The big news From the week comes from China, with the Chinese startup DeepSeek launching the artificial intelligence model DeepSeek-R1. This Open Source model stands out for its efficiency and performance comparable to advanced models such as OPENAI O1, but at a considerably lower cost.
Ademar Days
Journalist
Radio Horizonte Algarve / Tavira
Deepseek's strategy privileges the optimization of software resources to the detriment of hardware dependence. Although the company uses thousands of NVIDIA GPUS to train its models, applied new techniques to improve data transfer efficiency and save memory, thus reducing operating costs.
Deepseek's rise highlights the rapid evolution of AI in China and raises questions about competitive dynamics in the technological sector worldwide. While some see this as a threat to American hegemony in AI, others believe that innovations like Deepseek can benefit the market, reducing the costs inherent in the use of AI.
A shared report For Duetti reveals that Spotify is the service that pays the lowest value to musical artists for the reproductions of their songs in the service.
The news was advanced by the Apple World Today, and realizes that the report concerns payments made in 2024 and specifically the amounts paid for every thousand reproductions.
And with this metric, Spotify paid 3 dollars per thousand reproductions, Following the Youtube with 4,80 dollars, o Apple Music com 6,20 dollars and Amazon with 8,80 dollars.
The report also shows that the recipe from the ads displayed in the free version of Spotify is also not shared with music artists.
A study by YouGov (with data from 2023) reveals that 91% of Americans sometimes look at their mobile phones while watching television. Among the youngest, The habit is even more frequent.
Aware of phenomenon growth, Netflix will be adapting and is deliberately making its contents more “stupid”, As the Guardian describes.
According to the information now conveyed, Netflix executives often suggest to the arguments who explicitly explicit dialogues to explicit actions or points in the plot, so that the viewer is not required to look at the screen.
Por cá, a JustWatch, Platform dedicated to streaming services, revealed what were the favorite proposals of the Portuguese in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The 'ranking' is based on 200 Thousand Users of Justwatch in Portugal, with the platform to elaborate the table based on the services selected by users and titles that are marked as seen.
The report reveals that Netflix remains the service with the highest number of subscribers in our country, with a market share of 23%. Amazon Prime Video is right behind with 22%. Follows Disney+ with 17%, a Max com 14%, Skyshowtime and Apple TV+ both with 8% And Filmin with 3%.
And in film, Highlight for the debut of a long -awaited drama: “A Complete Unknown”.
Timothée Chalamet is the protagonist (and sings), No paper from Bob Dylan, in a James Mangold movie that tells the true and electrifying story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singers ever.
Edward Norton and Boyd Holbrook are other names in the cast.
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9uOHd7KId8
