Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Monday.
A Chinese A.I. company rattled the tech worldA month ago, almost no one in the U.S. had heard of the Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek. Today, its reported breakthroughs prompted the erasure of hundreds of billions of dollars in market value from some of the world's biggest companies. Last week, DeepSeek explained how its new A.I. system could match the capabilities of cutting-edge chatbots from Google and OpenAI at a fraction of the cost. That revelation forced many investors to reassess their sky-high valuations of American tech giants. The S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent, the Nasdaq dropped 3 percent and Nvidia, the chipmaker hailed as an A.I. sensation, dropped about 17 percent and lost roughly $600 billion in market value. Jason Karaian, our deputy Business editor, said that analysts considered DeepSeek's emergence to be a "slap in the face" for investors who believed the A.I. race had already picked its winners. DeepSeek's chatbot also became the most downloaded free app in Apple's U.S. App Store today. Its performance raised questions about the unintended consequences of the U.S. trade restrictions against China. The controls have forced researchers there to come up with creative solutions that now have some experts wondering whether U.S. companies are even competitive in A.I. anymore. For more: Here's what to know about DeepSeek.
In a clash with Colombia, Trump showed his use of U.S. powerPresident Trump did not host any Situation Room meetings before threatening yesterday to impose steep tariffs on Colombia, a top U.S. ally in Latin America. Instead, he used his own social media network and his willingness to wield the American economy as a weapon in an effort to persuade Colombia's president to accept military deportation flights. It worked: President Gustavo Petro backed down, and Trump emerged with real evidence that his tariff threats could help him achieve his political goals. There is little mystery about some of his next targets, my colleague David Sanger writes: Denmark, whose prime minister told Trump weeks ago that Greenland was not for sale, and Panama, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio is supposed to land in a few days to demand that it return control of the Panama Canal to the U.S. Both countries recently scrambled to find lobbyists to help them navigate the Trump administration.
Auschwitz ceremonies were held with the far right risingDozens of world leaders joined a group of fewer than 50 Nazi death camp survivors in Poland today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. The remembrance comes as Germany and the rest of Europe experience a rise in hard-right politics that is widely viewed as an echo of the nationalism that brought Hitler to power in the 1930s. Over the weekend, Elon Musk told Germany's rising far-right party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), that the country had "too much of a focus on past guilt." Related: Friedrich Merz, who leads in the polls for Germany's chancellor election next month, opened the door to working with the AfD on immigration restrictions.
Bird flu has entered a new phase"It's time to take the bird flu seriously," our science reporter Apoorva Mandavilli said. A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But a series of developments over the past few weeks, including the first U.S. death from the virus and cattle herds that have shown signs of reinfection, indicated that the possibility was no longer remote. Here's what to know. More top news
A Paris debut with standout evening wearThe stakes were high this weekend for the designer Peter Copping. He was making his debut for Lanvin, the storied fashion house that had drifted into irrelevance in recent years. "The result," our critic Vanessa Friedman wrote, "had a no-nonsense power." She was particularly impressed by a pair of gold and black evening looks. "If someone doesn't wear them to at least one award show this season, the stylist community is not doing its job," Vanessa said. Hermès: Véronique Nichanian, the brand's men's creative director, has been at her post for 35 years. But her new collection exhibits the ingenuity of a fresh hire looking to make her mark.
Dry January is almost over. Now what?Many people who take part in Dry January, the popular monthlong sobriety challenge, report benefits by the end of the month. But then Feb. 1 comes around and a new obstacle arises. Should you try to stay sober for as long as possible? Return to old habits? Something in between? We asked experts for tips. Even asking those questions, they said, can help lead to healthier choices.
Dinner table topics
Cook: Eleven Madison Park's granola recipe is simple and bulletproof. Sip: There are plenty of great wines under $20. Watch: Here are five action movies to stream right now. Read: "Strange Pictures" is one of the best new horror books to check out. Tidy: You'll feel more organized after a little "soft decluttering." Exercise: Trainers recommended these full-body workouts. Compete: Take this week's Flashback history quiz. Play: Here are today's Spelling Bee, Wordle and Mini Crossword. Find all our games here.
It's dumpling weekThere is never a bad time to eat a pocket of dough stuffed with something delicious. But this week, around Lunar New Year, dumplings take on extra meaning: For some, they symbolize wealth and prosperity for the year ahead. To celebrate the occasion, five Times Cooking writers shared the dumplings they love most, with recipes and videos for how to make them. Have a flavor-filled evening. Thanks for reading. I'll be back tomorrow. — Matthew Sean Kawasaki-Culligan was our photo editor today. We welcome your feedback. Write to us at evening@nytimes.com.
|
-
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario