DeepSeek Raises $15 Billion to Challenge Leading US Labs

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has raised about 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) in its latest round, one of China's largest ever. The funding signals its ambition to compete globally with labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI.

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