Summary

  • This week (12-19 Feb), we heard that:

  • Elon Musk’s $97.5bn bid to buyout OpenAI could be withdrawn if the company drops plans to become a for-profit business, with Musk’s lawyers claiming the bid was always conditional on such a move;

  • China is racing to add DeepSeek’s AI to its EV cars, with its CEO claiming the advantages over competitors are “day and night”;

  • Apple has launched a giant health study;

  • Smartwatches are making a comeback, with Pebble’s new watch having a weekly usage rate; and,

  • Syria hosted its first international tech conference in 50 years.

Remember, the buzzword of the week is “efficient”, as in “efficient AI”.

By Charlotte Jee

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