Germany’s data protection commissioner has asked Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from their app stores in the country due to concerns about data protection, following a similar crackdown elsewhere. Commissioner Meike Kamp said in a statement on Friday that she had made the request because DeepSeek illegally transfers users’ personal data … Read more
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has proposed the “No Adversarial AI Act,” aiming to restrict the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence developed in countries considered geopolitical rivals, including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The bill was introduced in the House by Republican John Moolenaar (Michigan) and Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi (Illinois), both leaders … Read more
Chinese tech company MiniMax has introduced its new AI reasoning model called MiniMax-M1, which it says is better than its local competitor DeepSeek’s latest model, DeepSeek-R1-0528. MiniMax claims that M1 is more efficient and handles complex tasks better than DeepSeek-R1. According to the company, M1 uses much less computing power for reasoning. For example, when … Read more
Taiwan’s Prime Minister, Cho Jung-tai, has confirmed the ban on DeepSeek, a Chinese-developed AI assistant, for all government departments to protect the country’s information security. The decision, which restricts its use within government offices, follows growing concerns about the AI tool’s potential risks. While the Taiwanese government has not made it clear if the ban … Read more
Texas has banned several apps, including the popular AI assistant DeepSeek, from government-issued devices. The decision follows Governor Greg Abbott’s directive to prohibit apps linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Initially, the ban applied only to TikTok, but it has now been extended to six more apps. … Read more
Concerns over data security and links to the Chinese government have caused numerous companies and government agencies to restrict access to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup. DeepSeek’s AI chatbot, which has gained significant popularity in the United States for providing high-performance AI at a lower cost than competitors like OpenAI and Google, has become the … Read more
