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DeepSeek's Valuation Skyrockets to $45B, Proving That Not Asking for Money Is the New Money
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek goes from 'we don't need your money' to 'actually, we'll take $45 billion, thanks' in just a few weeks.
2026-05-07
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