Tencent to Boost AI Infrastructure Spending in Second Half of 2026 Amid China Chip Gains
Tencent to increase AI infrastructure spending in 2026 as China’s chipmakers advance; in talks to acquire DeepSeek stake.
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China Closes AI Gap With US, Challenging American Dominance
China is no longer a distant second in AI. DeepSeek & Baidu are closing the gap with US labs — and US semiconductor export controls may not be enough to stop it.
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DeepSeek Plans Record $7.35B Raise as AI Startup Valuations Soar
DeepSeek eyes $7.35B raise — largest ever for a Chinese AI firm. Meanwhile, ex-OpenAI researcher Jerry Tworek’s 6-week-old startup Core Automation targets a $4B valuation. The global AI funding race heats up.
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DeepSeek Valuation Surges to $45B in First Funding Round
DeepSeek closes its first funding round at $45B valuation — more than double its $20B target — placing the Chinese AI lab among the world’s most valuable AI startups despite US export controls.
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DeepSeek Nears $45B Valuation With Chinese State Chip Fund Leading Round
DeepSeek nears $45B valuation as China’s state chip fund leads new round — signaling Beijing’s push for AI independence despite US export controls. #AI #DeepSeek #China
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Amazon Adds Agentic Fine-Tuning to SageMaker AI Platform
AWS adds agentic fine-tuning to SageMaker, letting developers customize Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek & Nova models via automated AI workflows — no deep ML expertise required.
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DeepSeek V4 Priced 97% Below OpenAI’s GPT-5.5, SCMP Reports
DeepSeek’s new V4 model is priced 97% below OpenAI’s GPT-5.5, per SCMP — intensifying U.S.-China AI pricing competition and raising questions about American frontier model sustainability.
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DeepSeek V4 Priced 97% Below OpenAI’s GPT-5.5, SCMP Reports
DeepSeek’s new V4 model is priced 97% below OpenAI’s GPT-5.5, per SCMP — intensifying US-China AI pricing competition and raising questions about frontier model sustainability.
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DeepSeek Unveils V4 Open-Source Model With Long-Context Leap
DeepSeek drops V4: new open-source flagship with a major long-context leap. The Hangzhou lab keeps pressuring OpenAI, Anthropic & Google—and raises new questions about US chip export controls.
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China’s DeepSeek Claims AI Breakthrough Without Advanced U.S. Chips
China’s DeepSeek claims it trained competitive AI models WITHOUT advanced U.S. chips — at a fraction of the cost. Markets tumbled as investors reassessed U.S. AI dominance assumptions. #AI #DeepSeek #Semiconductors
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China’s DeepSeek AI Model Draws Silicon Valley Praise, Raises Export Control Questions
DeepSeek’s frontier-level AI performance despite U.S. chip restrictions is raising hard questions about export control effectiveness — and America’s lead in artificial intelligence. 🔗
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DeepSeek Releases V4 Models That Run on Huawei Chips for Inference
DeepSeek’s new open-source V4 models run on Huawei chips — no Nvidia needed. The release challenges US export control strategy and adds pressure on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind.
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DeepSeek Unveils V4 Open-Source Model With Long-Context Leap
DeepSeek’s V4 open-source model brings a major long-context leap, intensifying US-China AI competition and raising new questions about chip export control effectiveness.
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China’s DeepSeek AI Model Draws Silicon Valley Praise, Raises Export Control Questions
China’s DeepSeek AI achieves frontier-level performance despite U.S. chip export restrictions, drawing praise from Silicon Valley and raising questions about the effectiveness of American tech controls.
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China’s DeepSeek Claims AI Breakthrough Without Advanced U.S. Chips
China’s DeepSeek claims it trained competitive AI models WITHOUT advanced U.S. chips — at a fraction of the cost. If verified, it upends the entire logic behind American chip export controls. 🔴 AI stocks fell sharply.
