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DeepSeek, DeepSeek, DeepSeek () . We couldn’t escape the headlines around the Chinese AI lab this week. The startup — which claims to have built its models more efficiently and at a fraction of the cost of competitors — lit a fire under Silicon Valley after releasing its R1 “reasoning” model and displacing ChatGPT ()…

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DeepSeek, DeepSeek, DeepSeek () . We couldn’t escape the headlines around the Chinese AI lab this week. The startup — which claims to have built its models more efficiently and at a fraction of the cost of competitors — lit a fire under Silicon Valley after releasing its R1 “reasoning” model and displacing ChatGPT () as the App Store’s top app.

Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity () podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Margaux MacColl and Max Zeff are digging into the latest news, including the reactions from both tech giants and the U.S. government, which is increasingly concerned that China is pulling ahead in the AI arms race.

Listen to the full episode to also hear about:

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Tesla earnings () — from promises made to robotaxi updates, and questions left unanswered. Don’t worry, Kirsten brought her bingo board if you want to play along.

• Nucleus Genomics’ $14 million raise () for DNA sequencing and analysis.  

• The demand for fusion, and Helion’s $425M raise to build its own fusion reactor for Microsoft () .

Equity has a special DeepSeek deep dive on the way for those who want more, so stay tuned!

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. 

Subscribe to us on () Apple Podcasts () , Overcast () , Spotify () and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X () and Threads () , at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here () .

Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We’d also like to thank TechCrunch’s audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we’ll talk to you next time.

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  1. @CydLeonard

    January 31, 2025 at 12:58 pm

    Tesla fouth quarter is a disaster and yall are not tell people. Also yall didn’t tell people part of Tesla’s income is in bitcoin.

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  2. @CydLeonard

    January 31, 2025 at 1:01 pm

    Revenue down the road. Really

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  3. @CydLeonard

    January 31, 2025 at 1:01 pm

    Elon is a fraud

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  4. @CydLeonard

    January 31, 2025 at 1:28 pm

    The guy who did a Nazi salute will be America’s savior? You are out of your ducking mind.

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    • @MarkMeszarosYNG

      January 31, 2025 at 4:35 pm

      I wonder how much ketamine he’s hopped up on before the presentation? He is just like Henry Ford if you look back in history Henry was a very big Nazi supporter! Check it out!

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  5. @MarkMeszarosYNG

    January 31, 2025 at 4:38 pm

    I think you are right to have reservations FSD will never work for level 5!

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