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The US tech giants believed their lead in AI was unassailable, at least in the short term. Today, they’re reassessing that assumption, which could lead to major upheaval in the burgeoning AI tech ecosystem. Chinese startup DeepSeek has exploded in popularity with a model that cost almost nothing to build …

Archaeologists have found evidence that in 1650 BCE (Middle Bronze Age), a cosmic airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam, an ancient walled city in the Jordan Valley close to the north end of the Dead Sea. An eyewitness description of this catastrophic event — which was larger than the 1908 explosion over Tunguska …

A team of Tel Aviv University archaeologists has uncovered a gatehouse and associated livestock pens — dating to the reign of Kings Solomon and David (10th century BC) — at the Slaves’ Hill, one of the largest copper smelting camps in Timna Valley, Israel. The team’s research appears in the Journal …

Covering a red carpet isn’t usually a skill in the repertoire of tech journalists, but it’s also not every day that you get to see Vin Diesel and Kevin Durant on the same stage as Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan and Sergey Brin. If the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is nerd prom, the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony is …

Using images from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft, planetary researchers have discovered a broad valley in the southern hemisphere of the planet Mercury. Using colorized topography, Mercury’s ‘great valley’ (dark blue) and Rembrandt impact basin (purple, upper right) are revealed in this high-resolution digital elevation …

Stardew Valley will launch for PlayStation 4 on December 13 in North America, and for PlayStation 4 in Europe and Xbox One worldwide on December 14, developer ConcernedApe announced. Pre-orders for the Xbox One version and the European PlayStation 4 version will begin on November 30. The previously announced Wii …

Twitter just gave the bird to startups, and I am not talking about their logo. By now, you have probably heard that Twitter is going to cut off third-party access to its firehose of data. DataSift, one of several startups that rely on this access for their business, are now …

The rise was like a tech startup fairytale. Within three years of founding, this unicorn company had raised more than $1 billion in venture capital — closing an astonishing $950 million in its final private round at a nearly $5 billion valuation. Revenue growth was skyrocketing from $30 million in year …

Back in the cold Shenzhen city, at Oppo’s main office, I take a seat at a long, daunting white boardroom table. Smiling back at me, on the other side of the table, sits Katrina Lee, who is responsible for Overseas Marketing and Branding at the company. Photo of Katrina Lee …