Forbes

DeepSeek Just Raised $7.4 Billion. Here’s The Catch.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has raised over $7.4 billion in its first external funding round, ...
CNBC

DeepSeek slated to draw $7 billion in maiden fundraising, sources say

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is set to raise about 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) in its first funding round from investors including Tencent Holdings and CATL people with knowledge of the matter said.
CNET

AI Arms Race Accelerates With New Models from OpenAI, DeepSeek and Anthropic

What you should know about the latest AI models, including DeepSeek's V4, OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.7. Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital culture and other topics for outlets ...
Seeking Alpha

DeepSeek completes record $7B-plus fundraising, valuation tops $50B - report

Editor's note: The revised post has been updated with additional information. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek (DEEPSEEK) has completed a record-breaking funding round of over $7B, bringing the company's ...
Reuters

DeepSeek could be valued at up to $50 billion in first fundraising, sources say

China's newly founded national AI fund to lead DeepSeek fundraising, source says DeepSeek maiden fundraising reverses years-long strategy of rejecting outside funding Fundraising will fuel computing ...
MIT Technology Review

Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters

The long-awaited V4 is more efficient and a win for Chinese chipmakers. On April 24, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. The model can process much ...
CNN

China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?

China’s DeepSeek unveiled a preview version of its much-anticipated new model on Friday, promising to rival models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google a year after the then little-known start up took ...
Android

DeepSeek Makes Aggressive 75% Price Cut to Weaponize Western AI Rate Limit Anger

Initially, DeepSeek framed the discount as a short-term promotional campaign in April. However, given the user backlash against increasingly restrictive Western AI chatbots, the company has made the ...
CNBC

China's DeepSeek releases preview of long-awaited V4 model as AI race intensifies

DeepSeek launched a preview of its V4 model, expanding its open-source AI lineup. Its earlier R1 model disrupted markets with strong performance at a lower cost. Rising Chinese competition intensified ...
TechCrunch

DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has launched two preview versions of its newest large language model, DeepSeek V4, a much-awaited update to last year’s V3.2 model and the accompanying R1 reasoning model that ...
The New York Times

DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I.

Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all. The Chinese start-up DeepSeek shook the industry in January 2025 with its claim that it had ...