IO+'s week: innovation in times of change
Our weekly overview offers an overview of the most interesting stories around key innovations every Sunday. Published on January 26, 2025.
Trump's Inauguration and Tech Expectations
This week was dominated by Trump's inauguration. The US president signed the first set of presidential orders Monday after his inauguration, from declaring a state of emergency on the southern border to pardons for Capitol stormtroopers. Big tech, including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jeff Bezos, sat in the front row during the ceremony—a big contrast to 2017.
In her column, Elcke dreams of a very different scenario - a nice change from the above news, if you ask me. We list what the tech world can expect from Trump's second term. Later today, the inauguration of the elected US president Donald Trump will take place. From AI to semiconductors, what can the tech world expect from his second term?
Trump also announced $500 billion in investments in AI. According to the former Google CEO, the US was already far ahead of China regarding artificial intelligence development.
DeepSeek: A Game Changer in AI
Noteworthy, then, is DeepSeek. This Chinese startup recently launched DeepSeek V3, an open-source language AI model capable of surpassing those of industry giants such as OpenAI and Meta. DeepSeek is unique because it has developed a model with a fraction of the computing power required by large AI companies. You can read all about it here.
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