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Tuesday 12 May 2026
China AI model boom pulls smartphone supply chain into ecosystem battle

China's generative AI sector is seeing another wave of aggressive fundraising, with leading large language model (LLM) developers rapidly...

Monday 11 May 2026
DeepSeek's US$7bn funding bid puts China's AI race on notice
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is seeking to raise as much as CNY50 billion (US$7.35 billion) in its first external funding round. The deal could value the company at more than CNY350...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Commentary: The real AI war may be the models nobody sees

The global race in large AI models continues to intensify, with Chinese state-backed capital accelerating its push into the sector. According...

Wednesday 6 May 2026
DeepSeek pulls multimodal paper after brief release, reveals new visual reasoning approach
DeepSeek briefly released, then removed, a multimodal research paper that offers rare insight into its evolving AI strategy, drawing attention across the developer community.
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Commentary: China's chip-model strategy pressures Nvidia's AI economics
The global AI industry is shifting into an inference cost war in 2026, with DeepSeek V4 accelerating changes across China's semiconductor supply chain. By positioning Huawei's Ascend...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Ex-DeepSeek insider Fuli Luo targets former employer with Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.5
The global competition in open-source large language models is heating up again. On April 28, Xiaomi officially unveiled the "MiMo-V2.5" series of models developed under the leadership...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
DeepSeek lifts capital by 50%, founder secures veto stake ahead of funding round
After upgrading its DeepSeek-V4 model, Hangzhou-based AI firm DeepSeek revealed a major ownership shift. Filings on the Chinese registry platform Qichacha show registered capital rising...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
DeepSeek V4 fails to close gap as US-China AI divide persists amid chip constraints
DeepSeek's latest flagship model, V4, has renewed debate over the trajectory of the US-China AI race, with analysts and industry voices suggesting that China's progress in model efficiency...
Monday 27 April 2026
Commentary: DeepSeek reframes AI competition around efficiency, not scale
When DeepSeek unveiled its V4 model, it ended with a line from ancient Chinese thinker Xunzi: ignore applause and criticism, and focus on doing things the right way. In today's AI...
Monday 27 April 2026
DeepSeek cuts API prices 90%, sets new global low for LLM services
DeepSeek's 90% cut to fees for input cache hit, which occurs when the model reuses previously computed results for identical or similar inputs instead of recomputing them, across its...
Friday 24 April 2026
DeepSeek previews V4 models with Huawei integration, signaling shift in China's AI stack
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released preview versions of its latest models — DeepSeek-V4-Pro and V4-Flash — marking a closer integration with domestic...
Friday 24 April 2026
White House accuses China of 'industrial-scale' AI theft, signals crackdown
The White House has accused China of conducting "industrial-scale" theft of US artificial intelligence intellectual property, a development that could escalate tensions in the ongoing...
Friday 24 April 2026
Commentary: DeepSeek rethinks funding strategy under talent drain and AI race
The trajectory of DeepSeek has drawn scrutiny, but its latest move marks a clear inflection point. According to a report by The Information, the company is seeking external...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Tencent, Alibaba circle DeepSeek in US$20 billion AI deal talks
Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group are reportedly in talks to invest in AI startup DeepSeek, as the company seeks fresh funding that could value it at more than...
Monday 20 April 2026
DeepSeek reportedly weighs first external fundraising as AI competition intensifies
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is considering raising external funding for the first time, a move that would mark a significant shift for a company that has so far relied on backing from...