Advantest Corp. raised its annual forecast above analyst estimates on strong demand for chip testers, a move that may allay concerns that Chinese startup DeepSeek’s rise would dampen big artificial intelligence-related spending.

DeepSeek topped the Apple App Store chart and sparked fears the Chinese company was quickly catching up with OpenAI's ChatGPT while costing far less.

A new low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model is wreaking havoc in the technology sector, with tech stocks plummeting globally as concerns grow over the potential disruption it could cause.

Shares for leading US chip firm Nvidia dropped by almost 17% on Monday after the emergence of DeepSeek stunned Silicon Valley.

Shares in Nvidia, whose semiconductors power the AI industry, fell nearly 17 percent on Wall Street, erasing nearly $600 billion of its market value.

DeepSeek launched a free, open-source large language model in late December, claiming it was developed in just two months at a cost of under $6 million.

Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based startup developing generative artificial intelligence, announced on Sept. 4 that it has received an investment from U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp. Backed by the ...

It all stemmed from a free AI assistant launched by Chinese startup DeepSeek last week that the firm sa id uses less data at a fraction of the cost of services available currently, garnering significant attention worldwide including from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman who called it an “impressive model”.

Asian shares are trading mixed after Wall Street’s tech superstars tumbled as a competitor from China raised doubts over the recent artificial-intelligence market frenzy

Major AI players, including Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, and Alphabet, saw significant losses, with Nvidia shedding over 11% and losing $400 billion in market value. Analysts highlighted China’s growing challenge to US tech dominance.

Shares were mixed in thin Asian trading on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures sank, while Chinese shares shed some of their early gains after a survey of manufacturers showed export orders dropping to a five-month low.