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  1. Horizon Alpha: The Stealth AI Model Disrupting the Open-Source and Industry Landscape

    A little-known AI model called Horizon Alpha has erupted onto the artificial intelligence landscape, triggering widespread speculation about its origins and intentions. Arriving without a splash, yet smashing established benchmarks, Horizon Alpha’s rapid ascent on OpenRouter’s EQ-Bench...
  2. Trump’s Anti-Woke AI Orders Spark Culture War and Regulatory Battles in Tech

    With the stroke of a pen, U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown the tech industry—and America’s AI policy—into the center of a combustible new culture war. Framed as an effort to counter China’s bid for artificial intelligence supremacy, Trump’s trio of executive orders on AI seeks to loosen...
  3. DeepSeek: The Chinese AI Challenger Breaking Barriers in Reasoning and Cost Efficiency

    In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, DeepSeek has emerged as a formidable contender, challenging established models like OpenAI's ChatGPT. This Chinese AI startup has garnered significant attention for its advanced reasoning capabilities, cost efficiency, and open-source...
  4. DeepSeek-R1-0528: Open-Source AI Model for Advanced Reasoning & Innovation

    DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has recently released an updated version of its R1 reasoning model, DeepSeek-R1-0528, under the MIT License on Hugging Face. This move signifies a notable advancement in the AI landscape, offering developers and researchers unrestricted access...
  5. DeepSeek AI Controversy: Safeguarding Data Security Amid Global Tech Competition

    When Brad Smith, vice chairman and president of Microsoft, took the stand before the US Senate, his statements resonated far beyond Capitol Hill. In an era where the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is redefining national security, economic competition, and data sovereignty, few...
  6. Microsoft Bans DeepSeek App Amid Data Privacy and Geopolitical Concerns

    Microsoft’s discreet but decisive move to prohibit employee use of the DeepSeek app—the latest flashpoint in the ongoing battle over tech sovereignty, data privacy, and the global AI race—offers a revealing lens into the company’s evolving security doctrine and its broader stance toward...
  7. Microsoft’s Next AI Leap: Building Own Reasoning Model and Shaping AI’s Future

    Microsoft’s Next AI Leap: Building Its Own Reasoning Model and the Changing Landscape of Artificial Intelligence Microsoft has long been a dominant player in the technology landscape, possessing the resources and ambition to set new standards across hardware, software, and—especially in recent...
  8. China’s AI Cold War: Xi Jinping’s Drive for Self-Reliance and Global Tech Sovereignty

    As tensions escalate between world powers over the future of technology, Chinese President Xi Jinping has sharply articulated his nation’s ambitious drive for “self-reliance and self-strengthening” in artificial intelligence. Amid the backdrop of intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition...