The Download: DeepSeek for fortune telling, and the second private moon landing

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 A private lander has touched down on the moon US startup Firefly is the second private company to land on lunar soil. (The Guardian) + The mission is part of NASA’s plans to lower costs via private enterprises. (NYT $) + Nokia is putting the first cellular network on the moon. (MIT Technology Review) 2 Donald Trump may create America’s first strategic crypto reserve Crypto champions believe it could finally lend the industry a sense of legitimacy. (CoinDesk) + But some Republican lawmakers worry it could put taxpayer funds at risk. (FT $) + Other crypto investors are pushing for the reserve to hold only bitcoin. (CNBC) + Meanwhile, Elon Musk is throwing his weight behind Dogecoin. (Ars Technica) 3 AI firms are racing to create cheaper models And they’re pinning their hopes on a process called distillation to do just that. (FT $) + How DeepSeek ripped up the AI playb ... Read full article.