Hacker News with Generative AI: Competition

The affidavit of a Rippling employee caught spying for Deel (techcrunch.com)
On Wednesday, Rippling publicly released the affidavit of the Rippling employee who testified that he was working as a spy for the HR tech company’s arch rival Deel.

Business, Legal, Software, Competition

11 points by gregdoesit 12 hours ago | 0 comments

Mozilla launching “Thundermail” email service to take on Gmail, Microsoft 365 (techradar.com)

Email, Technology, Competition, Mozilla, Gmail

334 points by bentobean 13 hours ago | 212 comments

DeepMind is holding back release of AI research to give Google an edge (arstechnica.com)
Google’s artificial intelligence arm DeepMind has been holding back the release of its world-renowned research, as it seeks to retain a competitive edge in the race to dominate the burgeoning AI industry.

Artificial Intelligence, Google, Competition

10 points by jonbaer 13 hours ago | 4 comments

Mozilla Thunderbird Takes on Gmail with New Email Service (forbes.com)
Finally, Mozilla Thunderbird Takes On Gmail With New Email Service

Email, Mozilla, Google, Competition, Email Services

14 points by roywashere 2 days ago | 1 comments

MCP: The new "USB-C for AI" that's bringing fierce rivals together (arstechnica.com)
What does it take to get OpenAI and Anthropic—two competitors in the AI assistant market—to get along? Despite a fundamental difference in direction that led Anthropic's founders to quit OpenAI in 2020 and later create the Claude AI assistant, a shared technical hurdle has now brought them together: How to easily connect their AI models to external data sources.

Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Anthropic, Technology, Competition

37 points by CharlesW 2 days ago | 6 comments

DeepMind slows down research releases in battle to keep competitive edge (ft.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Research, Business, Competition

5 points by StanAngeloff 2 days ago | 1 comments

DeepSeek surpasses ChatGPT in new monthly visits (indiatimes.com)

Generative AI, AI, Competition

66 points by belter 3 days ago | 17 comments

The Nobel Duel (asimov.press)
What would you give for a Nobel Prize?

Nobel Prize, Science, Competition, Ethics

77 points by mailyk 4 days ago | 7 comments

How BYD's battery breakthrough is about to bury Elon Musk's Tesla (independent.co.uk)
The Chinese automaker has overtaken its US rival to become the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, writes Anthony Cuthbertson. A new charging technology could now prove catastrophic for Elon Musk’s car company

Electric Vehicles, China, Tesla, Battery Technology, Competition

16 points by DocFeind 6 days ago | 4 comments

Netlify deploys hundreds of thousands of Next.js sites – here's what challenging (netlify.com)
We actually sat on this post for a while, taking time to figure out how best to present the facts and suggestions below, without it appearing as a takedown post. After all, we are in competition with Vercel in the platform space.

Next.js, Web Development, Cloud Hosting, Competition

89 points by serhalp 7 days ago | 25 comments

China Floods the World with AI Models After DeepSeek's Success (bloomberg.com)
DeepSeek did more than just show the AI industry you don’t have to spend billions to build artificial intelligence. It fired up a long-dormant Chinese tech industry — and now Western names from OpenAI Inc. to Nvidia Corp. may pay the price.

Artificial Intelligence, China, Technology, Business, Competition

4 points by polrjoy 8 days ago | 1 comments

DeepSeek-V3 now runs on Mac Studio, and that's a nightmare for OpenAI (venturebeat.com)
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has quietly released a new large language model that’s already sending ripples through the artificial intelligence industry — not just for its capabilities, but for how it’s being deployed.

Artificial Intelligence, AI Startups, Competition

4 points by tu7001 9 days ago | 0 comments

DeepSeek-V3 runs at 20 tokens/s on Mac Studio, and that's a nightmare for OpenAI (venturebeat.com)
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has quietly released a new large language model that’s already sending ripples through the artificial intelligence industry — not just for its capabilities, but for how it’s being deployed.

Artificial Intelligence, Competition, OpenAI, China

8 points by benocodes 9 days ago | 2 comments

BYD posts record revenue after unveiling 5 minute charger for EVs (abc.net.au)
Cheap vehicles, growing market share, a new super-fast charger — Chinese electric vehicle company BYD is taking the fight to Tesla, as the American EV maker's global sales slump.

Electric Vehicles, China, Tesla, Competition

7 points by zfg 9 days ago | 0 comments

Apple does AI as Microsoft did mobile (world.hey.com)
When the iPhone first appeared in 2007, Microsoft was sitting pretty with their mobile strategy.

Apple, Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Devices, Competition

5 points by skadamat 10 days ago | 1 comments

Making math fun by prepping for friendly competition (2022) (news.mit.edu)
In MIT class 18.A34 (Mathematical Problem Solving), students prep for a major collegiate mathematics competition — and learn to love math.

Education, Mathematics, Competition

8 points by rnjailamba 10 days ago | 2 comments

China research on next-generation computer chips is double the US output (nature.com)
China is now producing most of the basic research that could underpin future computing hardware, an analysis has found. If that work develops into commercial applications, the United States might soon find it impossible to use export controls to retain its competitive advantage in high-performance microchip design and production, the authors say.

China, Computer Chips, Research, Technology, Competition

6 points by voxadam 10 days ago | 0 comments

Rickover's Lessons (chinatalk.media)
Strategic competition demands more than technological innovation — it requires building industrial power.

Strategy, Industry, Technology, Competition

122 points by pepys 11 days ago | 100 comments

Google's two-year frenzy to catch up with OpenAI (wired.com)
A hundred days. That was how long Google was giving Sissie Hsiao.

Google, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Competition, Technology

43 points by dominik 12 days ago | 0 comments

Google’s two-year frenzy to catch up with OpenAI (wired.com)
A hundred days. That was how long Google was giving Sissie Hsiao.

Generative AI, Google, OpenAI, Technology, Competition

188 points by totaldude87 13 days ago | 200 comments

BYD's 5-minute charge: is time running out for electric-vehicle rivals? (ft.com)
BYD’s 5-minute charge: is time running out for electric-vehicle rivals?

Electric Vehicles, Battery Technology, Competition, Business, China

11 points by madog 14 days ago | 1 comments

EU guidance under DMA to facilitate development of innovative products on Apple (europa.eu)

EU Regulations, Apple, Competition, Innovation, Technology

13 points by Tomte 15 days ago | 3 comments

Stamina Is a Quiet Advantage (kupajo.com)
Stamina usually has a physical and competitive connotation — those with greater stamina can outwork and outlast opponents.

Stamina, Competition, Sports, Fitness, Advantage

227 points by kolyder 16 days ago | 104 comments

Startup Rippling sues competitor Deel, claiming a spy stole sales data (cnbc.com)

Startup, Lawsuits, Competition, Technology, Business

3 points by isaacfrond 16 days ago | 1 comments

Rippling sues competitor Deel, claiming a spy carried out 'corporate espionage' (cnbc.com)

Legal Disputes, Business, Competition, Software, Corporate Espionage

4 points by SirLJ 16 days ago | 1 comments

Rippling Sues Deel, a Software Rival, over Corporate Spying (nytimes.com)
Rippling, an H.R. start-up led by the entrepreneur Parker Conrad, is accusing a top rival, Deel, of placing a mole within its ranks to steal confidential information.

Business, Software, Lawsuits, Competition, Startups

16 points by achristmascarl 17 days ago | 1 comments

Rippling suing Deel for espionage after Slack honeypot worked (rippling.com)
San Francisco, CA, March 17, 2025 – Deel, a $12-billion unicorn company, orchestrated a multi-month campaign to steal a competitor’s confidential business information with help from a corporate spy, according to a lawsuit filed today in the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division.

Espionage, Lawsuits, Business, Software, Competition

38 points by paulgb 17 days ago | 3 comments

How 'inference' is driving competition to Nvidia's AI chip dominance (ft.com)
How ‘inference’ is driving competition to Nvidia’s AI chip dominance

Artificial Intelligence, Computer Hardware, Competition, Nvidia

7 points by bookofjoe 17 days ago | 2 comments

The race is on to build the most complex machine (economist.com)
Few would expect the future of artificial intelligence (AI) to depend on Eindhoven, a quiet Dutch town. Yet just beyond its borders sits the headquarters of ASML, the only company that makes the machines, known as lithography tools, needed to produce cutting-edge AI chips.