Meta, Nvidia, and other tech giants react to DeepSeek's competitive, cost-efficient models that challenge established market players.

CNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Squawk Box' to report on the latest news from OpenAI.

One of the more revealing things to come out of the chaos was the response to DeepSeek from Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company that makes ChatGPT. In a thread on X, Altman called the model “impressive” and said that it was “legit invigorating” to have a competitor:

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's decision to join President Trump's "Stargate" AI initiative marks a stark reversal for the tech CEO, who previously was a vocal critic of Trump.

Microsoft-backed OpenAI's chief Sam Altman is planning to visit India next week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in what could be his first visit in two years at a time when the company faces legal challenges in the country.

Helion’s nuclear fusion promises have garnered the attention of Silicon Valley—and raised concerns amongst scientists wary of its aggressive timeline.

Anupam Mittal’s comments come as DeepSeek, developed by a Chinese startup, has stunned the global AI community, matching the performance of some of OpenAI’s top models and surpassing ChatGPT on the iO

Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has announced a shift in his previously critical perspective on President Donald Trump. Newsweek has contacted OpenAI and the White House for comment via email.

Parmy Olson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology. A former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, she is author of “Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World.”

Sam Altman's OpenAI launched ChatGPT Gov on Tuesday, which the company said government agencies could use to input sensitive information.