Wall Street’s AI ‘bubble’ echoes dotcom excesses, Ray Dalio warns
Billionaire investor says US stocks are in ‘very similar’ position as lead-up to internet bust at turn of millennium
Organisations need to commit to a generative AI marathon, not a sprint
Generative AI adoption is growing, but immediate returns remain elusive. A long-term strategy focused on implementation and value creation is key to unlocking its potential. Despite the early maturity of most organisations’ GenAI journey,
How we can use AI to create a better society
Companies are looking into the ways in which AI can reduce humanity’s impact on areas such as agriculture, healthcare and environmental conservation
SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI
SoftBank in talks to invest as much as $25 billion in OpenAI
OpenAI in talks for investment round valuing it up to $340 billion, WSJ reports
Why Nvidia investors are spooked by Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek
Chinese tech champion Huawei has emerged as Nvidia’s primary competitor in China for inference chips. The Financial Times has previously reported that it has been working with AI companies, including DeepSeek, to adapt models trained on Nvidia GPUs to run inference on its Ascend chips.
DeepSeek threat exposes guesswork on AI power demand, says IEA
Breakthrough suggests artificial intelligence’s appetite for energy may not be as insatiable as previously thought
DeepSeek’s ‘aha moment’ creates new way to build powerful AI with less money
FREE TO READ] Chinese artificial intelligence group’s use of ‘reinforcement learning’ and ‘small language models’ leads to breakthroughs
Transcript: Tech in 2025 — China’s AI ‘Sputnik moment’
This is an audio transcript of the Tech Tonic podcast episode: ‘Tech in 2025 — China’s AI ‘Sputnik moment’’
DeepSeek, AI and the markets
DeepSeek’s announcement that it has built competitive AI using many fewer resources than big US rivals stunned the markets this week. Chipmakers and power companies plunged in value, and Sam Altman, boss of OpenAI,
Stargate artificial intelligence project to exclusively serve OpenAI
Stargate, a high-profile artificial intelligence infrastructure project trumpeted by US President Donald Trump this week, will exclusively serve ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to people familiar with the matter.
Transcript: China’s DeepSeek AI triggers tech sell-off
Sonja Hutson Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Tuesday, January 28th. And this is your FT News Briefing. US tech stocks took a nosedive after a Chinese AI company stunned the industry. Plus, Starbucks wants to brew up more business, so now you got to pay to be there. I’m Sonja Hutson, and here’s the news you need to start your day.
Balancing risk with reward: the financial services AI success story
Financial services firms are already being transformed by AI, but as it evolves, how can leaders tackle security risks and keep building competitive advantage?