
DeepSeek’s New AI Could Be 97% Cheaper And More Powerful Than GPT-4.5
When DeepSeek dropped its R1 model in January 2025, it quietly detonated a bomb under the AI industry. Built without access to Nvidia’s best GPUs and on a shoestring budget compared to Silicon Valley giants, R1 proved that top-tier AI could come from unexpected places. Investors across the U.S. were caught flat-footed — nearly $600 billion was wiped off the […]