DeepSeek jitters, AI agent readiness, and a DDOS save

You heard it here—tech trends for February.

It's the shortest month of the year, but that's still plenty of time to peruse these choice snippets Mike Loukides has tracked down for you in tech news. Here's a quick sampler: Assumptions about AI models are being challenged near and far. Chinese startup DeepSeek's new R1 model, developed for a fraction of Silicon Valley's usual outlay, is giving tech titans the willies—introduce yourself to R1 on GitHub and find out why. In the same spirit of thrift, Berkeley has released an open source reasoning model that it trained for $450. In security, another good reason to skirt sponsored ads on Google: Phishers may be pulling the strings. And beware of coldhearted Codefinger data-encrypting ransomware. These and other urgent bulletins within. Check it out.     SPONSORED BY CODER   Download › CTO Hour with Peter Bell: Beyond the Sprint—Organizing Engineering for Agility and Innovation Get insights from longtime leaders on structuring your engineering org and measuring the impact of new team configurations while minimizing disruption. Not a member? Get a free 10-day trial membership .   Reserve your spot › Audiobook: HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence This insightful book helps leaders assess their emotional intelligence in the workplace, manage emotional reactions, deal with difficult people, bounce back from tough times, and more.   Listen now  › Expert playlist: Generative AI Lingo Get started on your GenAI journey by making connections between the shoptalk and the concepts with these fundamental resources.   Dive in › Want your own copy of this newsletter? Sign up here. This message was sent to alexvarboffin.abbb@blogger.com. You are receiving this because you've signed up to receive email from us. Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe from All | Unsubscribe from Radar Trends O'Reilly Media, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA, 95472 (707) 827-7000