A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.

Investors aren’t ignoring the upsides of cheaper AI models despite Monday’s DeepSeek-inspired stock-market panic.

Intel on Thursday posted December-quarter results that beat analysts' low expectations, while its forecast for current-quarter revenue missed estimates as the chipmaker grapples with tepid demand for its data center chips and as investors wait for a new CEO.

Intel shares rose 1.7% premarket on Friday as the chipmaker's quarterly revenue beat low expectations and investors focused on its search for a new CEO to steer the company through one of its most difficult periods.

Microsoft is launching Intel-powered versions of its Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7. Available on February 18th, both of these new Surface devices are Copilot Plus PCs, but instead of using Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon X series of chips,