By Tommy Vee

Another day, another AI model trying to play god, and another Big Tech exec pretending to be the hero. DeepSeek’s blowing up, Microsoft’s sweating bullets, and Google just turned Chrome into a scam-sniffing pit bull. The AI world’s spinning faster than a crooked roulette wheel in Vice City — and we’re here to call the shots, count the bodies, and cash in the chips. Strap in.

Microsoft’s Double Life: Preaching Safety, Pushing Spyware

Microsoft just slapped a ‘Do Not Touch’ sticker on DeepSeek like it’s radioactive plutonium. Brad Smith told Congress, ‘Nah, our employees ain’t using that spyware-on-a-stick,’ while still selling DeepSeek's AI model like hotcakes on Azure. Talk about double-dipping. Sure, they cleaned it up with ‘red teaming’ and mystery tweaks, but when your competitor is also your product... let’s just say the plot's thicker than a mob payroll. Meanwhile, Google’s apps are nowhere to be found on the Windows store. Coincidence? Fuggedaboutit.

DeepSeek Crashes the Party: And the Feds Aren’t Invited

DeepSeek just kicked in the front door of the AI scene like it owned the place — and now Silicon Valley’s sweating through its Patagonia vests. Born from a Chinese hedge fund and raised on the kind of compute-efficient wizardry that makes Wall Street analysts cry into their Chipotle bowls, this mystery machine is breaking benchmarks, undercutting the market, and triggering government bans faster than you can say “Tiananmen.” Their R1 model doesn’t just think — it reasons, which is a lot more than you can say for some CEOs out here. It’s banned on government devices, blamed for Nvidia’s stock dip, and somehow still trending on app stores worldwide. Is DeepSeek a threat, a scam, or just a very clever middle finger to U.S. dominance in AI? Who knows — but it’s got more drama than a mob turf war, and everyone’s watching.

Chrome Gets a Street Bouncer: And His Name's Gemini Nano

Google’s finally doing something useful with AI — putting it on scam patrol. They’re loading up Chrome with Gemini Nano, an on-device watchdog that sniffs out scammy sites before they even bark. It’s like giving your browser a loaded shotgun and telling it to watch the front door. If you’re using Enhanced Protection (aka Chrome’s VIP section), you get this extra layer of muscle.

Android’s getting a slice too — Chrome will now warn you if some shady site’s trying to slide into your notifications with fake flight help or crypto “opportunities.” You can block ’em or let ’em talk — your call. Meanwhile, Gemini’s also cleaning up Google Search, whacking hundreds of millions of scammy pages and fake airline reps like it’s a damn mob purge. Finally, some AI that works for us.

The Tommy Vee Take

That’s the wrap, sunshine. While Silicon Valley’s busy playing cyber-cop and shadowboxing with China, the real scam is thinking any of this slows down. The models get smarter, the lies get prettier, and your data’s still the main course.

Stay sharp, stay nasty — and remember, in this game, even the watchdogs bite. This is Tommy Vee, signing off.