AI & Enterprise

AI price war intensifies as open-source AI becomes global mainstream

Price competition among AI companies is intensifying as Chinese firms expand global share with cost-effective open-source models and leading U.S. companies respond with price cuts. DeepSeek’s new coding model V4 Flash drew attention for performance close to Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 at a far lower price. Interest is also rising in open-weight models, including for video generation. In South Korea, companies are moving ahead of an August evaluation for a government-led foundation model project.

AI & Enterprise

Three-second TikTok clip enough as AI voice phishing targeting elderly spreads in US

AI voice phishing that copies a family member’s voice using as little as three seconds of audio is spreading rapidly in the United States, with older people a main target. A Florida woman lost $15,000 after a caller imitated her daughter and demanded bail money. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported more than 22,000 AI-related complaints in 2025, with losses exceeding $893 million, including $352 million from victims aged 60 and older.