahead of PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s China visit  —  – Move comes ahead of Thai PM’s meeting with Xi Jinping Thursday  — Scam operations in neighboring country hurt tourism, PM says Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: How India kept its satellite internet market closed to Starlink, Amazon, and more, despite poor rural connectivity; a regulator is set to publish rules in 2025  —  As global resistance to Starlink dies down, Elon Musk wants to beam connectivity across the world’s most populous country. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times: Netflix hopes its expansion into live programming boosts its nascent ad business; Bernstein estimates its two NFL games generated up to $180M in US advertising  —  Streaming group hopes boxing, wrestling and other events can also boost nascent advertising business Lees verder op Tech Meme

Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times: Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman poaches three Google DeepMind former colleagues, including two who built NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews and worked on Astra  —  Rival companies in fierce battle for talent in race to build powerful artificial intelligence ‘agents’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Preeti Singh / Bloomberg: Sources: BlackRock plans to hire ~1,200 people to build its AI teams in India and will inherit ~1,500 staff in Bengaluru through its proposed Preqin acquisition  —  – Firm is bolstering artificial intelligence teams for its hubs  — Money manager leases additional office space in Mumbai Lees verder op Tech Meme

Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times: Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman poaches three Google DeepMind former colleagues, including two who built NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews and worked on Astra  —  Rival companies in fierce battle for talent in race to build powerful artificial intelligence ‘agents’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zeyi Yang / Wired: The USPS halts all inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong, after President Trump ended the “de minimis” exemption, sending the e-commerce industry into chaos  —  As part of new tariffs on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump eliminated an exemption for small packages … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lina M. Khan / New York Times: Lina Khan says that DeepSeek’s breakthroughs highlight how US Big Tech’s monopolistic practices may actually be hampering the US’ technological leadership  —  When Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek shocked Silicon Valley and Wall Street with its powerful new A.I. model … Lees verder op Tech Meme