DeepSeek in the Media
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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.
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.
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 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 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 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.
DeepSeek nears $45 billion valuation as China’s ‘Big Fund’ leads investment talks, FT reports
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April 2026
Exclusive: Big Chinese tech firms scramble to secure Huawei AI chips after DeepSeek V4 launch, sources say
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The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Nota
China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion AI Deal; DeepSeek Slashes Prices | The Pulse 4/25
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Simon Dangoor, Gol
DeepSeek's new AI model does not wow markets in fast-changing industry
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China's DeepSeek slashes prices for new AI model
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DeepSeek Slashes Fees for New AI Model in Chinese Price War
DeepSeek is aggressively pitching low-priced-plans for its just-released flagship model, intensifying competition across a Chinese artificial intelligence industry trying to take on Silicon Valley’s best.
Why DeepSeek V4 Impresses Despite Lack of 'Wow' Factor
China's DeepSeek has rolled out preview versions of a new flagship artificial intelligence model, calling it its most powerful open-source platform. Bloomberg Intelligence's Robert Lea explains how the Chinese flagship system is hampered in some areas by a lack of access to Nvidia tech but playing t
DeepSeek V4 Shows That The Next AI Race Is About Efficiency
DeepSeek V4’s real breakthrough is cost-efficient long-context intelligence: it makes million-token reasoning cheaper and pushes open models closer to frontier systems.
DeepSeek V4 Delay Shows Shift to China Chips, CCTV Account Says
DeepSeek’s delayed release of its V4 model points to a strategic shift toward deeper integration with China’s domestic chip ecosystem, according to Yuyuantantian, a social media account affiliated with the government-controlled China Central Television.
Exclusive: US State Dept orders global warning about alleged AI thefts by DeepSeek, other Chinese firms
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Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model V4 matters
On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much longer prompts than its last generation, thanks to a new design that helps it handle large amounts of text more efficiently. Like DeepSeek’s previous models, V4 is o
DeepSeek’s Long-Awaited New Model Fails to Narrow US Lead in AI
When China’s DeepSeek released a competitive new artificial intelligence model called R1 last January purportedly built for less than many rivals, some feared the achievement posed a threat to America’s lead in artificial intelligence.
China’s DeepSeek Unveils New Model a Year After Shock Launch
China's DeepSeek is back with a brand new flagship AI model, a year after its open source model upended Silicon Valley. Tom Mackenzie explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models
DeepSeek says both models are more efficient and performant than DeepSeek V3.2 due to architectural improvements, and have almost "closed the gap" with current leading models, both open and closed, on reasoning benchmarks.
China's DeepSeek Unveils AI Model To Challenge Anthropic, OpenAI | The Pulse 4/24
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Wei Li, BlackRock,
China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals
Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a preview of its hotly anticipated next-generation AI model V4 on Friday, saying that the open-source model can compete with leading closed-source systems from US rivals including Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. DeepSeek says V4 marks a major improvement over prio
China’s DeepSeek Launches Long-Awaited AI Model
China’s DeepSeek launched preview versions of its long-awaited V4 model, breaking months of silence from one of the country’s most closely watched AI labs.
China's DeepSeek releases preview of long-awaited V4 model as AI race intensifies
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released a preview version of its long awaited V4 large language model.
Huawei Ascend supernode to support Deepseek V4
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DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I.
Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all.
DeepSeek Unveils Flagship AI Model a Year After Breakthrough
DeepSeek rolled out preview versions of a new flagship artificial intelligence model a year after upending Silicon Valley, calling it the most powerful open-source platform in a challenge to rivals from OpenAI to Anthropic PBC.
DeepSeek unveils new AI model tailored for Huawei chips as China pushes for tech autonomy
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China’s DeepSeek Looks to Tap External Investors Including Alibaba, Tencent
The Chinese artificial-intelligence startup is tapping external investors for the first time to raise funds for research and development, people familiar with the matter said.
Tencent, Alibaba in talks to invest in DeepSeek at over $20 billion valuation, The Information reports
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DeepSeek in Talks to Raise at $20 Billion Value, Information Says
Chinese technology giants Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. are in discussions to invest funds into DeepSeek that would value the artificial intelligence startup above $20 billion, according to The Information.
After Manycore’s IPO, Which Of Hangzhou’s ‘Six Little Dragons’ Could List Next?
Manycore’s IPO is a moment of truth for Hangzhou. Which of its other Six Little Dragons — DeepSeek, Unitree Robotics, DEEP Robotics, BrainCo, Game Science — could be next?
China's DeepSeek is raising funds at $10 billion valuation, The Information reports
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DeepSeek Looks for Data Center Engineers in Inner Mongolia
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is advertising two data center positions in Inner Mongolia, where the company reportedly is relying on banned Nvidia Corp.’s Blackwell chips.
March 2026
DeepSeek Probes Hours-Long AI Outage After Users Report Errors
DeepSeek’s chatbot suffered a major outage of more than seven hours overnight in China, prompting the AI pioneer to deploy several updates to try and fix the issue.
Why China Is Winning The Open Source AI Race
China begins to take over the open source AI race as models like DeepSeek and Qwen see greater adoption among developers.
DeepSeek’s Latest Job Postings Highlight Pivot to Agentic AI
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup challenging the leaders of Silicon Valley, posted a cluster of job openings for specialists in agentic artificial intelligence and other positions, as enthusiasm for the technology that can carry out tasks without human intervention grips China.
Multiverse Computing pushes its compressed AI models into the mainstream
After compressing models from major AI labs including OpenAI, Meta, DeepSeek and Mistral AI, Multiverse Computing has launched both an app that showcases the capabilities of its compressed models and an API that makes them more widely available.
Microsoft Pushes for Africa AI Adoption in Challenge to DeepSeek
Microsoft Corp. is making a push for more Africans to adopt its artificial-intelligence tools as the US tech giant competes with China’s DeepSeek for customers from the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population.
Nvidia Will Spend $26 Billion to Build Open-Weight AI Models, Filings Show
The move could position the AI infrastructure powerhouse to quickly compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.
February 2026
Anthropic Accuses 3 Chinese Companies of Harvesting Its Data
The San Francisco start-up claimed that DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax used approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to train their own chatbots.
Anthropic accuses DeepSeek and other Chinese firms of using Claude to train their AI
Anthropic claims DeepSeek and two other Chinese AI companies misused its Claude AI model in an attempt to improve their own products. In an announcement on Monday, Anthropic says the "industrial-scale campaigns" involved the creation of around 24,000 fraudulent accounts and more than 16 million exch
Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of mining Claude as US debates AI chip exports
Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax of using 24,000 fake accounts to distill Claude’s AI capabilities, as U.S. officials debate export controls aimed at slowing China’s AI progress.
Anthropic Says DeepSeek, MiniMax Distilled AI Models for Gains
Anthropic PBC said three leading artificial intelligence developers in China worked to “illicitly extract” results from its AI models to bolster the capabilities of rival products, adding to growing concerns in the US about Chinese firms improperly gaining an edge.
Anthropic Accuses Chinese Companies of Siphoning Data From Claude
The allegations mirror those made by OpenAI, which told House lawmakers that DeepSeek used ‘distillation’ to improve AI models.
Alibaba Unveils Major AI Model Upgrade Ahead of DeepSeek Release
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. unveiled a major upgrade of its flagship AI model, accelerating a race with a panoply of startups and sectoral leaders aiming to get in ahead of Chinese sensation DeepSeek’s next big platform.
OpenAI Accuses DeepSeek of Distilling US Models to Gain an Edge
OpenAI has warned US lawmakers that its Chinese rival DeepSeek is using unfair and increasingly sophisticated methods to extract results from leading US AI models to train the next generation of its breakthrough R1 chatbot, according to a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News.
What’s next for Chinese open-source AI
The past year has marked a turning point for Chinese AI. Since DeepSeek released its R1 reasoning model in January 2025, Chinese companies have repeatedly delivered AI models that match the performance of leading Western models at a fraction of the cost.  Just last week the Chinese firm Moonsho
Elon Musk’s Grok Surpasses DeepSeek To Become Third-Biggest AI Chatbot
Grok still lags far behind competitors ChatGPT and Gemini in worldwide web visits.
China’s Zhipu Unveils New AI Model, Jolting Race With DeepSeek
Chinese AI developer Zhipu is set to release an upgrade of its flagship model, accelerating a race to preempt an expected new product from DeepSeek.
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