Baidu unleashed chaos in China's AI market. The search giant slashed prices on its new multimodal models by up to 80%, mocking text-only AI as yesterday's news. Yet they still depend on rival DeepSeek's text models - talk about mixed signals.
Meanwhile, American scientists flee to German universities as Trump's policies bite. At Munich's Technical University, US applications have tripled. Three-quarters of US researchers now eye the exit, while German universities offer the full package: funding, labs, freedom.
Two superpowers, two different crises. In China, AI companies wage price wars. In America, academics pack their bags.
marcusschuler•3h ago
Meanwhile, American scientists flee to German universities as Trump's policies bite. At Munich's Technical University, US applications have tripled. Three-quarters of US researchers now eye the exit, while German universities offer the full package: funding, labs, freedom.
Two superpowers, two different crises. In China, AI companies wage price wars. In America, academics pack their bags.