Tech Meme

Aaron Levie / @levie: DeepSeek’s breakthroughs are a “great win” for app developers, with more value accruing back into the app layer as the cost of intelligence drops rapidly  —  DeepSeek has been a very important breakthrough for understanding the future of economics in software in a world of AI. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benjamin Breen / Res Obscura: Three case studies using GPT-4o, OpenAI o1, and Claude 3.5 Sonnet for historical research show that the models are now good enough for PhD-level analysis  —  … in specific domains.  Three case studies with GPT-4o, o1, and Claude Sonnet 3.5, and what they mean Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Business travel startup TravelPerk raised a $200M Series E at a $2.7B valuation and buys expense management startup Yokoy, a source says for a “nine-figure” sum  —  Barcelona-based business travel management platform TravelPerk has raised $200 million at a hefty $2.7 billion valuation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marques Brownlee / Marques Brownlee on YouTube: Hands-on with Samsung’s Project Moohan headset: resembles Apple Vision Pro, Gemini integration shines, runs Android XR with mobile and tablet apps, and more  —  The Android XR headset with Gemini has some surprisingly cool features that we’ll start to see everywhere.Head to BestBuy to get the latest VR or AR tech in-… Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Sam Altman says DeepSeek’s R1 is an “impressive model, particularly around what they’re able to deliver for the price” and OpenAI “will pull up some releases”  —  OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman welcomed the debut of DeepSeek’s R1 model in a post on X late on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Levie / @levie: DeepSeek’s breakthroughs are a big win for app developers with more value accruing back into the app layer as the cost of intelligence continues to drop rapidly  —  DeepSeek has been a very important breakthrough for understanding the future of economics in software in a world of AI. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: When asked if Microsoft is in discussions to purchase TikTok, Donald Trump told reporters “I would say yes”  —  “I would say yes,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if Microsoft is in discussions to purchase the app.  “A lot of interest in TikTok. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Casey Newton / Platformer: Even with DeepSeek’s breakthroughs, US tech companies still benefit from their large investments to train more advanced models and meet the resulting demand  —  The Chinese AI upstart has rattled Silicon Valley — but how much the game has changed remains to be seen … I. DeepSeek rising Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reece Rogers / Wired: Hands-on with DeepSeek’s chatbot: R1 model is free and powerful, but suffers from rampant hallucinations and lacks some ChatGPT tools like the memory feature  —  DeekSeek’s chatbot with the R1 model is a stunning release from the Chinese startup.  While it’s an innovation in training efficiency, hallucinations still run rampant. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samantha Subin / CNBC: Nvidia’s stock drops 16.86%, closing at $118.58, losing nearly $600B in market cap, more than twice as much as any US company has ever lost in a single day  —  Nvidia lost close to $600 billion in market cap on Monday, the biggest drop for any company on a single day in U.S. history. Lees verder op Tech Meme