DeepSeek founder is now considered an 'AI hero' in China, following the recent announcements made by the company that changed the AI race.

So much for the quiet pre-holiday trading session as Asian equities were mixed though Australia was closed for Australia Day, Indonesia was closed for Al Isra’ wal-Mi’raj, South Korea was closed for the Korean New Year,

President Donald Trump said Jan. 27 that DeepSeek’s release “should be a wake-up call for our industries that we need to be laser focused on competing to win.”