🎁 Going deep on DeepSeek: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's release of its R1 model last week sent the AI industry into chaos. Maxwell Zeff spoke with AI experts about what this means for the industry going forward. Read more
🤝 International teamwork: A coalition of law enforcement agencies from the U.S., Australia, and multiple countries in Europe took down and seized two prominent hacking forums where cybercriminals traded stolen information and tools. Read more
🚢 Gulf of drama: Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is questioning Google's decision to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps products in the U.S. Sheinbaum plans to send the tech giant a letter questioning the decision. Read more
🏢 Dollars for building design: Motif, a design platform for architects, has raised $46 million in fresh funds. The startup is founded by two men who used to work at Autodesk, the legacy architecture software industry leader. Read more
☹️ Amazon's RTO struggle: Amazon has made a small number of layoffs in its sustainability and communication departments. These cuts are tied to the company's return-to-office policy that was announced in September and has not been well received. Read more
📂 In other labor news: Google is offering voluntary buyouts to the team that builds Pixel, Android, and Chrome. This comes just a year after Google merged these areas into one team. The company told TechCrunch that it wants everyone on this team to be committed to its mission. Read more
