Alibaba says the latest version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model can take on fellow Chinese firm DeepSeek's V3 as well as the top models from U.S. rivals OpenAI and Meta.

OpenAI claims to have found evidence that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek secretly used data produced by OpenAI’s technology to improve their own AI models, according to the Financial Times. If true, DeepSeek would be in violation of OpenAI’s terms of service. In a statement, the company said it is actively investigating.

Creatives have been screaming for years that generative AI relies on the unfair use of copyrighted material. The world’s preeminent AI startup is suddenly on the other end of the debate. Well, well, well—look who suddenly wants a word with the sheriff in the fair-use Wild West landscape of artificial intelligence.

President Trump had sued Meta and other tech firms in 2021, arguing that he had been wrongfully censored by them. Meta also reported revenue and profit growth for the fourth quarter.

The suit was brought after Facebook, among other social media platforms, suspended Trump's account following the Jan. 6 insurrection that attempted to overthrow the 2020 election.

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg has moved to encourage optimism after DeepSeek’s AI models sent out multiple shockwaves that rocked Wall Street.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the pressing issues of massive AI (artificial intelligence) expenditure and DeepSeek’s AI