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DeepSeek

DeepSeek to brief UN Security Council on AI this week, sources say

DeepSeek and other Chinese AI firms, including Moonshot, have been invited to make statements, a sources said.
DeepSeek and other Chinese AI firms, including Moonshot, have been invited to make statements, a sources said.

China’s hackers use DeepSeek for attacks, researchers say

State-affiliated cyber groups have more than doubled the amount of attacks.
State-affiliated cyber groups have more than doubled the amount of attacks.

DeepSeek publicises efforts to challenge Anthropic’s Claude code

Chinese firms are locked in a heated rivalry with US developers to build more advanced – and affordable – AI tools.
Chinese firms are locked in a heated rivalry with US developers to build more advanced – and affordable – AI tools.

Meta launches new AI model as CEO Mark Zuckerberg champions open-weight push

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says restricting access to foreign open-source models is not an effective solution for the US.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says restricting access to foreign open-source models is not an effective solution for the US.

What is open-weights AI?

Demonstrators hold a sign that reads ‘AI Belongs to Everyone’ during the Open Weights Mini March in San Francisco, on July 25.
Demonstrators hold a sign that reads ‘AI Belongs to Everyone’ during the Open Weights Mini March in San Francisco, on July 25.

DeepSeek champions China’s bid to flood the world with cheap AI

Chinese-built open-source models have surged to more than 30 per cent of the market on the AI aggregation platform OpenRouter some weeks in 2026.
Chinese-built open-source models have surged to more than 30 per cent of the market on the AI aggregation platform OpenRouter some weeks in 2026.

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is world’s richest creator of AI models

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng’s net worth more than doubled to US$36 billion after his firm’s most recent fundraising round.
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng’s net worth more than doubled to US$36 billion after his firm’s most recent fundraising round.

DeepSeek preparing for IPO filing as soon as end-2026: Sources

DeepSeek is also seeking to raise more funds in the private market ahead of the IPO.
DeepSeek is also seeking to raise more funds in the private market ahead of the IPO.

China’s DeepSeek developing its own AI chip, sources say

Expansion into chip development would mark major strategic shift for China’s AI champion.
Expansion into chip development would mark major strategic shift for China’s AI champion.

Chinese AI models close the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI

Chinese AI models, Z.ai (left) and DeepSeek (right), both land in the top 10 most popular artificial intelligence models on OpenRouter.
Chinese AI models, Z.ai (left) and DeepSeek (right), both land in the top 10 most popular artificial intelligence models on OpenRouter.

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