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Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party

The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.

theintercept.com

Proton, the company behind the eponymous email provider Proton Mail, has won itself a loyal fanbase of dissidents, investigative journalists, and others skeptical of the prying eyes of government or Big Tech. Headquartered in Switzerland, the service describes itself as “a neutral and safe haven for your personal data, committed to defending your freedom.”

So it came as a surprise last month when Proton CEO Andy Yen praised the Republican Party in a post on X, declaring that “10 years ago, Republicans were the party of big business and Dems stood for the little guys, but today the tables have completely turned.” When the tweet went viral, Proton’s official Reddit account posted a now-deleted comment stating that “Until corporate Dems are thrown out, the reality is that Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.”

 

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How China’s DeepSeek Outsmarted America​

AI startup developed a top system by relying on inexperienced engineers and a loophole in U.S. export controls​

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DeepSeek's AI Breakthrough Sparks Microsoft, OpenAI Probe Into Possible Data Breach

Microsoft and OpenAI probe potential unauthorized data use by DeepSeek as U.S.-China AI competition intensifies

finance.yahoo.com

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and OpenAI are investigating whether a group linked to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek accessed OpenAI's technology without authorization, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Microsoft security researchers detected individuals believed to be associated with DeepSeek extracting large amounts of data via OpenAI's API last fall. Under OpenAI's terms, developers must pay to use its API, which limits how much data they can access.


As OpenAI's largest investor, Microsoft flagged the activity as a potential violation of OpenAI's terms of service or an attempt to bypass restrictions. DeepSeek's latest AI model, R1, has outperformed U.S. rivals at a fraction of the cost, triggering a selloff that wiped out $1 trillion in market value on Monday.