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DEEPSEEK SEEKS $20B VALUATION TO STEM RESEARCHER EXODUS

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is raising funds for the first time, aiming for a $20 billion valuation as it attempts to retain researchers defecting to better-funded rivals.

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Zijing Wu / Financial Times: Sources: DeepSeek is fundraising to keep its researchers, some of whom have left for rivals…