DeepSeek

Tencent, Alibaba in talks to invest in DeepSeek at over US$20 billion valuation: The Information

AI fundraising highlights the intense capital needed to build and run top-tier models

DeepSeek became an industry phenomenon in January 2025 after developing powerful AI models at what it said was a lower cost.

DeepSeek looks for data centre engineers in Inner Mongolia

It is the first time the company has publicly disclosed a data centre location

Distillation has ranked as a top concern among American AI developers since DeepSeek rattled global markets in early 2025 with its R1 release.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google unite to combat model copying in China

Trump administration officials have signalled their openness to fostering information sharing among AI companies to rein in adversarial distillation

Valued at roughly US$18 billion, Zhipu is the first major global LLM builder to list on a stock market.

China’s Zhipu unveils new AI model, jolting race with DeepSeek

GLM-5 has been measured directly against Anthropic’s Claude Opus series

Reuters reported last year that US officials believe DeepSeek is aiding China’s military.

Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models later used by China’s military, lawmaker says 

Nvidia’s H800 chip was designed for the China market and sold there before H800s were put under US export controls

China’s tech sector has received strong backing from Beijing in the wake of DeepSeek’s R1 model release just a year ago.

China’s AI stocks with killer apps are winning investor favour

Profitable app makers are trading more cheaply than some of the more overheated tech segments

Thanks to fresh progress in sectors from commercial rockets to robotics and flying cars, Chinese tech shares have begun the new year with a bang

China’s new tech stock boom leaves its economic malaise behind

Momentum may gain further support as DeepSeek rolls out a new AI model and China unveils a tech-focused five-year plan

Zhejiang High-Flyer Asset Management has become a cash cow for DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng.

DeepSeek founder Liang’s funds surge 57% as China quants boom

High-Flyer’s strong performance could boost the cash available for the AI start-up

The founder has pushed his team to rethink how large-scale AI systems are conceived and built.

DeepSeek touts new training method as China pushes AI efficiency

Chinese startups continue to operate under significant constraints