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China’s DeepSeek AI is hitting Nvidia where it hurts
A chatbot made by Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has rocketed to the top of Apple’s App Store charts in the US this week, dethroning OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app. The eponymous AI assistant is powered by DeepSeek’s open-source models, which the company says can be trained at a fraction of the cost using far fewer chips than the world’s leading models. Shares for Nvidia, the biggest global supplier of advanced AI chips, are currently down over 12 percent in pre-market training,
DeepSeek also claims to have needed only about 2,000 specialized chips from Nvidia to train V3, compared to the 16,000 or more required to train leading models, according to the New York Times. These unverified claims are leading developers and investors to question the compute-intensive approach favored by the world’s leading AI companies. And if true, it means that DeepSeek engineers had to get creative in the face of trade restrictions meant to ensure US domination of AI.
Nvidia, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta are investing billions into AI data centers — $500 billion alone for the Stargate Project, of which $100 billion is thought to be earmarked for Nvidia. Investors and analysts are now wondering if that’s money well spent, with Nvidia, Microsoft, and other companies with substantial stakes in maintaining the AI status quo all trending downward in pre-market trading.
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Google Maps in the US will change to Gulf of America and Mount McKinley
Google said today that it plans to update Google Maps to reflect President Trump’s January 20th executive order to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively.
The company noted on X the updated nomenclature will appear once the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.
“We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources,” the company posted on X. It added that when “name changes vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name. Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names. That applies here too.”
Denali was named Mount McKinley until 2015.
The US Department of the Interior said last week it plans to follow the executive order to implement the name changes.
“The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, under the purview of the Department of the Interior, is working expeditiously to update the official federal nomenclature in the Geographic Names Information System to reflect these changes, effective immediately for federal use,” the Department of the Interior said on Friday.
An Apple spokesperson wasn’t immediately available to comment on its plans for Apple Maps.
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How to share a YouTube video starting at a specific time
Ever watched a YouTube video and thought, “I need to share this exact moment with my friends?” Well, you’re in luck. Sharing specific moments from YouTube videos is actually pretty easy. Whether you’re on a computer, iPhone or Android device, I’m here to show you how easy it is to do just that.
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On your computer: Two simple options
The right-click method
- Head to YouTube.com, then locate and click on the video you want to send to someone
- Pause the video at the exact moment you want to share
- Right-click inside the video frame and select Copy video URL at current time
- That’s it. You’ve got your timestamp link. Paste it wherever you’d like: in an email, message or on social media
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The share button method
- Head to YouTube.com, then locate and click on the video you want to send to someone
- Pause the video at the desired moment
- Click the Share button under the video
- Check the box next to Start at to adjust your desired start time, if necessary
- Copy the link
- Your timestamped link is ready to share; Paste it wherever you’d like: in an email, message or on social media
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On your iPhone
- Open the YouTube app
- Find the video you want to share and click on it
- Play the video to your desired starting point
- Tap the Share button below the video
- Choose your preferred sharing method (e.g., Messages, Mail or Copy Link)
- The link you share will now include the timestamp, and the video will start at that point when opened
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On your Android
YouTube has recently introduced a new, simplified method for sharing video timestamps on Android.
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer.
- Open the YouTube app on your Android device
- Find and play the video you want to share
- Pause the video at the desired timestamp
- Tap the Share button below the video
- In the share menu, you’ll see a new toggle labeled Start at [current timestamp]
- Enable this toggle to include the timestamp in your shared link
- Choose your preferred sharing method or tap Copy link to copy the timestamped URL to your clipboard
These updated steps make sharing timestamps much simpler, as you no longer need to use Chrome or request the desktop site. For those using older versions of the YouTube app or Android OS or if the update isn’t yet available on your device, here are the previous steps:
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer.
- Open the YouTube app
- Find and play the video you want to share
- Pause the video at the desired timestamp
- Tap the Share button and then Copy link
- Open Google Chrome, paste the link in the address bar or click where it says, “Link you copied,” and load the video
- Tap the three-dot menu icon
- Click Desktop site
- Play video and pause at the desired start time
- Tap the Share button again, check the box next to “Start at,” and the current timestamp will be automatically filled in.
- Tap Copy to get the timestamped URL
- Now, you can easily share the time-stamped URL via your preferred messaging app or social media platform
Both methods allow you to share specific moments in YouTube videos on your Android, but the new process is more streamlined and user-friendly.
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Kurt’s key takeaways
Sharing specific parts of a YouTube video has never been easier. Whether you’re on a computer, iPhone or Android device, these steps ensure that your friends and family get to the exact moment you want them to see. Try it out and streamline your sharing experience.
Now that you know the steps to share an exact moment, follow our guide and share a specific part of our video with your friends right away. Don’t forget to let us know their reactions by writing us at Cyberguy.com/Contact.
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FBI’s warrantless ‘backdoor’ searches ruled unconstitutional
Following years of litigation, a federal court has finally ruled it unconstitutional for the FBI to search communications of US citizens collected under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In a ruling unsealed last week, US District Court Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall decided that these “backdoor” searches violate the Fourth Amendment.
This particular decision stems from a case involving Agron Hasbajrami, a permanent US resident who was arrested in 2011 over accusations that he planned to join a terrorist organization in Pakistan. However, the government failed to disclose that part of its case rested on emails it obtained without a warrant through Section 702 of FISA.
An appeals court in 2020 ruled that these types of searches might be unconstitutional, but now it’s official. Judge DeArcy Hall found the FBI’s warrantless search of US data “unreasonable” under the Fourth Amendment:
While communications of U.S. persons may nonetheless be intercepted, incidentally or inadvertently, it would be paradoxical to permit warrantless searches of the same information that Section 702 is specifically designed to avoid collecting. To countenance this practice would convert Section 702 into precisely what Defendant has labeled it – a tool for law enforcement to run “backdoor searches” that circumvent the Fourth Amendment.
Congress reauthorized Section 702 of FISA last year, and it’s set to expire again in 2026. The EFF is asking lawmakers to create a “legislative warrant requirement so that the intelligence community does not continue to trample on the constitutionally protected rights to private communications.”
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