In an apparent response to the attention on a hot new AI model out of China, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted online

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella highlighted the Jevons Paradox following the rise of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, known for its advanced language model De

The sudden spotlight on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, which claims greater efficiency than rivals, adds fresh chaos to gaming out data center power demand growth. Why it matters: Energy firms ranging from small reactor startups to incumbent utilities to gas producers — and plenty in between — see data centers as a critical U.

Liang Wenfeng, the 40-year-old founder of DeepSeek, trained as an engineer and then launched a hedge fund. Now he’s enjoying sudden success with his AI chatbot.

The release has already had an effect on the tech industry—and some big names in AI are questioning its legitimacy. DeepSeek, which was founded and funded by Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer, wrote in research papers that its V3 model was trained with just 2,