China’s DeepSeek Said It Spend $294K On Training R1 Model

September 18, 2025

Catenaa, Thursday, September 18, 2025- Chinese AI developer DeepSeek said it spent $294,000 on training its R1 model, much lower than figures reported for US rivals, as Beijing reignites the AI race with US. The rare update from the Hangzhou-based company, the first estimate it has released of R1’s training costs, appeared in a peer-reviewed […]

Indonesia Halts World Project Over Rule Breach

May 13, 2025

Catenaa, Tuesday, May 13, 2025-Indonesia Ministry of Communication and Digital has suspended the operating permit of World, formerly known as Worldcoin, over alleged violations of electronic system operation regulations.The project, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is under investigation after the ministry discovered that one of its local operators lacked the necessary legal permit to […]

Kenya Court Orders Biometric Data Deletion Globally

May 6, 2025

Catenaa, Tuesday, May 06, 2025-Following Indonesia coming down hard on the World Foundation, Kenya High Court has ordered the biometric data project to delete all user data collected locally and cease further data harvesting, citing violations of constitutional privacy rights. The foundation, formerly known as Worldcoin and co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, was directed […]

Musk Sets May Deadline for $97.4B OpenAI Bid

February 13, 2025

Catenaa, Thursday, February 13, 2025 – Elon Musk and a group of investors have offered to acquire OpenAI operating assets for $97.4 billion in cash, according to a letter of intent filed in a California federal court Wednesday. The letter sets a May 10 deadline for OpenAI to accept or reject the offer.  The filing […]

Musk, Altman Battle for ‘Everything App’ Supremacy

May 9, 2025

Catenaa, Friday, May 09, 2025- A new front in Silicon Valley’s tech wars is opening, as Sam Altman and Elon Musk compete to build the West’s first true “everything app”-a multifunctional digital platform combining social networking, financial tools, messaging, AI, and more. Altman, chairman of Tools for Humanity and CEO of OpenAI, this week showcased […]

Nebius Stock Surged Over 51% With $19Bn Deal With Microsoft

September 9, 2025

Catenaa, Tuesday, September 09, 2025- AI infrastructure firm Nebius Group’s stock surged over 51% on Tuesday, following the company’s announcement of a multi-billion-dollar deal with Microsoft. The Amsterdam-based firm announced it had struck a multi-year deal with Microsoft worth $19.4 billion to provide cloud computing power for AI workloads. Nebius, which was spun out from […]

OpenAI Plans AI-Powered Social Network Amid Feud With Musk

April 16, 2025

Catenaa, Wednesday, April 16, 2025- OpenAI is reportedly developing a generative AI-powered social media platform that could directly compete with Elon Musk X, escalating an already heated rivalry between the two tech moguls. According to The Verge, OpenAI’s internal prototype centers on a social feed integrated with ChatGPT’s image generation tools. CEO Sam Altman has […]

OpenAI Secures $11.6Bn Funding for Expanding ChatGPT

May 21, 2025

Catenaa, Wednesday, May 21, 2025- OpenAI has secured $11.6 billion in funding for expanding a site that is core to increasing the ChatGPT maker’s long-term computing capabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported. The funding secured by startup Crusoe is a mixture of debt and equity, which will expand the data center to eight buildings from […]

Trump To Release AI Action Plan To Let US Win AI Race

July 23, 2025

Catenaa, Wednesday, July 23, 2025- US President Donald Trump is expected to release an AI action plan on Wednesday that reportedly outlines how the US can win in the global race to develop artificial intelligence. Media reports suggest the document will likely mark a split from Biden administration policies, which favored restrictions against exports of […]