DeepSeek in the Media
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June 2026
AI replaces Paul the Octopus for 2026 World Cup tips
ChatGPT and Claude are betting on Spain. Another news site, Decrypt, received similar results from western chatbots like ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude - but found that Chinese competitors DeepSeek and Qwen both tipped Argentina.
The great AI Irony: China cracks down on Western models while US companies flock to DeepSeek
China is taking a hard-hitting approach to foreign AI and chipmakers, even as Western nations continue to embrace DeepSeek as a cheaper alternative
OpenAI Wants a Price War With Anthropic—Is It Proving DeepSeek Right?
Sam Altman is weighing drastic token price cuts to fight Anthropic. The problem is DeepSeek already made that argument for him—and for free.
This AI agent startup ditched Anthropic for DeepSeek — and says it’s saving millions
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Threat Actors Abuse ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek Brands as Phishing Lures to Steal Credentials
Cybercriminals have found a clever new trick: turning the world’s most popular AI tools into traps. By disguising phishing attacks with the branding of platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek, threat actors are luring users into handing over login credentials, credit card numbers, and
LLM API Pricing Comparison - June 2026
TL;DR Cheapest standard input: Ministral 3B (legacy endpoint) at $0.04/MTok; current 2512 version is $0.10 Claude Opus 4.8 Fast Mode drops to $10/$50 - down 67% from $30/$150 for Opus 4.7/4.6 DeepSeek V4 Pro 75% discount is n
DeepSeek close to sealing $7 billion funding in historic AI deal
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is nearing a massive $7.4 billion funding round, with tech giants Tencent and CATL leading the investment. DeepSeek’s fundraising would mark a new level of ambition from China’s AI leaders as they seek to compete with their American counterparts in the field.
DeepSeek Leads Ramp Trending Software List as Firms Weigh Cheaper AI
DeepSeek has topped Ramp's June AI vendor list as US firms are increas
DeepSeek V4 forces rivals to slash prices, rattling China’s cloud providers
Chinese artificial intelligence developers are rapidly overhauling their pricing strategies as DeepSeek’s ultra-cheap V4 models trigger a new round of competition, forcing rivals to rethink how they monetise AI in a cutthroat domestic market. Smartphone and electric-vehicle maker Xiaomi has emerged
DeepSeek tops US business spending index as companies seek cost-effective AI solutions
DeepSeek's rise highlights a shift towards cost-effective AI solutions, potentially increasing regulatory scrutiny and impacting market dynamics. The post DeepSeek tops US business spending index as companies se
Huawei-led team claims it post-trained DeepSeek's 1.6-trillion-parameter model — 1,000 Ascend 910C chips used in training
A research group that includes Huawei Technologies says it completed full-parameter post-training of DeepSeek's V4-Pro, a 1.6-trillion-parameter model.
MiniMax M3 Review: The Price Disruptor with Caveats
A task that burns $5 on Claude Opus 4.8 costs about $0.27 on MiniMax M3 at launch-week pricing. That single number explains why M3 produced more developer discussion in its first 72 hours than any Chinese open-weight model since DeepSeek V3. The harder question - whether the performance justifies
Malicious Browser Add-Ons Target ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and DeepSeek Users
Millions of people now use AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and DeepSeek every single day, sharing personal thoughts, work documents, and sensitive data without a second thought. That trust, it turns out, is being quietly exploited. A growing wave of malicious Google Chrome ext
Huawei chips refine DeepSeek model in major leap for China’s AI self-reliance
A research team that includes Huawei Technologies says it has successfully used the firm’s Ascend 910C chips to complete post-training for the DeepSeek-V4-Pro model, marking a major step forward as China’s semiconductor industry tries to leap from supporting basic AI inference to more complex model
Malicious Browser Add-Ons Target Major AI Chatbot Users
Malicious browser add-ons are actively harvesting conversations and personal data from users of major AI platforms including ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and DeepSeek. The threat leverages ostensibly helpful Chrome extensions VPNs, sidebars, and “AI assistants” to intercept agentic-AI intera
DeepSeek nears $7B haul in first raise
Tech giant Tencent and battery pioneer CATL are reportedly among the investors in the maiden fundraise.
Many US tech firms are turning to China's DeepSeek as the bill for homegrown AI bites – American AI companies could learn a thing or two
American models are simply too expensive – US firms are now turning to DeepSeek for cheaper costs and portability.
Security Bite: DeepSeek trending among US firms as low-cost AI alternative, what could go wrong?
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US Firms Try DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI Costs Rise
US firms are testing China’s DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI costs rise, raising questions about savings, data residency, and risk. The post US Firms Try DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI Costs Rise app
DeepSeek Nears $7.4B Close With Tencent and CATL
The deal that started as a modest staff equity plan is closing at a scale that would have seemed implausible six months ago. DeepSeek is finalizing what multiple sources describe as the largest maiden fundraise in Chinese AI history - roughly 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion), at a post-money valuat
DeepSeek Valuation Rises To $60bn In First Funding Round
Chinese AI start-up sees valuation surge more than sixfold in two months as it conducts first external funding round
Digest: Google Under CMA Scrutiny; InMobi & Scope3 Launch Sell-Side AI Agent
In today’s Digest, we cover Google coming under UK scrutiny over its use of publisher content in AI products, InMobi and Scope3 launching an autonomous media buying agent, and DeepSeek nearing a $7bn funding round. The post <a href="https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2026/06/04/digest-goog
More US firms turn to China’s DeepSeek over pricey Silicon Valley AI
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek took the top spot on a major US business spending index in June, surging as more companies swap out expensive American options like OpenAI and Anthropic in favour of more affordable alternatives. According to a “trending software vendors” list from N
China’s DeepSeek eyes $7.4 billion in first-ever funding round
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek plans a $7.4 billion funding round backed by major investors The post China’s DeepSeek eyes $7.4 billion in first-ever funding round ap
China's DeepSeek reportedly raising $7 billion
DeepSeek is raising around $7.4 billion at around a $52 billion valuation from investors like Tencent and CATL, according to Bloomberg.Why it matters: This is a reminder that America&#39;s AI trinity faces viable competition from China, particularly as en
Hong Kong launches DeepSeek-based AI model designed to run on domestic chips
The Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) has officially launched a new DeepSeek-based large language model that can run on domestic chips, as the government-backed lab seeks to commercialise its products and export Chinese AI overseas. The HKGAI-V3 model, built on DeepSeek
DeepSeek Nears Deal to Raise $7.4 Billion for Open-Source AI
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly nearing a deal to raise $7.4 billion. That’s according to a report Wednesday (June 3) by Bloomberg News, which says the financing would mark one of China’s largest ever startup funding rounds. Social media giant Tencent is among the investors in the roun
China’s DeepSeek close to $7.4bn raise at $59bn valuation
Tencent, China’s state-backed AI fund and DeepSeek's founder are expected to take part in the round. Read more: China’s DeepSeek close to $7.4bn raise at $59bn valuation
DeepSeek set to raise $7.4 billion in first funding round, targeting valuation as high as $59 billion
China’s AI champion DeepSeek is preparing to raise about $7.4 billion in its first-ever funding round, a deal that could value the startup at up to $59 billion and rank among the largest private technology financings in China. The fundraising […] The post <a href="https://techs
DeepSeek Close to Sealing $7 Billion Funding in Historic AI Deal
DeepSeek is close to finalizing a deal to raise about 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) from investors including Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its own founder in one of China’s largest startup financings, a milestone for a domestic AI industry seeking capital to take on marquee US names like OpenAI.
DeepSeek nears US$7b haul in first-ever funding round, with backing from Tencent, CATL
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek is finalising its first external fundraising round, securing over 50 billion yuan (US$7.4 billion) at a valuation of just under US$60 billion, according to people familiar with the matter – marking a six-fold leap from its US$10 billion valuation in
DeepSeek Eyes $7.4 Billion Funding Round At Up To $59 Billion Valuation As Tencent, CATL Back China's AI Champion: Report
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly preparing to raise about $7.4 billion in its first external funding round, a move that could value the com
DeepSeek lines up its first outside money: a $7bn round at up to $59bn
DeepSeek has spent eighteen months as the most talked-about AI lab that almost nobody could invest in. That is about to change. The Chinese startup is slated to raise roughly 50 billion yuan, about $7bn
DeepSeek slated to draw $7 billion in maiden fundraising, sources say
The fundraising could value the company after the investment at between 350 billion yuan and 400 billion yuan, or between $52 billion and $59 billion.
DeepSeek slated to draw $7 billion in maiden fundraising, sources say
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Why use BYOK through Kilo Gateway instead of going directly to the provider?
If you already have an API key from DeepSeek, xAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, or another provider, the obvious question is: why put Kilo Gateway in the middle?
Akeso’s lung cancer drug reduces death risk by 34%, marking the first Chinese drug at ASCO’s top stage in 61 years
Akeso, the Chinese biotechnology company whose drug ivonescimab was dubbed “biotech’s DeepSeek moment” last year, has reported phase three clinical trial results
May 2026
MiniMax Plans China IPO as It Eyes Local Rivals Like DeepSeek
China’s MiniMax Group Inc. has begun preparations for a domestic initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing, as the fast‑growing artificial intelligence startup challenges local rivals including DeepSeek.
Vitalik Buterin ties DeepSeek V4 to Ethereum’s privacy future
Vitalik Buterin has tied DeepSeek V4 to Ethereum’s privacy future, outlining a roadmap integrating local AI models into Ethereum’s access layer.
How DeepSeek’s radical architecture is shattering Silicon Valley's token moat
DeepSeek’s announcement over the weekend that it has made its 75% price cut permanent on its flagship V4 Pro model is a disruptive assault on the capital-heavy business mo
Vitalik Buterin Links DeepSeek V4 Local AI Advances to Ethereum Privacy Infrastructure
TLDR: DeepSeek V4’s 2-bit quantized version runs within 90 GB of VRAM, making local AI more accessible on consumer hardware. Apple hardware delivers 35 tokens per second on DeepSeek V4, while AMD trails significantly at only 7 tokens per second. Buterin says ZK-based infrastructure supports
Another ‘DeepSeek moment’? Huawei milestone alters China trajectory in chip race: analysts
Huawei Technologies’ unveiling of a chip architectural workaround to bypass US sanctions marks a major step towards China’s semiconductor self-sufficiency, giving Beijing powerful new leverage in its tech tug of war with Washington, analysts say. The Chinese tech giant captured global attention on M
Beijing Extends Its AI Controls From DeepSeek to Alibaba
Beijing is widening AI controls from DeepSeek toward Alibaba, pairing travel approvals with capital rules after the Meta-Manus fight. The new pressure point is not only chips or models. It is the people who know how to build them, and the passport that decides where they can go.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek slashes price of flagship model
DeepSeek made a 75% discount on its flagship model permanent, intensifying an AI price war.
The Vatican Just Took a Seat at the AI Table. Silicon Valley Followed.
Pope Leo XIV sat Anthropic's atheist co-founder beside him at his AI encyclical. DeepSeek locked V4 Pro prices 34.5x below GPT-5.5. Gemini hit 90 in the LLM Meter. Tuesday's Implicator briefing.
China extends AI travel curbs from DeepSeek to other private firms
Top researchers at private Chinese AI companies are being asked to surrender passports, in a quiet expansion of the controls that began at DeepSeek earlier this year. China is widening its informal tra
Deepseek hits OpenAI, Anthropic where it really hurts
Premium products rarely lose to better products. They lose to cheaper ones. That has been the quiet rule of every technology cycle since the personal computer, and it is the rule American AI labs have been hoping does not apply to them. OpenAI's GPT-5.5 sits at $5 per million input tokens and $30 ..
DeepSeek is making its massive 75% price cut permanent on its flagship V4-Pro model
DeepSeek is making its massive 75% price cut
DeepSeek’s steep V4-Pro price cut escalates AI pricing war
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DeepSeek slashes V4 Pro price by 75%
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China's DeepSeek to make permanent 75% price cut on flagship V4‑Pro AI model
DeepSeek did not disclose whether the permanent price cut was due to increased supply of Huawei’s Ascend 950 chips, which it used to maximize V4’s performance.
China’s DeepSeek trims the price of its flagship AI model by 75%, and it could be a huge shift
DeepSeek’s massive 75% price cut on its flagship AI model could signal a major shift in the global AI race. Behind the scenes, Huawei’s growing AI chip ecosystem may be starting to reshape how cheaply powerful AI can actually run.
DeepSeek Just Froze AI Prices at a Level Western Labs Cannot Match
DeepSeek removed the strikethroughs from its V4 Pro pricing page Saturday. The 75 percent discount is now permanent. Output tokens cost $0.87 per million — 34.5 times less than GPT-5.5. The gap runs on Huawei chips and widens with every Ascend 950 that ships.
China's DeepSeek to make permanent 75% price cut on flagship V4‑Pro AI model
DeepSeek did not disclose whether the permanent price cut was due to increased supply of Huawei's Ascend 950 chips, which it used to maximize V4's performance.
DeepSeek V4 Pro tops global bang-for-buck ranking after 75% price cut
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek’s latest flagship model has been ranked as one of the world’s best on an intelligence-per-dollar basis, far exceeding those from US heavyweights OpenAI and Anthropic in cost-efficiency after a 75 per cent promotional price cut was made permanent. The
DeepSeek made its 75% discount permanent. The AI price war just escalated.
DeepSeek has made permanent the 75% price discount on its flagship V4 Pro model. The promotion was originally scheduled to expire on 31 May. The Chinese AI startup’
DeepSeek makes 75% price cut permanent on V4-Pro as AI price war enters new phase
DeepSeek will permanently keep the 75% discount on its flagship V4-Pro model that had been set to expire May 31, the company said Saturday. V4-Pro API output tokens now cost $0.87 per million, down from $3.48 at launch one month ago. DeepSeek announced Saturday that the 75% discount on its flagship
Deepseek makes its 75 percent discount permanent, pricing output tokens at least 34x below GPT-5.5
Deepseek is making the 75 percent discount on its top model V4-Pro pe
DeepSeek permanently reduces the price of its flagship V4 model by 75 percent
The lower prices could be aimed at undercutting the competition.
China's DeepSeek makes permanent 75% cut in V4-Pro AI model prices
DeepSeek did not disclose whether the permanent price cut was due to increased supply of Huawei's Ascend 950 chips, which it used to maximize V4's performance
China's DeepSeek to make permanent 75% price cut on flagship V4‑Pro AI model
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DeepSeek To Make Permanent 75% Discount on Flagship AI Model
DeepSeek said it will make permanent a steep discount on its flagship V4‑Pro model, maintaining prices for developers at a quarter of their original level.
I tried a new 8B local LLM, and its design might be the biggest shift since DeepSeek R1
Zaya1-8B is a huge shift in LLMs, and the results are impressive.
Deepseek reportedly prioritizes AGI research over quick profits despite billions in funding
Deepseek is about to raise around $10 billion, which would valu
DeepSeek Shuns Short-Term Profits While Seeking $45 Billion Valuation
DeepSeek is in advanced discussions for a funding deal that could raise $10 billion and value the company at $45 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (May 22). If DeepSeek raises $10 billion, it could set a record for a first-time financing by a Chinese tech startup, according to the report. The d
Chinese EV Battery Giant CATL Plans to Invest in DeepSeek
Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, is planning to invest in Chinese AI developer DeepSeek’s fundraising, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. CATL’s planned investment comes as it is aggressively stepping up its efforts to sell pow
DeepSeek Still Wants AGI. Beijing Is Writing Part of the Check.
DeepSeek is discussing a 70 billion yuan round while Liang Wenfeng keeps his AGI pledge in place. A state-backed AI fund may invest about 10 billion yuan, turning the open-source lab into a test of how much Beijing wants inside the model race.
DeepSeek founder declares AGI as the goal as $10bn funding round advances
Liang Wenfeng tells prospective investors the Hangzhou lab will prioritise frontier research over revenue, in its first-ever external raise. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng has told prospective investors
DeepSeek Founder Declares AGI Goal as $10 Billion Round Advances
DeepSeek’s senior management has told potential investors in its ongoing 70 billion yuan ($10 billion) funding round that the startup will prioritize groundbreaking AI research over short-term commercialization, people familiar with the matter said.
DeepSeek Is Building Its Own Claude Code. Beijing Wants the Whole Stack
The Chinese AI lab already powers coding agents worldwide. Now it wants to own the tool developers use to run them.
Deepseek wants to take on Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex with "Deepseek Code"
Deepseek is building a new team in Beijing to develop its own AI code agent
DeepSeek recruits former Jane Street engineer to catch up on AI agents, revenue race
Chinese artificial intelligence heavyweight DeepSeek has recruited a former Jane Street star engineer to its new AI “harness” team, as it looks to ensure it does not fall behind in the agentic AI era. Cui Tianyi joined the Hangzhou start-up in March, according to a post on his LinkedIn profile on Tu
DeepSeek and China’s AI boom are increasingly powered by state money
Government-linked investors in China went from backing fewer than 10 AI deals annually before 2018 to more than 140 in 2025, reshaping who controls the future of AI.
How to Cut Your AI Bill Without Giving Up Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7 remains expensive where judgment matters. Gemini, DeepSeek and other rivals are cheaper in specific lanes. The savings case now depends on routers that measure accepted work per dollar, not one-for-one model swaps. For paid software teams, the hard part is proving which lane works.
Why AI Coding Agents Need Context Compaction Before 100 Percent
Anthropic pairs Claude Code’s 1 million-token window with a command table. OpenAI, Google and DeepSeek add the missing economics: opaque summaries, attention falloff, cache misses and latency. The question is what developers should do before the window fills.
China’s AI Suppliers Cannot Build Fast Enough for DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4 moved China's AI race from export licenses to factory allocation. Huawei has demand, but Bloomberg and Reuters point to optics, CPUs, power chips and supplier prepayments as the bottlenecks deciding how fast domestic AI hardware can ship.
DeepSeek doesn’t do it: China’s developers are buying banned US AI models on the black market
DeepSeek doesn’t do it: China’s developers
Hackers Use Fake DeepSeek TUI GitHub Repositories to Deliver Malware
Hackers are once again targeting developers and AI enthusiasts by impersonating popular open-source tools on GitHub. This time, the target is DeepSeek TUI, a legitimate terminal-based intelligent agent that allows users to interact with DeepSeek large language models directly from the command lin
DeepSeek seeks record $7.3 billion AI funding round
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DeepSeek Seeks $4 Billion in First External Round at $50 Billion Valuation
DeepSeek's valuation has climbed fivefold to $50 billion in three weeks. The Hangzhou AI lab is raising up to $4 billion in its first external round, with China's state-backed Big Fund leading and Tencent in parallel talks. Sources cite talent attrition as the trigger.
AI money keeps flowing as Deepseek plans record raise and Core Automation quadruples valuation in weeks
Deepseek is planning a funding round of up to $7.35 billion, the larg
Tencent to back DeepSeek in $4B round at $50B valuation, marking first external funding: report
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, is seeking its first outside funding round at a v
DeepSeek to soon close first external fundraising in US$50b valuation: sources
Chinese artificial intelligence high-flier DeepSeek is expected to close its first external financing round soon, boosting its valuation to up to US$50 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter, as the country’s marquee state-backed investment vehicle joins in bankrolling what is s
DeepSeek To Raise More than $7 Billion as Startup Plots Revenue Efforts
Liang Wenfeng, billionaire founder and CEO of DeepSeek, is planning to write the biggest check for the startup’s first-ever funding round, which the company now hopes will raise up to 50 billion yuan ($7.35 billion), according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks. That would make it t
DeepSeek and Alibaba rescue China’s office landlords
Technology firms are reviving (a few) Chinese commercial-property markets
Moonshot AI valued at $20bn after $2bn raise for Kimi creator
China’s AI chatbot labs are attracting big investors, as DeepSeek is also reported to be raising at a $45bn valuation. Read more: Moonshot AI valued at $20bn after
DeepSeek Value Rises To $45bn In First Funding Round
China's biggest state-backed chip investment fund reportedly in talks to lead AI start-up's funding round, as valuation more than doubles
DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round
The Chinese AI lab came to prominence in early 2025 after launching a large language model that trained on a fraction of the compute power and at a fraction of the cost of the big U.S. models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic.
China’s AI Fund May Lead $44B DeepSeek Funding Round
China's national AI fund may lead a new DeepSeek funding round, potent
DeepSeek could be valued at up to $50 billion in first fundraising: Sources
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is seeking a massive valuation of up to fifty billion dollars in its first funding drive. The company aims to raise three to four billion dollars. This move comes as DeepSeek faces stiff competition from rivals. The national AI fund and tech giant Tencent are reportedly in t
Malicious OpenClaw DeepSeek Skill Exploits Agentic AI Workflows to Deliver RAT and Stealer
A cleverly disguised malware campaign is targeting developers and AI-driven systems by hiding inside what looks like a legitimate plugin for an open-source AI framework. Security researchers have uncovered a threat that takes full advantage of how modern AI agents work, using their automated natu
Deepseek nears $45 billion valuation as China's state chip fund leads round
Deepseek is close to a funding round that could value the Chine
DeepSeek nears $45B valuation from China’s Big Fund, Tencent, Alibaba: report
China’s most talked-about AI company, DeepSeek, is reportedly closing in on a
China’s chipmakers rush to embrace DeepSeek’s V4. Which names stand out?
The release of DeepSeek’s latest large language model, V4, has been followed by a wave of adoption among domestic semiconductor manufacturers and artificial intelligence chipmakers, with firms racing to support the model on local hardware platforms. The shift comes amid rising geopolitical tensions
The U.S.-China AI gap has closed—and Silicon Valley is starting to notice
More than a year after the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, a main rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, stunned the world with its own advanced AI model, China has become a testing ground for mass use of AI tools
China to Invest in DeepSeek at $50 Billion Valuation
The money will come from government-backed investors and align the AI startup with Beijing’s push for technology self-sufficiency.
China’s National AI Fund in Talks to Invest in DeepSeek
China’s national artificial intelligence fund is in talks to invest in DeepSeek in a funding round that is now expected to value the company at more than 300 billion yuan ($44 billion), according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. DeepSeek, owned by Chinese hedge fund High-Fl
DeepSeek nears $45 billion valuation as China's 'big fund' leads investment talks, FT reports
China's biggest state-backed semiconductor investment vehicle, China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, is in talks to lead the financing of DeepSeek's first fundraising that could value the frontier AI lab at about $45 billion.
Malicious OpenClaw Skill Targets Agentic AI Workflows to Deploy RATs and Stealers
OpenClaw’s agent “skill” ecosystem to deliver both Remcos RAT and a cross‑platform stealer called GhostLoader by hiding malware inside a deceptive DeepSeek integration called “DeepSeek‑Claw.” The campaign shows how agentic AI workflows with high local privileges can be quietly hijacked through ma
China’s Chip Fund in Talks to Lead DeepSeek Funding, FT Says
China’s main chip-sector investment fund is in discussions to lead a fundraising round for DeepSeek at a valuation of about $45 billion, the Financial Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the talks.
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