Chinese state-linked social media accounts amplified narratives celebrating the launch of Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI models last week, days before the news tanked U.S. tech stocks, according to online analysis firm Graphika.

The little-known artificial intelligence firm has emphasized research, even as it emerged as the brainchild of a hedge fund.

The rest of the stock market could finally catch up to the Magnificent Seven this year—and it has nothing to do with DeepSeek. The gap in earnings growth between the Magnificent Seven and the rest of the benchmark index should compress from roughly 8 percent to less than 5 percent by the end of 2025,

DeepSeek’s disruption signals that the U.S. needs more competition, not Big Tech dominance, to be the world's AI leader