While hawks on both sides say cooperation will hurt national security, Chinese and US scientists have so much to gain from sharing research.
The State Administration for Market Regulation initiated the investigation into the internet search giant after the US imposed 10 per cent tariffs.
Alphabet’s capital expenditure is estimated to have been US$50 billion for last year, with more planned for 2025.
Experts weigh in on how quickly China is catching up on the US in AI, as DeepSeek takes an open-source approach.
Alibaba Cloud users can log into its PAI Model Gallery, where DeepSeek’s latest models and ‘distilled’ versions of these products are found.
SoftBank Group companies will spend US$3 billion a year on OpenAI’s tools, despite the arrival of cheaper products from China’s DeepSeek.
The US-listed shares of TSMC fell 13 per cent last Monday on the DeepSeek news before recouping some of the losses later in the week.
Huawei’s cloud unit teamed up with Beijing-based AI infrastructure start-up SiliconFlow to make the models available to end users.
Anxiety around DeepSeek reflects just how much confirmation bias about China has prevented many in the West from understanding the country.
The e-commerce giant trails only Amazon and Alphabet in the internet service and retailing category.
