Deepseek gets the Silicon Valley to talk

Welcome back to the week in review. This week we are looking at Deepseek’s main impetus in the United States; Elon Musk admitted that he was wrong about FSD; teenagers losing confidence in major technology; And more! Let’s do it.

Deepseek has become viral this week After its leading AI models Wall Street analysts and technologists to question whether the United States can Keep your lead in the AI ​​race – And whether the search for AI chips will be maintained. Deepseek even claims his model “reasoning” of r1 Performs as well as the O1 model of Openai Of key indicators. There are many moving parts around Deepseek, so we have collected together All you need to know right hereS

The hazard is tried in the federal court For claim Violation of the trademark of another company. The lawyers representing a company called Defplexity Solved Solutions accuse the bewilderment of violating its trademark rights using the brand bewilderment. The Texas company claims that the AI ​​Startup Linplexity is beginning to break its trademark, in or around August 2022, to promote its AI -powered search engine.

Google issues “Voluntary Exit Program” For Android, Chrome and Pixel employees this week, according to An internal note sent by Google SVP Rick Osterloh. The voluntary compensation program arrives less than a year after Google combined the individual teams in a separate platform and devices unit observed by Osterloh.

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News

Waymo Goes Hollywood: Waymo Robotaxis Robotaxis heads to the Los Angeles highway system. The company will start testing on Interstates 10, 110, 405 and 90 without a human safety operator behind the wheel. Read more

Facebook is back in the past: Mark Zuckerberg annoys “Return to OG Facebook” as part of his key goals for 2025 in the Meta Q4 profit. As long as the company did not say what changes are in the store, it is clear that Meta needs more junior Facebook users to maintain for the next generation. Read more

A way to buy e -books without Amazon: BookShop.org already has its own ebook platform-it is easy to avoid the pads of Jeff Bezos’ pockets. New opportunities allow readers to buy ebooks and support their beloved independent bookstore (calling my new local bookstore, Restored). Read more

Sustainability sends another offer for Tiktok: AI sustainability has presented a revised Tiktok merger proposal in a deal that will give the US government up to 50% owned by the new enterprise. Early proposed to create a new company by combining it with Tiktok US and investors of equity. Read more

Elon Musk admits he’s wrong: After years of promise that Tesla’s vehicles have the hardware to maintain a self -driven car, Elon Musk admitted that many do not. Musk has revealed that some Tesla cars will need upgrades before they can maintain the unsupported self -driving software that the car manufacturer is still developing. Read more

Meta AI wants to get a personal: Meta is deploying Meta AI improvements, its cross -platform chatbot. The bot can now use your information on Instagram and Facebook to “remember” the details of conversations – such as if you like to travel or are vegan – to adapt better future answers to you. Read more

Axing Cruise can save GM $ 1 billion a year: General Motors expects to save up to $ 1 billion a year by terminating its Robotaxi development program, said CEO and Chairman Mary Bara while calling the company’s profit. The carmaker said in December that he would no longer fund his own subsidiary. Read more

Google Maps renamed the Gulf of Mexico: Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and the Denali Mountain in Alaska on Google Maps to comply with an enforcement order issued by President Donald Trump, who changed the names of several American landmarks. Read more

How to turn off Apple Intelligence: iOS 18.3 automatically selects users at Apple Intelligence, at least for more devices. But not everyone wants the AI ​​generative features by default on their devices, so here’s an easy way to turn it off. Read more

Analysis

Teens do not trust great technology: American teenagers have lost their faith in major technology, according to a new Common Sense Media report. The organization is exploring over 1000 teenagers about whether companies such as Google, Apple, Meta, Tiktok and Microsoft take care of their well -being and safety, make ethical decisions, protect their private data and more. In all cases, most teenagers report low levels of confidence in these technology companies – and almost half of the teenagers have said they have little or no confidence that companies will make responsible decisions about how they use AI. Read more