This week, how has the emergence of a single Chinese app managed to wipe billions off the value of the biggest companies in the US stock market?
That’s what happened over the past 24 hours following the emergence of the AI app DeepSeek. Is the disruption it threatens real, and what happens next in a US market so reliant on the promise of profits from AI offered by its leading names?
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