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us department of labor investigates scale ai over labor practices
Scale AI is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor for potential violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, focusing on issues like unpaid wages and worker misclassification. The company, valued at $13.8 billion, relies on contractors for data labeling tasks and has faced lawsuits from former workers alleging underpayment and misclassification. Despite these challenges, Scale AI maintains that it complies with labor laws and provides flexible work opportunities.
qatar hosts web summit 2025 showcasing global startup innovation and talent
Qatar has positioned itself as a global startup hub, highlighted by the Web Summit 2025, which attracted over 25,000 attendees from 124 countries. The event featured 1,520 startups, 723 investors, and 381 speakers, with a notable 47% of startups founded by women. Qatar's Prime Minister emphasized the nation's economic shift towards private sector growth, particularly in fintech and climate technologies.
Elon Musk has expressed skepticism about DeepSeek AI, a Chinese competitor to OpenAI, dismissing its claims and innovations on social media. Despite DeepSeek's rapid rise and significant investment advantages, Musk questions its transparency regarding hardware capabilities and mocks its origins, indicating a rivalry between US and Chinese AI firms.
elon musk questions deepseek's claims amid us tech market turmoil
China's AI startup DeepSeek has disrupted the tech market with its chatbot, claiming capabilities rivaling those of Google and OpenAI at a fraction of the cost. Despite its rapid rise and significant market impact, Elon Musk remains skeptical, questioning the authenticity of DeepSeek's GPU claims and dismissing its achievements as overstated. The situation has sparked debates about the future of US tech dominance and investment strategies in AI.
Elon Musk questions credibility of China's DeepSeek amid US stock market impact
Elon Musk remains skeptical about China's AI startup DeepSeek, which has reportedly caused significant losses in the US stock market. He suggests that DeepSeek may have access to around 50,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, contrary to its claim of 10,000, due to US export controls. Musk humorously dismissed the startup's achievements and linked it to concerns over its origins, echoing sentiments about the broader US-China AI competition.
Elon Musk has raised doubts about DeepSeek AI's claims regarding its microchip usage, suggesting skepticism over the company's assertion that it trained its V3 model with only 2,000 specialized NVIDIA chips, compared to the 16,000 needed for leading models. DeepSeek AI has gained significant traction, surpassing ChatGPT as the top free app on the Apple App Store, which could shift the AI landscape and bolster China's position in the industry. Musk's comments on social media reflect broader concerns about the computing power required for AI advancements and the implications for global competition.
former google and stripe executives raise 56 million for ai agent startup
A group of former Google and Stripe executives has raised $56 million for their AI agent startup, /dev/agents, which aims to create a cloud-based operating system for AI agents. The funding round, led by Index Ventures and CapitalG, values the company at $500 million. The founders, experienced in developing operating systems, believe a common framework is essential for the future of AI agents, similar to Android for mobile apps.
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