Catherine Thorbecke
@thorbecke.bsky.social
Tech reporter for CNN who doesn't wanna be on another app but here we are.
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DeepSeek exposes an uncomfortable truth: US exceptionalism and xenophobia mean the tech broligarchy will keep being surprised, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Why Chinese Tech Keeps Surprising the West
DeepSeek is the latest product from China to shock the US tech broligarchy. It won’t be the last.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:16 AM
DeepSeek exposes an uncomfortable truth: US exceptionalism and xenophobia mean the tech broligarchy will keep being surprised, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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People are jailbreaking DeepSeek to get around China’s strict censorship laws. @thorbecke.bsky.social tried it to uncover the truth.
Here’s what she found 🎥
Here’s what she found 🎥
#DeepSeek shook up #AI but at what cost? #China #ChatGPT #OpenAI #news
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January 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
People are jailbreaking DeepSeek to get around China’s strict censorship laws. @thorbecke.bsky.social tried it to uncover the truth.
Here’s what she found 🎥
Here’s what she found 🎥
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For now, DeepSeek is no Chat(Xi)PT, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social China’s most popular AI product is expected to perpetuate communist party values, but there are cracks @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
DeepSeek Is No Chat(Xi)PT. For Now
China’s most popular AI product is expected to perpetuate Communist Party values, but there are cracks.
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January 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
For now, DeepSeek is no Chat(Xi)PT, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social China’s most popular AI product is expected to perpetuate communist party values, but there are cracks @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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If you're wondering what all the DeepSeek fuss is about, read this smart piece from @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com (free to read) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
DeepSeek and Masa Son Have Lessons for Stargate
China has shown that scarcity can fuel innovation. Americans should be cautious that excess doesn’t breed waste.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
If you're wondering what all the DeepSeek fuss is about, read this smart piece from @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com (free to read) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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China has shown that innovation doesn’t have to be expensive, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social. Americans should be cautious:
DeepSeek and Masa Son Have Lessons for Stargate
China has shown that scarcity can fuel innovation. Americans should be cautious that excess doesn’t breed waste.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
China has shown that innovation doesn’t have to be expensive, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social. Americans should be cautious:
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This -- from @thorbecke.bsky.social -- saw this moment coming in June: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
China’s AI Strength Suggests US Curbs Could Backfire
Washington shouldn’t discount how imposing scarcity all too often breeds innovation.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This -- from @thorbecke.bsky.social -- saw this moment coming in June: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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A barrage of cyberattacks reveal just how vulnerable the US would be in a serious conflict, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump’s Bigger China Cyber Threat Isn’t TikTok
Hackers penetrating critical facilities or the devices of top officials show glaring US weaknesses if there’s ever a major conflict. It’s time to get serious.
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January 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A barrage of cyberattacks reveal just how vulnerable the US would be in a serious conflict, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
If Musk’s deconstruction of X indicates what’s in store for TikTok, it’s not likely to be a win for the more than 170 million American users. My latest for
@opinion.bloomberg.com , free to read: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Elon Musk Won’t Save TikTok
If Musk’s deconstruction of X indicates what’s in store for TikTok, it’s not likely to be a win for the more than 170 million American users.
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January 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
If Musk’s deconstruction of X indicates what’s in store for TikTok, it’s not likely to be a win for the more than 170 million American users. My latest for
@opinion.bloomberg.com , free to read: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com , free to read: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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If Musk’s deconstruction of X indicates what’s in store for TikTok, it’s not likely to be a win for the more than 170 million American users, says @thorbecke.bsky.social
Elon Musk Won’t Save TikTok
If Musk’s deconstruction of X indicates what’s in store for TikTok, it’s not likely to be a win for the more than 170 million American users.
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January 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If Musk’s deconstruction of X indicates what’s in store for TikTok, it’s not likely to be a win for the more than 170 million American users, says @thorbecke.bsky.social
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It's time for a truce, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Indonesia’s Showdown With Apple Is Far From Over
Jakarta may think it has won the first round, but now is the time to reach a truce with the US tech giant.
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January 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It's time for a truce, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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A messier, America First-focused breakup will only embolden Beijing while inhibiting its own consumer-tech industry, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
US-China Tech Breakup Is a Race to the Bottom
The US must clarify the link between consumer tech and national security threats.
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January 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
A messier, America First-focused breakup will only embolden Beijing while inhibiting its own consumer-tech industry, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Waymo’s Japan road trip should veer outside of Tokyo: Autonomous vehicles can head to rural areas to fill labor shortages and transit gaps, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Waymo’s Japan Road Trip Should Drift Outside Tokyo
Driving in the capital is difficult, even for humans. But autonomous vehicles can head to rural areas to fill labor shortages and transit gaps.
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December 25, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Waymo’s Japan road trip should veer outside of Tokyo: Autonomous vehicles can head to rural areas to fill labor shortages and transit gaps, writes @thorbecke.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Here are six books recommended by @davelee.me , @parmy.bsky.social and @thorbecke.bsky.social to help you make sense of technology in 2025
Books We Read in 2024 to Prepare Us for the Future
Reading and writing isn’t something to be surrendered to AI. Here are six books written by humans to give insight into a world changed rapidly by technology.
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December 27, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Here are six books recommended by @davelee.me , @parmy.bsky.social and @thorbecke.bsky.social to help you make sense of technology in 2025
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The power of “persuasion” has been identified as a potentially catastrophic risk right alongside fears that models could gain autonomy or help build a nuclear weapon, @thorbecke.bsky.social writes www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Chinese Technology Is Getting More Persuasive
Tools that nudge your decision-making is a concern that extends far beyond how Beijing could use it.
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December 6, 2024 at 3:07 AM
The power of “persuasion” has been identified as a potentially catastrophic risk right alongside fears that models could gain autonomy or help build a nuclear weapon, @thorbecke.bsky.social writes www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Trump's program "devolved into an ineffective racial profiling campaign targeting Asian American academics, and left a string of wrongful accusations that upended researchers’ lives while doing little to stamp out suspected spying," writes @thorbecke.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
US Cannot Repeat Trump’s Attacks on Chinese Scientists
His first-term China Initiative was a failure. Bringing it back would play into Beijing’s hands and impact US innovation.
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November 25, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Trump's program "devolved into an ineffective racial profiling campaign targeting Asian American academics, and left a string of wrongful accusations that upended researchers’ lives while doing little to stamp out suspected spying," writes @thorbecke.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...