DeepSeek has launched an AI model that was reportedly developed with significantly less computational power than traditional methods. Shares of Nvidia are under pressure amid concerns that DeepSeek's methods may undermine demand for its high-performance GPUs.

DeepSeek stunned the tech world with the release of its R1 "reasoning" model, matching or exceeding OpenAI's reasoning model for a fraction of the cost.

the chip maker saw its market value drop by $593 billion, the biggest one-day drop for any listed company on record.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) benefited enormously from the increased investment in chips for artificial intelligence (AI), but news out of China is causing investors to wonder if the stock's high valuation is worth it ahead of potential risks to the massive investment big tech companies have put into data center infrastructure.

Nvidia stock surged as the AI chipmaker began to recover from a massive decline the prior day that shaved nearly $600 billion off its market cap.