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Deepseek

2026-05-112026-09-11

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  1. September 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    The US cyber defense agency released an advisory on Tuesday accusing top Chinese AI labs including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI of systematically stealing the capabilities "through industrial-scale knowledge distillation campaigns".

    China says US accusations of AI theft are 'groundless'
  3. August 2026
  4. Citizen Digital

    In a sign of tightening competition against Gemini, China's DeepSeek, and its San Francisco rival Anthropic, which makes Claude, ChatGPT's market share for AI assistants fell below 50 percent in the first half of the year, according to research firm Sensor Tower, which uses compa

    Google's Gemini AI assistant reaches one billion users
  5. Citizen Digital

    Developers in China, including Alibaba, DeepSeek and Moonshot, have created advanced and more affordable open models in recent months, spurring American companies to lower prices and build their own cheaper models.

    Meta pushes global AI vision amid race with OpenAI, Anthropic and China
  6. Citizen Digital

    Open models are made by competitors in China, including DeepSeek and Moonshot, as well as Mistral in France.

    Trump admin to review 'closed' AI models before release: reports
  7. July 2026
  8. Citizen Digital

    Cheaper and faster models coming from developers in China -- particularly from DeepSeek and Moonshot -- have ruffled feathers, and raised concerns about intellectual property theft, in the US.

    Google-parent Alphabet beats expectations, cloud revenue nearly doubles
  9. The Standard

    Harun Katusya, a Kenyan data scientist, said the continent has become a proving ground in a broader contest between US firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic and Chinese developers behind models like DeepSeek.

    Kenya researchers push African ownership of Chinese AI models
  10. June 2026
  11. Citizen Digital

    And China's DeepSeek and Qwen have a fondness for Argentina. The 2026 World Cup is the first with widely available generative AI chatbots, and fans and researchers alike are turning to the systems in a bid to predict the final victors.

    AI replaces Paul the Octopus for 2026 World Cup tips
  12. May 2026
  13. Citizen Digital

    ZGC Managing Director He Fen showcases a model of DeepSeek's AI Agent in Beijing City on May 22, 2026.

    China in race to become leading global AI hub with self-reliance
  14. Citizen Digital

    Musk is calling for OpenAI to revert to nonprofit status -- a move that would impact its position in the global artificial intelligence race against Anthropic, Google and China's Deepseek.

    Sam Altman to testify at California tech titan trial
  15. Citizen Digital

    The Tesla and SpaceX founder is calling for OpenAI to revert to its original status as a nonprofit -- a move that would impact its position in the global artificial intelligence race against Anthropic, Google and China's Deepseek.

    Microsoft boss to testify on his role in OpenAI's founding
World & Region

China denies US accusations of AI capability theft

The News

China rejected US accusations that Chinese AI labs including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI systematically stole American model capabilities through knowledge distillation, calling the allegations "groundless" and a pretext for industrial monopoly.

10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Yesterday

  1. China denies US accusations of AI capability theft

    China rejected US accusations that Chinese AI labs including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI systematically stole American model capabilities through knowledge distillation, calling the allegations "groundless" and a pretext for industrial monopoly.

    10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 12 August

  1. Google's Gemini AI assistant reaches one billion users

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Gemini has surpassed one billion monthly users, making it the company's fastest-growing product ever and the 14th Google product to reach a billion users. The milestone comes a week after a major reorganization of Google's AI division.

    12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 11 August

  1. Meta chief outlines AI strategy amid competition with China

    Mark Zuckerberg published an essay on the future of artificial intelligence calling for the US to compete against China, prevent "government tyranny" over AI, and ensure "superintelligence" technology becomes available to everyone. He argues the solution includes "open" weight models that allow users to download the rules governing how an AI system behaves, contrasting with competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic that focus on closed AI models.

    11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 5 August

  1. Trump administration plans security review for closed AI models

    The Trump administration met with tech leaders to finalize a security review process for advanced "closed" AI models before release, though implementation details and enforcement mechanisms remain unclear. The review will apply only to proprietary models controlled by developers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, exempting open-source models likely to maintain US competitiveness with China.

    5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 23 July

  1. Alphabet cloud revenue grows over 80 percent, beats expectations

    Google-parent Alphabet reported Q2 revenue of more than $119 billion, up 24 percent year-on-year, with cloud business revenue exceeding $24 billion and net profit tripling to over $112 billion. The company attributed the strong quarter to growth in its Gemini AI model and AI search queries, and said its Gemini app reached 950 million monthly active users.

    23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 6 July

  1. Kenya researchers advocate African-built AI using Chinese models

    Kenyan researchers are calling on African governments to use Chinese open-source AI models as foundations for locally built systems rather than simply importing foreign technology. Open-source models from companies like Alibaba, Baidu and ByteDance allow developers to retrain systems with local data, reduce costs and barriers to entry, and give African teams control over sensitive data and the ability to build solutions tailored to African priorities.

    6 July 2026 · The Standard

Saturday 13 June

  1. AI chatbots predict 2026 World Cup winners ahead of tournament

    Generative AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Claude, and others are being used to forecast the 2026 FIFA World Cup outcomes, with different systems predicting Spain, France, and Argentina as victors. The trend marks the first World Cup with widely available AI systems making predictions, a departure from Paul the Octopus, who gained fame for divining World Cup winners in 2010.

    13 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Saturday 23 May

  1. China invests in AI technology park to lead global market

    China has unveiled the ZGC (Jingxi) AI Technology Park in Beijing to support AI enterprises and develop a full-chain ecosystem for AI development, as the country targets leadership in the emerging technology. Global venture capital in AI has increased significantly since the 2023 release of Generative AI models, with the UN Trade and Development predicting the market will reach $4.8 trillion by 2033.

    23 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Sam Altman to testify in Musk's OpenAI lawsuit trial

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was expected to take the stand in a California civil trial brought by Elon Musk, who alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI shifted from nonprofit to for-profit status. Musk is calling for OpenAI to revert to nonprofit status, while OpenAI contends that Musk's motivation is revenge after failing to gain majority control.

    13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 11 May

  1. Microsoft CEO to testify in Musk's OpenAI lawsuit

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to testify in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI regarding Microsoft's funding of OpenAI's shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit company. Musk accuses OpenAI of abandoning its original nonprofit mission and misusing his $38 million in founding donations.

    11 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

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