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OrganizationDeepSeek

Latest ReleaseV4 Pro, V4 Flash (2026)

TypeMultimodal LLM

Initial Release Year2023

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DeepSeek suffers 7-hour outage, its longest service disruption since R1 and V3 models launched

China's DeepSeek AI chatbot went offline for over 7 hours on March 30, marking the longest outage since its viral debut in early 2025. The disruption affected the platform's web interface, which had maintained near-perfect uptime for over a year. The incident raises questions about platform reliability as the company prepares to unveil its anticipated V4 model.

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DeepSeek suffers 7-hour outage, its longest service disruption since R1 and V3 models launched

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Siemens CEO reveals Iran war throttles growth as company expands AI partnership with Alibaba

German industrial giant Siemens reports customers holding back on investments as the Iran war drives energy prices up 56% and disrupts global shipping. Meanwhile, CEO Roland Busch announces expanded industrial AI partnership with Alibaba at Beijing Tech Summit, revealing Siemens developers prefer Chinese open-source AI models for training due to cheaper token costs.

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Siemens CEO reveals Iran war throttles growth as company expands AI partnership with Alibaba

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Traders Turn to Artificial Intelligence to Navigate War in Iran and Surging Energy Markets

As the war in Iran disrupts global energy supplies and sends oil prices soaring past $119 a barrel, traders are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to make sense of unprecedented market volatility. Investment professionals report AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT are cutting research time by up to 80%, enabling rapid stress-testing of scenarios and historical analysis that would previously take days.

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Traders Turn to Artificial Intelligence to Navigate War in Iran and Surging Energy Markets

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Mystery AI Model Hunter Alpha Revealed as Xiaomi's MiMo-V2-Pro, Not DeepSeek V4

An anonymous AI model called Hunter Alpha appeared on OpenRouter on March 11, sparking intense developer speculation that it was DeepSeek's next-generation V4 system. The powerful model featured 1-trillion parameters and a 1-million-token context window, matching expectations for DeepSeek V4. But Xiaomi revealed it was actually their MiMo-V2-Pro, designed for AI agents and built by a former DeepSeek researcher.

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Mystery AI Model Hunter Alpha Revealed as Xiaomi's MiMo-V2-Pro, Not DeepSeek V4

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Microsoft accelerates Africa AI adoption with 3 million training goal to counter DeepSeek's rise

Microsoft is ramping up efforts to train 3 million Africans on AI technology this year, partnering with MTN Group to reach 300 million subscribers. The push comes as Chinese rival DeepSeek captures up to 20% market share in countries like Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, prompting the tech giant to invest $330 million in South Africa's cloud infrastructure.

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Microsoft accelerates Africa AI adoption with 3 million training goal to counter DeepSeek's rise

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DeepSeek allegedly trained V4 model on banned Nvidia Blackwell chips, denied US chipmakers access

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek reportedly trained its upcoming V4 model on Nvidia's advanced Blackwell chips despite US export controls, according to Trump administration officials. The company also broke industry norms by withholding early access from Nvidia and AMD while granting Chinese chipmakers including Huawei a several-week head start for performance optimization.

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DeepSeek allegedly trained V4 model on banned Nvidia Blackwell chips, denied US chipmakers access

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Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of industrial-scale theft as chip export debate intensifies

Anthropic alleges three Chinese AI companies—DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax—created over 24,000 fake accounts to extract Claude's capabilities through 16 million exchanges. The accusations spotlight distillation techniques and fuel debates over AI chip export controls, with critics noting the irony given Anthropic's own controversial data scraping practices.

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Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of industrial-scale theft as chip export debate intensifies

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Google and OpenAI warn distillation attacks threaten AI models as rivals probe for IP theft

Google and OpenAI revealed that competitors are using distillation attacks to clone their AI models through legitimate access. One campaign used over 100,000 prompts to extract Gemini's reasoning capabilities. Both companies warn this intellectual property theft poses risks to the AI industry, though critics note the irony given their own data scraping practices.

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Google and OpenAI warn distillation attacks threaten AI models as rivals probe for IP theft

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ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0 AI chatbot for agent era, challenging DeepSeek and global rivals

ByteDance has launched Doubao 2.0, positioning the upgraded AI model for the agent era where AI executes complex real-world tasks. With 155 million weekly active users, Doubao leads China's AI chatbot market ahead of DeepSeek. The release comes as Chinese tech companies compete intensely during Lunar New Year, with ByteDance claiming cost advantages over OpenAI's GPT 5.2 and Google's Gemini 3 Pro.

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ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0 AI chatbot for agent era, challenging DeepSeek and global rivals

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OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of using distillation to copy US AI models and train rival systems

OpenAI has warned US lawmakers that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is using sophisticated distillation techniques to replicate American AI models. The company alleges DeepSeek employees developed methods to circumvent access restrictions through obfuscated third-party routers. This practice raises national security risks and threatens the business model of US AI companies that have invested billions in infrastructure.

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OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of using distillation to copy US AI models and train rival systems

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Chinese AI models surge as DeepSeek prepares V4 launch amid open-source dominance

One year after DeepSeek rattled global tech markets with its low-cost AI breakthrough, Chinese firms are poised to release a wave of new open-source models around the Lunar New Year. Alibaba's Qwen has overtaken Meta's Llama in total downloads on Hugging Face, while Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5 rivals top proprietary systems at one-seventh the price. The shift marks a fundamental change in who sets AI standards and where innovation happens.

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Chinese AI models surge as DeepSeek prepares V4 launch amid open-source dominance

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Chinese tech giants wage $431 million chatbot war as AI competition hits new heights

Alibaba pledges 3 billion yuan ($431 million) to attract users to its Qwen AI app during Lunar New Year, tripling spending by rivals Tencent and Baidu. The escalating promotional battle comes as Chinese tech giants prepare to launch next-generation AI models, with cash incentives, iPhones, and TVs offered to users who register and interact with their chatbots.

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Chinese tech giants wage $431 million chatbot war as AI competition hits new heights

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Nvidia DeepSeek controversy erupts as US lawmaker links technical support to China military AI

A US House committee chair alleges Nvidia provided extensive technical assistance to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, helping achieve breakthrough training efficiency with just 2.788M H800 GPU hours. Documents suggest the AI models were later used by China's military, intensifying debate over US export controls and national security risks in the AI race with Beijing.

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Nvidia DeepSeek controversy erupts as US lawmaker links technical support to China military AI

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Mistral CEO calls China's AI lag a 'fairy tale' as debate intensifies over US-China AI race

At Davos, Mistral AI's Arthur Mensch dismissed claims that China trails the US in artificial intelligence, calling it a 'fairy tale.' Meanwhile, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis estimates China is six months behind in frontier model development. The clash highlights a pivotal question: Has algorithmic efficiency and open-source innovation closed the gap despite hardware sanctions?

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Mistral CEO calls China's AI lag a 'fairy tale' as debate intensifies over US-China AI race

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Rokid launches AI Glasses Style at $299, challenging Meta with voice-first smart wearables

Rokid AI Glasses Style is now available globally at $299, offering a screenless, voice-first alternative to Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. Weighing just 38.5 grams with a titanium frame, the AI-powered smart glasses support ChatGPT, real-time translation in 89 languages, and built-in prescription lens customization, positioning themselves as practical AI wearables for everyday use.

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Rokid launches AI Glasses Style at $299, challenging Meta with voice-first smart wearables

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