February 14, 2025 News
DeepSeek Founder to Meet China's Xi Jinping Amid AI Competition
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other top politicians during an upcoming summit. The meeting comes after DeepSeek's AI models demonstrated strong performance ag...
xAI Seeks $10 Billion Funding at $75 Billion Valuation
Elon Musk's AI company xAI is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $75 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to over $22 billion. The company is also considering purchasing more than $5 billion in server...
Meta Forms New Robotics Team to Develop Humanoid Robots
Meta is creating a new team within its Reality Labs division focused on developing humanoid robotics hardware and software. Led by former Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, the team aims to build robots that can assist with physic...
Musk Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for OpenAI, Altman Dismisses Offer
Elon Musk has reportedly made a $97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI, which would be one of the largest tech acquisitions in history. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quickly dismissed the offer, responding with a suggestion he coul...
EU Abandons AI Liability Directive, Denies Trump Pressure
The European Union has scrapped its proposed AI Liability Directive, which would have made it easier for consumers to sue over AI-related harms. EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen denied this decision was due to pressure f...
UK Rebrands AI Safety Institute to Focus on Security, Partners with Anthropic
The UK government has renamed its AI Safety Institute to the AI Security Institute, shifting focus from existential risks to cybersecurity and national security concerns. Alongside this pivot, the government announced a...