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Shorts: Campus Technology News of the Week (1/31/2025)

Duration:
2m
Broadcast on:
31 Jan 2025
Audio Format:
other

This week on CampusTechnology.com:

Campus Technology Insider Shorts are curated by humans and narrated by AI.

(upbeat music) Welcome to Campus Technology Insider Podcast Shorts. I'm your host, Raya Kelly, with this week's top stories in education technology. This news roundup is curated by humans and narrated by AI. In a dramatic market shakeup, Chinese startup DeepSeek has launched a groundbreaking AI assistant that's causing waves across the tech sector. The company's new model operates at a fraction of the cost of competitors, triggering significant market reactions. Tech stocks have plummeted globally with NVIDIA experiencing its largest single day loss ever, dropping more than $600 billion in market value. DeepSeek's innovation has been dubbed AI's Sputnik Moment by venture capitalist Mark Andreessen. In other news, OpenAI has unveiled operator an innovative AI agent capable of performing web-based tasks autonomously. Currently available as a research preview for pro users in the United States, this tool can handle everything from filling out forms to ordering groceries. OpenAI has partnered with major companies, including DoorDash, Instacart, and Uber, to demonstrate real world applications of this technology. And finally, Google is strengthening its position in the AI race with a reported investment of more than $1 billion in anthropic, bringing its total stake to around $3 billion. Anthropic, creator of the Claude Chatbot, has seen impressive growth with its revenue reaching an annualized $1 billion in December. The investment comes as the generative AI market is projected to exceed $1 trillion in revenue within the next decade. Thanks for listening to Campus Technology Insider podcast shorts. For more technology news and updates, visit campustechnology.com. (upbeat music) (upbeat music)